Your nature year
Provo, Utahthrough the year
Also for Orem, UT, Eagle Mountain, UT, Saratoga Springs, UT, Spanish Fork, UT, American Fork, UT, Pleasant Grove, UT, Springville, UT: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Provo?
For a day trip, Bear River Refuge is 90 miles off; its spring migration is early April through mid-May (local timing). For winter wildlife, the nearest is Fish Springs Refuge (97 mi, Oct 15–Jan 31 (local timing)).
At some 4,606 feet up, Provo is high enough that seasons run on a mountain clock. Expect about 186 frost-free days in Provo: the last spring frost usually comes around Apr 18, the first fall one around Oct 21, going by NOAA's Provo Byu station 0.3 miles away. About 5 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. Leaves usually come out around Apr 1 and the first flowers around May 8. Within 150 miles we follow 3 places, out to Capitol Reef 137 miles to the south.
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)
Provo's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 18 to ~Oct 21
- First leaf ~Apr 1
- First bloom ~May 8
- Today
Near Provo right now
- First fall frost usually around Oct 21 · last spring frost around Apr 18NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Provo Byu (0.3 mi, 50% dates)~3 weeks
- Capitol Reef · 137 mi · Regional timing: Sep 11–Oct 31Fall foliage · in its window now
- Winter wildlife · Fish Springs Refuge · 97 miLocal timing: Oct 15–Jan 31~2 weeks
Provo's nature year
- Spring migration · Bear River RefugeApr–May
- Apr: Spring green-upApr
- Apr: Last spring frostApr
- Fall foliage · Capitol ReefNowSep–Oct
- Oct: First fall frostOct
- Winter wildlife · Fish Springs RefugeOct–Jan
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Capitol Reef · 137 miRegional timing: Sep 11–Oct 31
Spring migration
- Bear River Refuge · 90 miLocal timing: early April through mid-May~6 months
Winter wildlife
- Fish Springs Refuge · 97 miLocal timing: Oct 15–Jan 31~2 weeks
Snow in Provo
Snow usually becomes possible around Nov 20 (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 Provo Byu (0.3 mi away): 45 inches of snow in an average year, about 16.4 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 18
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 21
About 186 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Apr 1
First bloom around May 8
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Provo Byu (0.3 mi from Provo), 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 Provo?
On average around Oct 21, and the last spring frost around Apr 18: about 186 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Provo Byu, 0.3 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Provo?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Apr 1 and first bloom around May 8, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Provo?
Capitol Reef, 137 miles (regional timing: Sep 11–Oct 31). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see spring migration near Provo?
Bear River Refuge, 90 miles (local timing: early April through mid-May). Distances are straight-line.
When does it start snowing in Provo?
Snow usually becomes possible around Nov 20: our calculation from NOAA's daily snow chances: the first day the chance of 0.1" or more of snow reaches 10%, at Provo Byu. An average year brings 45 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)