Your nature year
Newark, Ohiothrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Newark?
Ohio River Islands Refuge, 80 miles from Newark, is the nearest fall foliage spot on this site, usually at its best Oct 11–20. For wildflowers, the nearest is Cuyahoga Valley (93 mi, Mar 21–May 15 (local timing)). Newark usually sees its last spring frost around Apr 29 and its first fall frost around Oct 16, a frost-free stretch of about 170 days at the nearest NOAA station, Newark Wtr Wks. About 5 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Mar 28 and first bloom around Apr 29. Within 150 miles we follow 3 places, out to Daniel Boone National Forest 150 miles to the southwest.
Updated Sep 27. Sources: US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer (places) ↗ (opens in a new tab), US Census Bureau, city and town population estimates, 2024 ↗ (opens in a new tab), NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal) ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Newark's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 29 to ~Oct 16
- First leaf ~Mar 28
- First bloom ~Apr 29
- Today
Near Newark right now
- First fall frost usually around Oct 16 · last spring frost around Apr 29NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Newark Wtr Wks (1.3 mi, 50% dates)~3 weeks
- Fall foliage · Ohio River Islands Refuge · 80 miusually Oct 11–20~13 days
Newark's nature year
- Wildflowers · Cuyahoga ValleyMar–May
- Spring green-upMar
- Last spring frostApr
- First fall frostOct
- Fall foliage · Ohio River Islands RefugeOct
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Ohio River Islands Refuge · 80 miusually Oct 11–20~13 days
- Cuyahoga Valley · 93 miusually Oct 15–21~2 weeks
- Daniel Boone National Forest · 150 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~3 weeks
Wildflowers
- Cuyahoga Valley · 93 miLocal timing: Mar 21–May 15~6 months
- Daniel Boone National Forest · 150 miLocal timing: Mar 21–Apr 30~6 months
Snow in Newark
Snow usually becomes possible around Jan 1 (our calculation from NOAA's daily snow chances: the first day the chance of 0.1" or more of snow reaches 10%). NOAA's normals at Newark Wtr Wks (1.3 mi away): 15 inches of snow in an average year, about 7 days with 1 inch or more.
NOAA's chance of at least 0.1 inch of snow on each date (one value per week, September to May), averaged over 1991–2020. A typical year, not a forecast.
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 29
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 16
About 170 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Mar 28
First bloom around Apr 29
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Newark Wtr Wks (1.3 mi from Newark), the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not. Green-up: the USA-NPN Spring Index, 1991–2020 average at the town.
Questions people ask
When is the first frost in Newark?
On average around Oct 16, and the last spring frost around Apr 29: about 170 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Newark Wtr Wks, 1.3 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Newark?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Mar 28 and first bloom around Apr 29, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Newark?
Ohio River Islands Refuge, 80 miles (usually Oct 11–20); Cuyahoga Valley, 93 miles (usually Oct 15–21); Daniel Boone National Forest, 150 miles (statewide: usually well under way by late October). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildflowers near Newark?
Cuyahoga Valley, 93 miles (local timing: Mar 21–May 15); Daniel Boone National Forest, 150 miles (local timing: Mar 21–Apr 30). Distances are straight-line.
When does it start snowing in Newark?
Snow usually becomes possible around Jan 1: our calculation from NOAA's daily snow chances: the first day the chance of 0.1" or more of snow reaches 10%, at Newark Wtr Wks. An average year brings 15 inches (NOAA 1991–2020). A typical year, not a forecast.Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal snowfall) ↗ (opens in a new tab), NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (daily snowfall probabilities) ↗ (opens in a new tab)
How we know
US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer (places) (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · US Census Bureau, city and town population estimates, 2024 (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal) (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · USA National Phenology Network, Spring Index 1991–2020 averages (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27)