Your nature year
Torrington, Connecticutthrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Torrington?
Spring green-up reaches town around Apr 13, with first blooms around May 12. Expect about 150 frost-free days in Torrington: the last spring frost usually comes around May 8, the first fall one around Oct 5, going by NOAA's Bakersville station 6.3 miles away.
Within 150 miles we follow 30 places, out to Great Bay Refuge 143 miles to the northeast. The closest place we follow is Vanderbilt Mansion, 42 miles away, for fall foliage, usually at its best mid-October. For wildlife by season, the nearest is Target Rock Refuge (65 mi, in the spring and summer months (March – September) (local timing)).
Checked against 3 official sources · How we check →
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 Torrington right now
- First fall frost usually around Oct 5 · last spring frost around May 8NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Bakersville (6.3 mi, 50% dates)~2 days
- In season nearby: Fall foliage, Fall & winter wildlife2 places in their usual window now, listed belowIn season
- Wildlife by season · next season nearby · 65 miLocal timing: in the spring and summer months (March – September)~5 months
Your guide around Torrington
- Pin color, each place's season now or next:
- Spring
- Fall
- Winter
Places near Torrington
Fall color in ConnecticutNational Historical Park
43 mi
Season: Mid-September to mid- to late OctoberNational Park Service ↗
Fall color in ConnecticutWildlife refuge
52 mi
Usual peak: Mid- to late OctoberU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Waterfowl in New YorkWildlife refuge
71 mi
Best viewing: Late October through early AprilU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Waterfowl in New YorkWildlife refuge
73 mi
Best viewing: Late October through early AprilU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
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Spring and fall migration in Rhode IslandWildlife refuge
81 mi
Best viewing: Spring migrationU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Wintering geese and ducks on West Pond in New YorkWildlife refuge
92 mi
Season: Sep–MarNational Park Service ↗
Wildlife through the year in New JerseyWildlife refuge
106 mi
Season: SpringU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Nesting piping plovers in New JerseyNational Recreation Area
107 mi
Season: Spring and summerNational Park Service ↗
Torrington's nature year
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Torrington's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~May 8 to ~Oct 5
- First leaf ~Apr 13
- First bloom ~May 12
- Today
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
May 8
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 5
About 150 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Apr 13
First bloom around May 12
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Bakersville (6.3 mi from Torrington), 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 Torrington
Snow usually becomes possible around Nov 21 (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 Bakersville (6.3 mi away): 59 inches of snow in an average year, about 15.4 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.
Around Torrington
Questions people ask
When is the first frost in Torrington?
On average around Oct 5, and the last spring frost around May 8: about 150 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Bakersville, 6.3 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Torrington?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Apr 13 and first bloom around May 12, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see cherry blossoms near Torrington?
The nearest is Brooklyn Botanic Garden (91 miles). Brooklyn Botanic Garden: local timing: from late March or early April to mid-May. Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see fall foliage near Torrington?
The nearest are Vanderbilt Mansion (42 miles), Weir Farm (43 miles) and McKinney Refuge (52 miles). Vanderbilt Mansion: usually mid-October. Weir Farm: local timing: mid-September to mid- to late October. McKinney Refuge: usually mid- to late October. Distances are straight-line.
When does it start snowing in Torrington?
Snow usually becomes possible around Nov 21. That date is our calculation from NOAA's daily snow chances: the first day the chance of 0.1" or more of snow reaches 10%, at Bakersville. An average year brings 59 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)