Your nature year
Redding, Californiathrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Redding?
Leaves usually come out around Jan 31 and the first flowers around Mar 4. About 5 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. Redding usually sees its last spring frost around Mar 3 and its first fall frost around Nov 21, a frost-free stretch of about 263 days at NOAA's Redding Airport station, 5.3 miles away. For a day trip, Whiskeytown is 11 miles off; its wildflowers is Apr 1–Aug 31 (local timing). For fall foliage, the nearest is Hat Creek Rim (51 mi, usually well under way by late October (statewide)). Within 150 miles we follow 5 places, out to Lava Beds 92 miles to the northeast. Across California, fall color is usually well under way by late October.
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)
Redding's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Mar 3 to ~Nov 21
- First leaf ~Jan 31
- First bloom ~Mar 4
- Fall color under way ~Oct 28 (CA)
- Today
Near Redding right now
- Fall color is usually well under way by late October in CaliforniaStatewide · USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025 · not a forecast~4 weeks
- First fall frost usually around Nov 21 · last spring frost around Mar 3NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Redding Airport (5.3 mi, 50% dates)~8 weeks
- Lassen Volcanic · 46 mi · Local timing: May 21–Sep 30Wildflowers · in its window now
- Lava Beds · 92 mi · Local timing: Mar 1–Sep 30Wildflowers · in its window now
- Fall foliage · Hat Creek Rim · 51 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~4 weeks
Redding's nature year
- Spring green-upJan
- Last spring frostMar
- Wildflowers · WhiskeytownApr–Aug
- Fall color (CA)Oct
- First fall frostNov
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Hat Creek Rim · 51 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~4 weeks
- Mount Shasta · 51 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~4 weeks
Wildflowers
- Whiskeytown · 11 miLocal timing: Apr 1–Aug 31~6 months
- Lassen Volcanic · 46 miLocal timing: May 21–Sep 30
- Lava Beds · 92 miLocal timing: Mar 1–Sep 30
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Mar 3
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 21
About 263 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Jan 31
First bloom around Mar 4
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Redding Airport (5.3 mi from Redding), 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 Redding?
On average around Nov 21, and the last spring frost around Mar 3: about 263 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Redding Airport, 5.3 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Redding?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Jan 31 and first bloom around Mar 4, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Redding?
Hat Creek Rim, 51 miles (statewide: usually well under way by late October); Mount Shasta, 51 miles (statewide: usually well under way by late October). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildflowers near Redding?
Whiskeytown, 11 miles (local timing: Apr 1–Aug 31); Lassen Volcanic, 46 miles (local timing: May 21–Sep 30); Lava Beds, 92 miles (local timing: Mar 1–Sep 30). 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)