Your nature year
Toledo, Ohiothrough the year
Also for Bowling Green, OH, Perrysburg, OH: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Toledo?
The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Apr 4 and first bloom around May 4. At NOAA's Toledo Metcalf Fld station, 8.8 miles away, the average first fall frost is Oct 27 and the last spring frost Apr 20, which leaves Toledo some 190 growing days.
We follow 3 places within 150 miles of Toledo; the nearest lies 20 miles to the east. Ottawa Refuge, 20 miles from Toledo, is the nearest spring migration spot on this site, late April to mid-May (local timing). For winter wildlife, the nearest is Ottawa Refuge (20 mi, waterfowl numbers peak in October (usually)).
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 Toledo right now
- First fall frost usually around Oct 27 · last spring frost around Apr 20NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Toledo Metcalf Fld (8.8 mi, 50% dates)~4 weeks
- Shiawassee Refuge · 116 mi · Local timing: September and October are the best months for fall migratory birdsWinter wildlife · in its window now
- Fall foliage · Cuyahoga Valley · 109 miusually the third week of October~2 weeks
Your guide around Toledo
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Cuyahoga Valley · 109 miusually the third week of October~2 weeks
- Shiawassee Refuge · 116 miUsually: usually the second or third week of October~8 days
Spring migration
- Ottawa Refuge · 20 miLocal timing: late April to mid-May~7 months
- Shiawassee Refuge · 116 miLocal timing: April and May are the best months to see spring migratory birds~6 months
Wildflowers
- Cuyahoga Valley · 109 miLocal timing: late March to mid-May~6 months
Winter wildlife
- Ottawa Refuge · 20 miUsually: waterfowl numbers peak in October~1 day
- Shiawassee Refuge · 116 miLocal timing: September and October are the best months for fall migratory birds
Toledo's nature year
- Wildflowers · Cuyahoga ValleyMar–May
- Spring migration · Ottawa RefugeApr–May
- Apr: Spring green-upApr
- Apr: Last spring frostApr
- Oct: First fall frostOct
- Oct: Fall foliage · Cuyahoga ValleyOct
- Oct: Winter wildlife · Ottawa RefugeOct
Toledo's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 20 to ~Oct 27
- First leaf ~Apr 4
- First bloom ~May 4
- Today
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 20
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 27
About 190 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Apr 4
First bloom around May 4
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Toledo Metcalf Fld (8.8 mi from Toledo), 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 Toledo
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 Toledo Express Airport (12.7 mi away): 37 inches of snow in an average year, about 11.9 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 Toledo?
On average around Oct 27, and the last spring frost around Apr 20: about 190 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Toledo Metcalf Fld, 8.8 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Toledo?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Apr 4 and first bloom around May 4, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Toledo?
Cuyahoga Valley, 109 miles (usually the third week of October); Shiawassee Refuge, 116 miles (usually: usually the second or third week of October). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see spring migration near Toledo?
Ottawa Refuge, 20 miles (local timing: late April to mid-May); Shiawassee Refuge, 116 miles (local timing: April and May are the best months to see spring migratory birds). Distances are straight-line.
When does it start snowing in Toledo?
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 Toledo Express Airport. An average year brings 37 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)