Your nature year
Waterbury, Connecticutthrough the year
Also for Meriden, CT: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Waterbury?
The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Apr 8 and first bloom around May 7. About 4 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here.
Frost usually lets go around Apr 26 and comes back around Oct 16, according to the nearest NOAA station, Meriden Markham Municipal Airport: roughly 173 days without it. Weir Farm, 30 miles from Waterbury, is the nearest fall foliage spot on this site, mid-September to mid- to late October (local timing). For wildlife by season, the nearest is Target Rock Refuge (48 mi, in the spring and summer months (March – September) (local timing)). Within 150 miles we follow 28 places, out to Woodstock 145 miles to the north.
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 Waterbury right now
- First fall frost usually around Oct 16 · last spring frost around Apr 26NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Meriden Markham Municipal Airport (11.3 mi, 50% dates)~13 days
- In season nearby: Fall foliage, Fall & winter wildlife2 places in their usual window now, listed belowIn season
- Wildlife by season · next season nearby · 48 miLocal timing: in the spring and summer months (March – September)~5 months
Your guide around Waterbury
- Pin color, each place's season now or next:
- Spring
- Fall
- Winter
Places near Waterbury
Fall color in ConnecticutNational Historical Park
30 mi
Season: Mid-September to mid- to late OctoberNational Park Service ↗
Fall color in ConnecticutWildlife refuge
35 mi
Usual peak: Mid- to late OctoberU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Waterfowl in New YorkWildlife refuge
52 mi
Best viewing: Late October through early AprilU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Waterfowl in New YorkWildlife refuge
53 mi
Best viewing: Late October through early AprilU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Show all 12 places
Spring and fall migration in Rhode IslandWildlife refuge
71 mi
Best viewing: Spring migrationU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Wintering geese and ducks on West Pond in New YorkWildlife refuge
77 mi
Season: Sep–MarNational Park Service ↗
Nesting piping plovers in New JerseyNational Recreation Area
93 mi
Season: Spring and summerNational Park Service ↗
Wildlife through the year in New JerseyWildlife refuge
97 mi
Season: SpringU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Waterbury's nature year
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Waterbury's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 26 to ~Oct 16
- First leaf ~Apr 8
- First bloom ~May 7
- Today
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 26
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 16
About 173 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Apr 8
First bloom around May 7
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Meriden Markham Municipal Airport (11.3 mi from Waterbury), 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 Waterbury
Snow usually becomes possible around Dec 2 (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 Woodbury (10 mi away): 47 inches of snow in an average year, about 14.1 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 Waterbury?
On average around Oct 16, and the last spring frost around Apr 26: about 173 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Meriden Markham Municipal Airport, 11.3 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Waterbury?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Apr 8 and first bloom around May 7, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see cherry blossoms near Waterbury?
The nearest is Brooklyn Botanic Garden (78 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 Waterbury?
The nearest are Weir Farm (30 miles), McKinney Refuge (35 miles) and Vanderbilt Mansion (50 miles). Weir Farm: local timing: mid-September to mid- to late October. McKinney Refuge: usually mid- to late October. Vanderbilt Mansion: usually mid-October. Distances are straight-line.
When does it start snowing in Waterbury?
Snow usually becomes possible around Dec 2. 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 Woodbury. An average year brings 47 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)