Your nature year
Ogden, Utahthrough the year
Also for Roy, UT: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Ogden?
Spring green-up reaches town around Mar 27, with first blooms around May 1. Spring takes about 5 weeks to go from leaf to bloom.
At NOAA's Ogden Pioneer Ph station, 1.5 miles away, the average first fall frost is Oct 23 and the last spring frost Apr 21, which leaves Ogden some 185 growing days. The closest place we follow is Bear River Refuge, 20 miles away, for spring migration, early April through mid-May (local timing). Fish Springs Refuge (122 mi) is the pick for fall & winter wildlife, mid-October into January (local timing). Within 150 miles we follow 3 places, out to Fish Springs Refuge 122 miles to the southwest.
Checked against 3 official sources · How we check →
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)
Near Ogden right now
- First fall frost usually around Oct 23 · last spring frost around Apr 21NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Ogden Pioneer Ph (1.5 mi, 50% dates)~3 weeks
- Fall & winter wildlife · next season nearby · 122 miLocal timing: mid-October into January~12 days
Places near Ogden
Shorebirds in UtahWildlife refuge
20 mi
Season: Early April through mid-MayU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Spring bird migration in WyomingWildlife refuge
119 mi
Usual peak: MayU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Tundra swans in UtahWildlife refuge
122 mi
Season: Mid-October into JanuaryU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Ogden's nature year
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Ogden's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 21 to ~Oct 23
- First leaf ~Mar 27
- First bloom ~May 1
- Today
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 21
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 23
About 185 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Mar 27
First bloom around May 1
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Ogden Pioneer Ph (1.5 mi from Ogden), the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not. Green-up: the USA-NPN Spring Index, 1991–2020 average at the town.
Snow in Ogden
Snow usually becomes possible around Nov 9 (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 Pineview Dam (7.1 mi away): 108 inches of snow in an average year, about 34.6 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.
Questions people ask
When is the first frost in Ogden?
On average around Oct 23, and the last spring frost around Apr 21: about 185 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Ogden Pioneer Ph, 1.5 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Ogden?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Mar 27 and first bloom around May 1, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see spring migration near Ogden?
The nearest are Bear River Refuge (20 miles) and Seedskadee Refuge (119 miles). Bear River Refuge: local timing: early April through mid-May. Seedskadee Refuge: local timing: May. Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see fall & winter wildlife near Ogden?
The nearest is Fish Springs Refuge (122 miles). Fish Springs Refuge: local timing: mid-October into January. Distances are straight-line.
When does it start snowing in Ogden?
Snow usually becomes possible around Nov 9. That date is our calculation from NOAA's daily snow chances: the first day the chance of 0.1" or more of snow reaches 10%, at Pineview Dam. An average year brings 108 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)