Your nature year
Tooele, Utahthrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Tooele?
Tooele sits at about 4,917 feet. Spring green-up reaches town around Mar 25, with first blooms around May 1.
About 5 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. Expect about 167 frost-free days in Tooele: the last spring frost usually comes around May 2, the first fall one around Oct 16, going by NOAA's Tooele station 0.8 miles away. Bear River Refuge, 68 miles from Tooele, is the nearest spring migration spot on this site, early April through mid-May (local timing). For winter wildlife, the nearest is Fish Springs Refuge (75 mi, Oct 15–Jan 31 (local timing)). Within 150 miles we follow 3 places, out to Great Basin 142 miles to the southwest.
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)
Tooele's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~May 2 to ~Oct 16
- First leaf ~Mar 25
- First bloom ~May 1
- Today
Near Tooele right now
- First fall frost usually around Oct 16 · last spring frost around May 2NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Tooele (0.8 mi, 50% dates)~2 weeks
- Winter wildlife · Fish Springs Refuge · 75 miLocal timing: Oct 15–Jan 31~2 weeks
Tooele's nature year
- Mar: Spring green-upMar
- Spring migration · Bear River RefugeApr–May
- May: Last spring frostMay
- Sep: Fall foliage · Great BasinNowSep
- Oct: First fall frostOct
- Winter wildlife · Fish Springs RefugeOct–Jan
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Great Basin · 142 miLocal timing: Sep 8–21~11 months
Spring migration
- Bear River Refuge · 68 miLocal timing: early April through mid-May~6 months
Winter wildlife
- Fish Springs Refuge · 75 miLocal timing: Oct 15–Jan 31~2 weeks
Snow in Tooele
Snow usually becomes possible around Nov 12 (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 Tooele (0.8 mi away): 75 inches of snow in an average year, about 22 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 2
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 16
About 167 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Mar 25
First bloom around May 1
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Tooele (0.8 mi from Tooele), 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 Tooele?
On average around Oct 16, and the last spring frost around May 2: about 167 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Tooele, 0.8 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Tooele?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Mar 25 and first bloom around May 1, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Tooele?
Great Basin, 142 miles (local timing: Sep 8–21). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see spring migration near Tooele?
Bear River Refuge, 68 miles (local timing: early April through mid-May). Distances are straight-line.
When does it start snowing in Tooele?
Snow usually becomes possible around Nov 12: our calculation from NOAA's daily snow chances: the first day the chance of 0.1" or more of snow reaches 10%, at Tooele. An average year brings 75 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)