Your nature year
Rome, New Yorkthrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Rome?
At NOAA's Rome Griffiss Airfield station, 4.7 miles away, the average first fall frost is Oct 13 and the last spring frost May 6, which leaves Rome some 160 growing days. Rome sits at about 452 feet. Spring green-up reaches town around Apr 14, with first blooms around May 13. Spring takes about 4 weeks to go from leaf to bloom. Head southwest for the closest of the 13 places we follow around Rome. The closest place we follow is Ithaca, 74 miles away, for fall foliage, usually well under way by mid-October (statewide). Statewide, New York's fall color is usually well under way by mid-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)
Rome's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~May 6 to ~Oct 13
- First leaf ~Apr 14
- First bloom ~May 13
- Fall color under way ~Oct 20 (NY)
- Today
Near Rome right now
- Fall color is usually well under way by mid-October in New YorkStatewide · USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025 · not a forecast~3 weeks
- First fall frost usually around Oct 13 · last spring frost around May 6NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Rome Griffiss Airfield (4.7 mi, 50% dates)~2 weeks
- Fall foliage · Ithaca · 74 miStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October~3 weeks
Rome's nature year
- Spring green-upApr
- Last spring frostMay
- Fall color (NY)Oct
- First fall frostOct
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Ithaca · 74 miStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October~3 weeks
- Thousand Islands · 80 miStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October~3 weeks
- Western Catskills · 86 miStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October~3 weeks
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
May 6
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 13
About 160 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Apr 14
First bloom around May 13
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Rome Griffiss Airfield (4.7 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 Oct 13, and the last spring frost around May 6: about 160 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Rome Griffiss Airfield, 4.7 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 Apr 14 and first bloom around May 13, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Rome?
Ithaca, 74 miles (statewide: usually well under way by mid-October); Thousand Islands, 80 miles (statewide: usually well under way by mid-October); Western Catskills, 86 miles (statewide: usually well under way by mid-October). 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)