Your nature year
Rome, Georgiathrough the year
Also for Cartersville, GA: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Rome?
Expect about 216 frost-free days in Rome: the last spring frost usually comes around Apr 1, the first fall one around Nov 3, going by NOAA's Rome station 2.3 miles away. Leaves usually come out around Feb 15 and the first flowers around Mar 21.
Spring takes about 5 weeks to go from leaf to bloom. Head west for the closest of the 6 places we follow around Rome. Little River Canyon, 27 miles from Rome, is the nearest fall foliage spot on this site, usually at its best late October and early November. For wildflowers, the nearest is Wheeler Refuge (102 mi, April (usually)).
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)
Best this weekend nearby
- Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee · 135 mi · Fall foliage
Usually early to mid-October above 4,000 feet; mid-October and early November below
Sat Oct 3: Showers And Thunderstorms, 75°F · Sun Oct 4: Rain Showers, 70°F
No report yet
Places in their own usual window that weekend; reports are the latest official ones, forecasts from the National Weather Service.
Rome's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 1 to ~Nov 3
- First leaf ~Feb 15
- First bloom ~Mar 21
- Today
Near Rome right now
- First fall frost usually around Nov 3 · last spring frost around Apr 1NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Rome (2.3 mi, 50% dates)~5 weeks
- Fall foliage · Little River Canyon · 27 miusually late October and early November~3 weeks
Rome's nature year
- Feb: Spring green-upFeb
- Apr: Last spring frostApr
- Apr: Wildflowers · Wheeler RefugeApr
- Synchronous fireflies · Great Smoky MountainsMay–Jun
- Fall foliage · Little River CanyonOct–Nov
- Nov: First fall frostNov
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Little River Canyon · 27 miusually late October and early November~3 weeks
- Talladega National Forest · 65 miStatewide: usually well under way by early November~5 weeks
- Cherokee National Forest · 99 miusually mid-October to early November~12 days
Synchronous fireflies
- Great Smoky Mountains · 135 miusually late May or early June~8 months
Wildflowers
- Wheeler Refuge · 102 miUsually: April~6 months
- Great Smoky Mountains · 135 miusually mid- to late April~6 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 1
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 3
About 216 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Feb 15
First bloom around Mar 21
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Rome (2.3 mi from Rome), 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 Rome?
On average around Nov 3, and the last spring frost around Apr 1: about 216 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Rome, 2.3 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Rome?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Feb 15 and first bloom around Mar 21, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Rome?
Little River Canyon, 27 miles (usually late October and early November); Talladega National Forest, 65 miles (statewide: usually well under way by early November); Cherokee National Forest, 99 miles (usually mid-October to early November). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see synchronous fireflies near Rome?
Great Smoky Mountains, 135 miles (usually late May or early June). 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)