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Victorville, Californiathrough the year

Also for Hesperia, CA, Apple Valley, CA, Adelanto, CA: the same nearby places.

When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Victorville?

Victorville usually sees its last spring frost around Mar 18 and its first fall frost around Nov 11, a frost-free stretch of about 238 days at the Victorville weather station (3.3 mi). The town is about 2,954 feet above sea level. Leaves usually come out around Feb 3 and the first flowers around Mar 10. About 5 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. Head southeast for the closest of the 3 places we follow around Victorville. Joshua Tree, 96 miles from Victorville, is the nearest desert superbloom spot on this site, usually at its best Jan 1–Apr 20. Statewide, California's 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)

Victorville's year at a glance

  • Frost possible
  • Frost-free, ~Mar 18 to ~Nov 11
  • First leaf ~Feb 3
  • First bloom ~Mar 10
  • Fall color under way ~Oct 28 (CA)
  • Today

Near Victorville 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 Nov 11 · last spring frost around Mar 18NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Victorville (3.3 mi, 50% dates)
    ~6 weeks
  • Desert superbloom · Joshua Tree · 96 miusually Jan 1–Apr 20
    ~3 months

Victorville's nature year

From the town's own dates and its nearest places
  • Desert superbloom · Joshua TreeJan–Apr
  • Spring green-upFeb
  • Last spring frostMar
  • Fall color (CA)Oct
  • First fall frostNov

Nearby, season by season

Real places within 150 miles, straight-line

Desert superbloom

Frost and green-up

Last spring frost

Mar 18

Average (50% date)

First fall frost

Nov 11

About 238 days without frost between

Spring green-up

Feb 3

First bloom around Mar 10

Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Victorville (3.3 mi from Victorville), 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 Victorville?

On average around Nov 11, and the last spring frost around Mar 18: about 238 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Victorville, 3.3 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).

When does spring green-up reach Victorville?

The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Feb 3 and first bloom around Mar 10, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.

Where can I see desert superbloom near Victorville?

Joshua Tree, 96 miles (usually Jan 1–Apr 20); Carrizo Plain, 135 miles (usually Mar 21–Apr 10); Death Valley, 136 miles (usually Feb 11–Apr 10). 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)

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