Your nature year
Stockton, Californiathrough the year
Also for Tracy, CA, Manteca, CA, Lodi, CA, Brentwood, CA, Oakley, CA, Lathrop, CA: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Stockton?
Head south for the closest of the 6 places we follow around Stockton. The closest place we follow is San Joaquin River Refuge, 24 miles away, for wildflowers, Apr 1–30 (local timing). Yosemite (91 mi) is the pick for fall foliage, usually Oct 11–31. Expect about 306 frost-free days in Stockton: the last spring frost usually comes around Feb 5, the first fall one around Dec 8, going by NOAA's Stockton Fire Stn 4 station 1.7 miles away. Spring green-up reaches town around Jan 31, with first blooms around Mar 1. Across California, fall color is usually well under way by late October.
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)
Stockton's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Feb 5 to ~Dec 8
- First leaf ~Jan 31
- First bloom ~Mar 1
- Fall color under way ~Oct 28 (CA)
- Today
Near Stockton right now
- Fall color is usually well under way by late October in CaliforniaStatewide · USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025 · not a forecast~4 weeks
- First fall frost usually around Dec 8 · last spring frost around Feb 5NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Stockton Fire Stn 4 (1.7 mi, 50% dates)~2 months
- Kaiser Pass Road · 130 mi · Local timing: Sep 25–Nov 30Fall foliage · in its window now
- Wildflowers · San Joaquin River Refuge · 24 miLocal timing: Apr 1–30~6 months
Stockton's nature year
- Spring green-upJan
- Last spring frostFeb
- Wildflowers · San Joaquin River RefugeApr
- Fall color (CA)Oct
- First fall frostDec
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Yosemite · 91 miusually Oct 11–31~13 days
- Kaiser Pass Road · 130 miLocal timing: Sep 25–Nov 30
Wildflowers
- San Joaquin River Refuge · 24 miLocal timing: Apr 1–30~6 months
- San Luis Refuge · 52 miLocal timing: Apr 1–30~6 months
- Yosemite · 91 miLocal timing: Mar 1–Aug 31~5 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Feb 5
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Dec 8
About 306 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Jan 31
First bloom around Mar 1
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Stockton Fire Stn 4 (1.7 mi from Stockton), 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 Stockton?
On average around Dec 8, and the last spring frost around Feb 5: about 306 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Stockton Fire Stn 4, 1.7 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Stockton?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Jan 31 and first bloom around Mar 1, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Stockton?
Yosemite, 91 miles (usually Oct 11–31); Kaiser Pass Road, 130 miles (local timing: Sep 25–Nov 30). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildflowers near Stockton?
San Joaquin River Refuge, 24 miles (local timing: Apr 1–30); San Luis Refuge, 52 miles (local timing: Apr 1–30); Yosemite, 91 miles (local timing: Mar 1–Aug 31). 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)