Your nature year
Stevens Point, Wisconsinthrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Stevens Point?
Stevens Point usually sees its last spring frost around May 4 and its first fall frost around Oct 7, a frost-free stretch of about 156 days at the nearest NOAA station, Stevens Pt. At some 1,096 feet up, Stevens Point is on higher ground than most towns in the region.
The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Apr 19 and first bloom around May 17. About 4 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. Within 150 miles we follow 4 places, out to Chequamegon-Nicolet 113 miles to the north. Necedah Refuge, 45 miles from Stevens Point, is the nearest spring migration spot on this site, with May (local timing). For fall foliage, the nearest is Lakewood (72 mi, usually well under way by early October (statewide)). Statewide, Wisconsin's fall color is usually well under way by early October.
Updated Sep 29. 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)
Stevens Point's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~May 4 to ~Oct 7
- First leaf ~Apr 19
- First bloom ~May 17
- Fall color under way ~Oct 8 (WI)
- Today
Near Stevens Point right now
- Fall color is usually well under way by early October in WisconsinStatewide · USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025 · not a forecast~9 days
- First fall frost usually around Oct 7 · last spring frost around May 4NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Stevens Pt (2 mi, 50% dates)~8 days
- Fall foliage · Lakewood · 72 miStatewide: usually well under way by early October~6 days
Stevens Point's nature year
- Apr: Spring green-upApr
- May: Last spring frostMay
- May: Spring migration · Necedah RefugeMay
- Oct: Fall color (WI)Oct
- Oct: First fall frostOct
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Lakewood · 72 miStatewide: usually well under way by early October~6 days
- Chequamegon-Nicolet · 113 miStatewide: usually well under way by early October~6 days
Spring migration
- Necedah Refuge · 45 miLocal timing: with May~7 months
- Trempealeau Refuge · 104 miLocal timing: late April or early May~7 months
Snow in Stevens Point
Snow usually becomes possible around Nov 14 (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 Stevens Pt (2 mi away): 49 inches of snow in an average year, about 16.5 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
May 4
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 7
About 156 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Apr 19
First bloom around May 17
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Stevens Pt (2 mi from Stevens Point), 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 Stevens Point?
On average around Oct 7, and the last spring frost around May 4: about 156 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Stevens Pt, 2 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Stevens Point?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Apr 19 and first bloom around May 17, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Stevens Point?
Lakewood, 72 miles (statewide: usually well under way by early October); Chequamegon-Nicolet, 113 miles (statewide: usually well under way by early October). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see spring migration near Stevens Point?
Necedah Refuge, 45 miles (local timing: with May); Trempealeau Refuge, 104 miles (local timing: late April or early May). Distances are straight-line.
When does it start snowing in Stevens Point?
Snow usually becomes possible around Nov 14: our calculation from NOAA's daily snow chances: the first day the chance of 0.1" or more of snow reaches 10%, at Stevens Pt. 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) (Sep 29)