Your nature year
Wooster, Ohiothrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Wooster?
Leaves usually come out around Apr 2 and the first flowers around May 3. Frost usually lets go around Apr 30 and comes back around Oct 12, according to NOAA's Wooster Exp Stn station, 2.7 miles away: roughly 165 days without it. We follow 5 places within 150 miles of Wooster; the nearest lies 35 miles to the northeast. The closest place we follow is Cuyahoga Valley, 35 miles away, for fall foliage, usually at its best Oct 15–21. For wildflowers, the nearest is Cuyahoga Valley (35 mi, Mar 21–May 15 (local timing)).
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)
Wooster's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 30 to ~Oct 12
- First leaf ~Apr 2
- First bloom ~May 3
- Today
Near Wooster right now
- First fall frost usually around Oct 12 · last spring frost around Apr 30NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Wooster Exp Stn (2.7 mi, 50% dates)~2 weeks
- Fall foliage · Cuyahoga Valley · 35 miusually Oct 15–21~2 weeks
Wooster's nature year
- Wildflowers · Cuyahoga ValleyMar–May
- Spring green-upApr
- Last spring frostApr
- First fall frostOct
- Fall foliage · Cuyahoga ValleyOct
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Cuyahoga Valley · 35 miusually Oct 15–21~2 weeks
- Ohio River Islands Refuge · 105 miusually Oct 11–20~13 days
- Erie Refuge · 116 miusually Oct 11–20~13 days
Wildflowers
- Cuyahoga Valley · 35 miLocal timing: Mar 21–May 15~6 months
Snow in Wooster
Snow usually becomes possible around Dec 1 (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 Wooster Exp Stn (2.7 mi away): 29 inches of snow in an average year, about 12.4 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.
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 30
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 12
About 165 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Apr 2
First bloom around May 3
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Wooster Exp Stn (2.7 mi from Wooster), 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 Wooster?
On average around Oct 12, and the last spring frost around Apr 30: about 165 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Wooster Exp Stn, 2.7 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Wooster?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Apr 2 and first bloom around May 3, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Wooster?
Cuyahoga Valley, 35 miles (usually Oct 15–21); Ohio River Islands Refuge, 105 miles (usually Oct 11–20); Erie Refuge, 116 miles (usually Oct 11–20). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildflowers near Wooster?
Cuyahoga Valley, 35 miles (local timing: Mar 21–May 15). Distances are straight-line.
When does it start snowing in Wooster?
Snow usually becomes possible around Dec 1: our calculation from NOAA's daily snow chances: the first day the chance of 0.1" or more of snow reaches 10%, at Wooster Exp Stn. An average year brings 29 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)