Your nature year
Yuba City, Californiathrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Yuba City?
The closest place we follow is Lassen Volcanic, 94 miles away, for wildflowers, May 21–Sep 30 (local timing). Hat Creek Rim (109 mi) is the pick for fall foliage, usually well under way by late October (statewide). Expect about 331 frost-free days in Yuba City: the last spring frost usually comes around Jan 15, the first fall one around Dec 12, going by NOAA's Marysville station 3.2 miles away. Spring takes about 4 weeks to go from leaf to bloom. Leaves usually come out around Feb 1 and the first flowers around Mar 3. Within 150 miles we follow 7 places, out to Yosemite 144 miles to the southeast. 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)
Yuba City's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Jan 15 to ~Dec 12
- First leaf ~Feb 1
- First bloom ~Mar 3
- Fall color under way ~Oct 28 (CA)
- Today
Near Yuba City 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 Dec 12 · last spring frost around Jan 15NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Marysville (3.2 mi, 50% dates)~2 months
- Lassen Volcanic · 94 mi · Local timing: May 21–Sep 30Wildflowers · in its window now
- Fall foliage · Hat Creek Rim · 109 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~4 weeks
Yuba City's nature year
- Last spring frostJan
- Spring green-upFeb
- Wildflowers · Lassen VolcanicNowMay–Sep
- Fall color (CA)Oct
- First fall frostDec
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Hat Creek Rim · 109 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~4 weeks
- Yosemite · 144 miusually Oct 11–31~13 days
Wildflowers
- Lassen Volcanic · 94 miLocal timing: May 21–Sep 30
- San Joaquin River Refuge · 105 miLocal timing: Apr 1–30~6 months
- Point Reyes · 107 miLocal timing: Feb 1–Aug 31~4 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Jan 15
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Dec 12
About 331 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Feb 1
First bloom around Mar 3
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Marysville (3.2 mi from Yuba City), 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 Yuba City?
On average around Dec 12, and the last spring frost around Jan 15: about 331 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Marysville, 3.2 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Yuba City?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Feb 1 and first bloom around Mar 3, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Yuba City?
Hat Creek Rim, 109 miles (statewide: usually well under way by late October); Yosemite, 144 miles (usually Oct 11–31). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildflowers near Yuba City?
Lassen Volcanic, 94 miles (local timing: May 21–Sep 30); San Joaquin River Refuge, 105 miles (local timing: Apr 1–30); Point Reyes, 107 miles (local timing: Feb 1–Aug 31). 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)