Your nature year
Newport News, Virginiathrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Newport News?
Leaves usually come out around Feb 18 and the first flowers around Mar 30. Frost usually lets go around Apr 1 and comes back around Nov 9, according to the nearest NOAA station, Newport News International Airport: roughly 222 days without it.
Statewide, Virginia's fall color is usually well under way by late October. Head south for the closest of the 8 places we follow around Newport News. For a day trip, Great Dismal Swamp Refuge is 33 miles off; its fall foliage is Oct 21–31 (local timing). Washington, DC (128 mi) is the pick for cherry blossoms, usually Mar 25–Apr 7. At roughly 20 feet, Newport News is about as low as towns get.
Updated Sep 28. 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)
Newport News's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 1 to ~Nov 9
- First leaf ~Feb 18
- First bloom ~Mar 30
- Fall color under way ~Oct 25 (VA)
- Today
Near Newport News right now
- Fall color is usually well under way by late October in VirginiaStatewide · USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025 · not a forecast~4 weeks
- First fall frost usually around Nov 9 · last spring frost around Apr 1NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Newport News International Airport (4.2 mi, 50% dates)~6 weeks
- Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens · 128 mi · Local timing: May 21–Sep 30Wildflowers · in its window now
- Fall foliage · Great Dismal Swamp Refuge · 33 miLocal timing: Oct 21–31~3 weeks
Newport News's nature year
- Spring green-upFeb
- Cherry blossoms · Washington, DCMar–Apr
- Last spring frostApr
- Tulips · Washington, DCApr
- Wildflowers · Kenilworth Aquatic GardensNowMay–Sep
- Fall color (VA)Oct
- First fall frostNov
Nearby, season by season
Cherry blossoms
- Washington, DC · 128 miusually Mar 25–Apr 7~6 months
- US National Arboretum · 129 miusually Mar 1–Apr 30~5 months
Fall foliage
- Great Dismal Swamp Refuge · 33 miLocal timing: Oct 21–31~3 weeks
- Blackwater Refuge · 97 miLocal timing: Oct 1–Dec 31~3 days
- Occoquan Bay Refuge · 113 miLocal timing: Oct 21–31~3 weeks
Tulips
- Washington, DC · 128 miLocal timing: Apr 1–20~6 months
Wildflowers
- Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens · 128 miLocal timing: May 21–Sep 30
- Shenandoah · 144 miLocal timing: Mar 21–Jun 30~6 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 1
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 9
About 222 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Feb 18
First bloom around Mar 30
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Newport News International Airport (4.2 mi from Newport News), 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 Newport News?
On average around Nov 9, and the last spring frost around Apr 1: about 222 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Newport News International Airport, 4.2 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Newport News?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Feb 18 and first bloom around Mar 30, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see cherry blossoms near Newport News?
Washington, DC, 128 miles (usually Mar 25–Apr 7); US National Arboretum, 129 miles (usually Mar 1–Apr 30). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see fall foliage near Newport News?
Great Dismal Swamp Refuge, 33 miles (local timing: Oct 21–31); Blackwater Refuge, 97 miles (local timing: Oct 1–Dec 31); Occoquan Bay Refuge, 113 miles (local timing: Oct 21–31). Distances are straight-line.
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) · USA National Phenology Network, colored leaves observations (opens in a new tab) (Sep 28)