Your nature year
Utica, New Yorkthrough the year
Also for Saratoga Springs, NY: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Utica?
The closest place we follow is Western Catskills, 72 miles away, for fall foliage, usually well under way by mid-October (statewide). The town is about 492 feet above sea level. Utica usually sees its last spring frost around May 1 and its first fall frost around Oct 13, a frost-free stretch of about 165 days at NOAA's Utica Oneida Co Airport station, 8.6 miles away. Spring takes about 4 weeks to go from leaf to bloom. Spring green-up reaches town around Apr 14, with first blooms around May 12. We follow 15 places within 150 miles of Utica; the nearest lies 72 miles to the southeast. Across New York, fall color is usually well under way by mid-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)
Utica's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~May 1 to ~Oct 13
- First leaf ~Apr 14
- First bloom ~May 12
- Fall color under way ~Oct 20 (NY)
- Today
Near Utica right now
- Fall color is usually well under way by mid-October in New YorkStatewide · USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025 · not a forecast~3 weeks
- First fall frost usually around Oct 13 · last spring frost around May 1NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Utica Oneida Co Airport (8.6 mi, 50% dates)~2 weeks
- Fall foliage · Western Catskills · 72 miStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October~3 weeks
Utica's nature year
- Spring green-upApr
- Last spring frostMay
- Fall color (NY)Oct
- First fall frostOct
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Western Catskills · 72 miStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October~3 weeks
- Saratoga Springs · 73 miStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October~3 weeks
- Ithaca · 79 miStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October~3 weeks
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
May 1
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 13
About 165 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Apr 14
First bloom around May 12
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Utica Oneida Co Airport (8.6 mi from Utica), 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 Utica?
On average around Oct 13, and the last spring frost around May 1: about 165 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Utica Oneida Co Airport, 8.6 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Utica?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Apr 14 and first bloom around May 12, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Utica?
Western Catskills, 72 miles (statewide: usually well under way by mid-October); Saratoga Springs, 73 miles (statewide: usually well under way by mid-October); Ithaca, 79 miles (statewide: usually well under way by mid-October). 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)