Your nature year
Springfield, Ohiothrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Springfield?
Frost usually lets go around Apr 25 and comes back around Oct 19, according to the Springfield Wtp weather station (3.2 mi): roughly 177 days without it. Leaves usually come out around Mar 27 and the first flowers around Apr 27. About 4 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. We follow 3 places within 150 miles of Springfield; the nearest lies 130 miles to the south. The closest place we follow is Daniel Boone National Forest, 130 miles away, for fall foliage, usually well under way by late October (statewide). For wildflowers, the nearest is Daniel Boone National Forest (130 mi, Mar 21–Apr 30 (local timing)).
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)
Springfield's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 25 to ~Oct 19
- First leaf ~Mar 27
- First bloom ~Apr 27
- Today
Near Springfield right now
- First fall frost usually around Oct 19 · last spring frost around Apr 25NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Springfield Wtp (3.2 mi, 50% dates)~3 weeks
- Fall foliage · Daniel Boone National Forest · 130 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~3 weeks
Springfield's nature year
- Wildflowers · Daniel Boone National ForestMar–Apr
- Spring green-upMar
- Last spring frostApr
- First fall frostOct
- Fall foliage · Daniel Boone National ForestOct
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Daniel Boone National Forest · 130 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~3 weeks
- Ohio River Islands Refuge · 143 miusually Oct 11–20~13 days
- Cuyahoga Valley · 149 miusually Oct 15–21~2 weeks
Wildflowers
- Daniel Boone National Forest · 130 miLocal timing: Mar 21–Apr 30~6 months
- Cuyahoga Valley · 149 miLocal timing: Mar 21–May 15~6 months
Snow in Springfield
Snow usually becomes possible around Dec 25 (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 New Carlisle (12.6 mi away): 19 inches of snow in an average year, about 8 days with 1 inch or more.
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.
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 25
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 19
About 177 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Mar 27
First bloom around Apr 27
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Springfield Wtp (3.2 mi from Springfield), 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 Springfield?
On average around Oct 19, and the last spring frost around Apr 25: about 177 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Springfield Wtp, 3.2 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Springfield?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Mar 27 and first bloom around Apr 27, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Springfield?
Daniel Boone National Forest, 130 miles (statewide: usually well under way by late October); Ohio River Islands Refuge, 143 miles (usually Oct 11–20); Cuyahoga Valley, 149 miles (usually Oct 15–21). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildflowers near Springfield?
Daniel Boone National Forest, 130 miles (local timing: Mar 21–Apr 30); Cuyahoga Valley, 149 miles (local timing: Mar 21–May 15). Distances are straight-line.
When does it start snowing in Springfield?
Snow usually becomes possible around Dec 25: our calculation from NOAA's daily snow chances: the first day the chance of 0.1" or more of snow reaches 10%, at New Carlisle. An average year brings 19 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)