Your nature year
Stamford, Connecticutthrough the year
Also for Danbury, CT, White Plains, NY, Harrison, NY, Port Chester, NY, Ossining, NY, Peekskill, NY: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Stamford?
For a day trip, Weir Farm is 13 miles off; its fall foliage is mid-September to mid- to late October (local timing). For cherry blossoms, the nearest is Brooklyn Botanic Garden (36 mi, from late March or early April to mid-May (local timing)).
Expect about 189 frost-free days in Stamford: the last spring frost usually comes around Apr 17, the first fall one around Oct 23, going by NOAA's Stamford 5 N station 3.1 miles away. Spring takes about 4 weeks to go from leaf to bloom. Leaves usually come out around Mar 30 and the first flowers around Apr 29. We follow 17 places within 150 miles of Stamford; the nearest lies 13 miles to the north.
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)
Near Stamford right now
- First fall frost usually around Oct 23 · last spring frost around Apr 17NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Stamford 5 N (3.1 mi, 50% dates)~3 weeks
- Weir Farm · 13 mi · Local timing: mid-September to mid- to late OctoberFall foliage · in its window now
- Winter wildlife · Wertheim Refuge · 40 miLocal timing: Late October through early April~3 weeks
Your guide around Stamford
Nearby, season by season
Cherry blossoms
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden · 36 miLocal timing: from late March or early April to mid-May~6 months
Fall foliage
- Weir Farm · 13 miLocal timing: mid-September to mid- to late October
- New York City · 30 miStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October~2 weeks
- Vanderbilt Mansion · 54 miusually mid-October~11 days
Winter wildlife
- Wertheim Refuge · 40 miLocal timing: Late October through early April~3 weeks
- Morton Refuge · 62 miLocal timing: Late October through early April~3 weeks
- Forsythe Refuge · 121 miLocal timing: December through February~2 months
Stamford's nature year
- Cherry blossoms · Brooklyn Botanic GardenMar–May
- Mar: Spring green-upMar
- Apr: Last spring frostApr
- Fall foliage · Weir FarmNowSep–Oct
- Oct: First fall frostOct
- Winter wildlife · Wertheim RefugeOct–Apr
Stamford's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 17 to ~Oct 23
- First leaf ~Mar 30
- First bloom ~Apr 29
- Today
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 17
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 23
About 189 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Mar 30
First bloom around Apr 29
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Stamford 5 N (3.1 mi from Stamford), 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 Stamford
Snow usually becomes possible around Dec 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 Stamford 5 N (3.1 mi away): 34 inches of snow in an average year, about 10 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.
Questions people ask
When is the first frost in Stamford?
On average around Oct 23, and the last spring frost around Apr 17: about 189 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Stamford 5 N, 3.1 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Stamford?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Mar 30 and first bloom around Apr 29, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see cherry blossoms near Stamford?
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 36 miles (local timing: from late March or early April to mid-May). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see fall foliage near Stamford?
Weir Farm, 13 miles (local timing: mid-September to mid- to late October); New York City, 30 miles (statewide: usually well under way by mid-October); Vanderbilt Mansion, 54 miles (usually mid-October). Distances are straight-line.
When does it start snowing in Stamford?
Snow usually becomes possible around Dec 22: our calculation from NOAA's daily snow chances: the first day the chance of 0.1" or more of snow reaches 10%, at Stamford 5 N. An average year brings 34 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)