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Salina, Kansasthrough the year

When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Salina?

Salina sits at about 1,237 feet. Leaves usually come out around Mar 15 and the first flowers around Apr 16.

Spring takes about 5 weeks to go from leaf to bloom. At the nearest NOAA station, Salina Municipal Airport, the average first fall frost is Oct 23 and the last spring frost Apr 18, which leaves Salina some 188 growing days. For a day trip, Quivira Refuge is 70 miles off; its winter wildlife is Nov 1–30 (local timing). We follow 3 places within 150 miles of Salina; the nearest lies 70 miles to the southwest.

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)

Salina's year at a glance

  • Frost possible
  • Frost-free, ~Apr 18 to ~Oct 23
  • First leaf ~Mar 15
  • First bloom ~Apr 16
  • Today

Near Salina right now

  • First fall frost usually around Oct 23 · last spring frost around Apr 18NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Salina Municipal Airport (2.8 mi, 50% dates)
    ~3 weeks
  • Winter wildlife · Quivira Refuge · 70 miLocal timing: Nov 1–30
    ~5 weeks

Salina's nature year

From the town's own dates and its nearest places
  • Spring green-upMar
  • Last spring frostApr
  • First fall frostOct
  • Winter wildlife · Quivira RefugeNov

Nearby, season by season

Real places within 150 miles, straight-line

Winter wildlife

Frost and green-up

Last spring frost

Apr 18

Average (50% date)

First fall frost

Oct 23

About 188 days without frost between

Spring green-up

Mar 15

First bloom around Apr 16

Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Salina Municipal Airport (2.8 mi from Salina), 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 Salina?

On average around Oct 23, and the last spring frost around Apr 18: about 188 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Salina Municipal Airport, 2.8 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).

When does spring green-up reach Salina?

The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Mar 15 and first bloom around Apr 16, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.

Where can I see winter wildlife near Salina?

Quivira Refuge, 70 miles (local timing: Nov 1–30); Flint Hills Refuge, 96 miles (local timing: their peak numbers occurring in November); Salt Plains Refuge, 143 miles (local timing: Jan 1–Feb 28). 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)

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