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Sheboygan, Wisconsinthrough the year

Also for Manitowoc, WI: the same nearby places.

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

The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Apr 18 and first bloom around May 21. About 5 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here.

At the nearest NOAA station, Sheboygan, the average first fall frost is Oct 23 and the last spring frost Apr 25, which leaves Sheboygan some 181 growing days. For a day trip, Horicon Refuge is 45 miles off; its wildlife by season is fall (local timing). For fall foliage, the nearest is Lakewood (115 mi, usually well under way by early October (statewide)). We follow 3 places within 150 miles of Sheboygan; the nearest lies 45 miles to the west. Across Wisconsin, fall color is usually well under way by early October.

Updated Oct 2. 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)

Beyond Sheboygan: Wisconsin all-year guide →

Near Sheboygan right now

  • Fall color is usually well under way by early October in WisconsinStatewide · USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025 · not a forecast
    ~6 days
  • First fall frost usually around Oct 23 · last spring frost around Apr 25NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Sheboygan (1.1 mi, 50% dates)
    ~3 weeks
  • Necedah Refuge · 123 mi · Usually: OctoberFall foliage · in its window now
    In season
  • Horicon Refuge · 45 mi · Local timing: fallWildlife by season · in its window now
    In season
  • Spring migration · Necedah Refuge · 123 miLocal timing: May
    ~7 months

Nearest places to Sheboygan

Straight-line miles; roads are longer

Nearby, season by season

Real places within 150 miles, straight-line

Fall foliage

  • Lakewood · 115 miStatewide: usually well under way by early October
    ~3 days
  • Necedah Refuge · 123 miUsually: October
    In season

Spring migration

Wildflowers

Wildlife by season

Sheboygan's nature year

From the town's own dates and its nearest places
  • Spring green-upApr
  • Last spring frostApr
  • Spring migration · Necedah RefugeMay
  • Wildflowers · Necedah RefugeJun–Aug
  • Wildlife by season · Horicon RefugeNowSep–Nov
  • Fall color (WI)NowOct
  • First fall frostNowOct

Sheboygan's year at a glance

  • Frost possible
  • Frost-free, ~Apr 25 to ~Oct 23
  • First leaf ~Apr 18
  • First bloom ~May 21
  • Fall color under way ~Oct 8 (WI)
  • Today

Frost and green-up

Last spring frost

Apr 25

Average (50% date)

First fall frost

Oct 23

About 181 days without frost between

Spring green-up

Apr 18

First bloom around May 21

Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Sheboygan (1.1 mi from Sheboygan), the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not. Green-up: the USA-NPN Spring Index, 1991–2020 average at the town.

Snow in Sheboygan

NOAA 1991–2020 daily normals

Snow usually becomes possible around Nov 22 (our calculation from NOAA's daily snow chances: the first day the chance of 0.1" or more of snow reaches 10%). NOAA's normals at Hingham Wwtp (11.2 mi away): 49 inches of snow in an average year, about 14.4 days with 1 inch or more.

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NOAA's chance of at least 0.1 inch of snow on each date (one value per week, September to May), averaged over 1991–2020. A typical year, not a forecast.

Questions people ask

When is the first frost in Sheboygan?

On average around Oct 23, and the last spring frost around Apr 25: about 181 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Sheboygan, 1.1 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).

When does spring green-up reach Sheboygan?

The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Apr 18 and first bloom around May 21, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.

Where can I see fall foliage near Sheboygan?

Lakewood, 115 miles (statewide: usually well under way by early October); Necedah Refuge, 123 miles (usually: October). Distances are straight-line.

Where can I see spring migration near Sheboygan?

Necedah Refuge, 123 miles (local timing: May). Distances are straight-line.

When does it start snowing in Sheboygan?

Snow usually becomes possible around Nov 22: our calculation from NOAA's daily snow chances: the first day the chance of 0.1" or more of snow reaches 10%, at Hingham Wwtp. An average year brings 49 inches (NOAA 1991–2020). A typical year, not a forecast.Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal snowfall) ↗ (opens in a new tab), NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (daily snowfall probabilities) ↗ (opens in a new tab)

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) (Oct 2)

All our sources and how we use them →