Your nature year
Salisbury, Marylandthrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Salisbury?
The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Mar 7 and first bloom around Apr 13. Expect about 218 frost-free days in Salisbury: the last spring frost usually comes around Apr 3, the first fall one around Nov 7, going by NOAA's Salisbury station 0.7 miles away. Across Maryland, fall color is usually well under way by late October. Head north for the closest of the 12 places we follow around Salisbury. Bombay Hook, 61 miles from Salisbury, is the nearest wildflowers spot on this site, Apr 1–May 31 (local timing). Patuxent Research Refuge (79 mi) is the pick for fall foliage, usually Oct 21–31. At roughly 33 feet, Salisbury is about as low as towns get.
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)
Salisbury's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 3 to ~Nov 7
- First leaf ~Mar 7
- First bloom ~Apr 13
- Fall color under way ~Oct 28 (MD)
- Today
Near Salisbury right now
- Fall color is usually well under way by late October in MarylandStatewide · USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025 · not a forecast~4 weeks
- First fall frost usually around Nov 7 · last spring frost around Apr 3NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Salisbury (0.7 mi, 50% dates)~6 weeks
- Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens · 82 mi · Local timing: May 21–Sep 30Wildflowers · in its window now
- Fall foliage · Patuxent Research Refuge · 79 miusually Oct 21–31~3 weeks
Salisbury's nature year
- Cherry blossoms · Baltimore (Fort McHenry)Mar–Apr
- Spring green-upMar
- Wildflowers · Bombay HookApr–May
- Last spring frostApr
- Tulips · Washington, DCApr
- Fall color (MD)Oct
- First fall frostNov
Nearby, season by season
Cherry blossoms
- Baltimore (Fort McHenry) · 82 miusually Mar 24–Apr 7~6 months
- US National Arboretum · 84 miusually Mar 1–Apr 30~5 months
- Washington, DC · 86 miusually Mar 25–Apr 7~6 months
Fall foliage
- Patuxent Research Refuge · 79 miusually Oct 21–31~3 weeks
- Occoquan Bay Refuge · 90 miLocal timing: Oct 21–31~3 weeks
- Gambrill State Park · 127 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~4 weeks
Tulips
- Washington, DC · 86 miLocal timing: Apr 1–20~6 months
Wildflowers
- Bombay Hook · 61 miLocal timing: Apr 1–May 31~6 months
- Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens · 82 miLocal timing: May 21–Sep 30
- Catoctin Mountain · 131 miLocal timing: Apr 1–May 31~6 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 3
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 7
About 218 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Mar 7
First bloom around Apr 13
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Salisbury (0.7 mi from Salisbury), 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 Salisbury?
On average around Nov 7, and the last spring frost around Apr 3: about 218 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Salisbury, 0.7 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Salisbury?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Mar 7 and first bloom around Apr 13, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see cherry blossoms near Salisbury?
Baltimore (Fort McHenry), 82 miles (usually Mar 24–Apr 7); US National Arboretum, 84 miles (usually Mar 1–Apr 30); Washington, DC, 86 miles (usually Mar 25–Apr 7). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see fall foliage near Salisbury?
Patuxent Research Refuge, 79 miles (usually Oct 21–31); Occoquan Bay Refuge, 90 miles (local timing: Oct 21–31); Gambrill State Park, 127 miles (statewide: usually well under way by late 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)