Your nature year
Parkersburg, West Virginiathrough the year
Also for Wheeling, WV: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Parkersburg?
Spring green-up reaches town around Mar 18, with first blooms around Apr 19. Parkersburg usually sees its last spring frost around Apr 14 and its first fall frost around Oct 30, a frost-free stretch of about 199 days at NOAA's Parkersburg station, 1.6 miles away. Within 150 miles we follow 7 places, out to Laurel Highlands 139 miles to the northeast. The closest place we follow is Ohio River Islands Refuge, 21 miles away, for fall foliage, usually at its best Oct 11–20. For wildflowers, the nearest is Daniel Boone National Forest (133 mi, Mar 21–Apr 30 (local timing)). At some 622 feet up, Parkersburg is on low ground.
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)
Parkersburg's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 14 to ~Oct 30
- First leaf ~Mar 18
- First bloom ~Apr 19
- Today
Near Parkersburg right now
- First fall frost usually around Oct 30 · last spring frost around Apr 14NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Parkersburg (1.6 mi, 50% dates)~5 weeks
- Canaan Valley Refuge · 118 mi · usually Sep 21–30Fall foliage · in its window now
- Wildflowers · Daniel Boone National Forest · 133 miLocal timing: Mar 21–Apr 30~6 months
Parkersburg's nature year
- Wildflowers · Daniel Boone National ForestMar–Apr
- 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 · 21 miusually Oct 11–20~13 days
- Ohiopyle State Park · 117 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~3 weeks
- Canaan Valley Refuge · 118 miusually Sep 21–30
Wildflowers
- Daniel Boone National Forest · 133 miLocal timing: Mar 21–Apr 30~6 months
- Cuyahoga Valley · 137 miLocal timing: Mar 21–May 15~6 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 14
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 30
About 199 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Mar 18
First bloom around Apr 19
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Parkersburg (1.6 mi from Parkersburg), 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 Parkersburg?
On average around Oct 30, and the last spring frost around Apr 14: about 199 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Parkersburg, 1.6 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Parkersburg?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Mar 18 and first bloom around Apr 19, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Parkersburg?
Ohio River Islands Refuge, 21 miles (usually Oct 11–20); Ohiopyle State Park, 117 miles (statewide: usually well under way by late October); Canaan Valley Refuge, 118 miles (usually Sep 21–30). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildflowers near Parkersburg?
Daniel Boone National Forest, 133 miles (local timing: Mar 21–Apr 30); Cuyahoga Valley, 137 miles (local timing: Mar 21–May 15). 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)