Bloom and foliage calendar
Pick a month to see when cherry blossom or fall colour usually arrives, as each agency or tourism office states it. No forecasts.
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Tokyo
Cherry blossom · JapanJapan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
Normal first bloom Mar 24; normal full bloom Mar 31 (1991-2020 average).
- Normal first bloom
- Mar 24
- Normal full bloom
- Mar 31
A 30-year average, not this year's forecast; any single year can differ. First-bloom dates are from the page linked below, full-bloom dates from https://www.data.jma.go.jp/sakura/data/sakura004_04.html. JMA's pages are in Japanese.
www.data.jma.go.jphttps://www.data.jma.go.jp/sakura/data/sakura003_04.html · Checked 2026-10-25 · official site
Kyoto
Cherry blossom · JapanJapan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
Normal first bloom Mar 26; normal full bloom Apr 4 (1991-2020 average).
- Normal first bloom
- Mar 26
- Normal full bloom
- Apr 4
A 30-year average, not this year's forecast; any single year can differ. First-bloom dates are from the page linked below, full-bloom dates from https://www.data.jma.go.jp/sakura/data/sakura004_04.html. JMA's pages are in Japanese.
www.data.jma.go.jphttps://www.data.jma.go.jp/sakura/data/sakura003_04.html · Checked 2026-10-25 · official site
Osaka
Cherry blossom · JapanJapan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
Normal first bloom Mar 27; normal full bloom Apr 4 (1991-2020 average).
- Normal first bloom
- Mar 27
- Normal full bloom
- Apr 4
A 30-year average, not this year's forecast; any single year can differ. First-bloom dates are from the page linked below, full-bloom dates from https://www.data.jma.go.jp/sakura/data/sakura004_04.html. JMA's pages are in Japanese.
www.data.jma.go.jphttps://www.data.jma.go.jp/sakura/data/sakura003_04.html · Checked 2026-10-25 · official site
Nagoya
Cherry blossom · JapanJapan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
Normal first bloom Mar 24; normal full bloom Apr 2 (1991-2020 average).
- Normal first bloom
- Mar 24
- Normal full bloom
- Apr 2
A 30-year average, not this year's forecast; any single year can differ. First-bloom dates are from the page linked below, full-bloom dates from https://www.data.jma.go.jp/sakura/data/sakura004_04.html. JMA's pages are in Japanese.
www.data.jma.go.jphttps://www.data.jma.go.jp/sakura/data/sakura003_04.html · Checked 2026-10-25 · official site
Fukuoka
Cherry blossom · JapanJapan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
Normal first bloom Mar 22; normal full bloom Mar 31 (1991-2020 average).
- Normal first bloom
- Mar 22
- Normal full bloom
- Mar 31
A 30-year average, not this year's forecast; any single year can differ. First-bloom dates are from the page linked below, full-bloom dates from https://www.data.jma.go.jp/sakura/data/sakura004_04.html. JMA's pages are in Japanese.
www.data.jma.go.jphttps://www.data.jma.go.jp/sakura/data/sakura003_04.html · Checked 2026-10-25 · official site
Hiroshima
Cherry blossom · JapanJapan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
Normal first bloom Mar 25; normal full bloom Apr 3 (1991-2020 average).
- Normal first bloom
- Mar 25
- Normal full bloom
- Apr 3
A 30-year average, not this year's forecast; any single year can differ. First-bloom dates are from the page linked below, full-bloom dates from https://www.data.jma.go.jp/sakura/data/sakura004_04.html. JMA's pages are in Japanese.
www.data.jma.go.jphttps://www.data.jma.go.jp/sakura/data/sakura003_04.html · Checked 2026-10-25 · official site
Kanazawa
Cherry blossom · JapanJapan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
Normal first bloom Apr 3; normal full bloom Apr 8 (1991-2020 average).
- Normal first bloom
- Apr 3
- Normal full bloom
- Apr 8
A 30-year average, not this year's forecast; any single year can differ. First-bloom dates are from the page linked below, full-bloom dates from https://www.data.jma.go.jp/sakura/data/sakura004_04.html. JMA's pages are in Japanese.
www.data.jma.go.jphttps://www.data.jma.go.jp/sakura/data/sakura003_04.html · Checked 2026-10-25 · official site
Sendai
Cherry blossom · JapanJapan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
Normal first bloom Apr 8; normal full bloom Apr 13 (1991-2020 average).
- Normal first bloom
- Apr 8
- Normal full bloom
- Apr 13
A 30-year average, not this year's forecast; any single year can differ. First-bloom dates are from the page linked below, full-bloom dates from https://www.data.jma.go.jp/sakura/data/sakura004_04.html. JMA's pages are in Japanese.
www.data.jma.go.jphttps://www.data.jma.go.jp/sakura/data/sakura003_04.html · Checked 2026-10-25 · official site
Hakodate
Cherry blossom · JapanJapan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
Normal first bloom Apr 28; normal full bloom May 2 (1991-2020 average).
- Normal first bloom
- Apr 28
- Normal full bloom
- May 2
A 30-year average, not this year's forecast; any single year can differ. First-bloom dates are from the page linked below, full-bloom dates from https://www.data.jma.go.jp/sakura/data/sakura004_04.html. JMA's pages are in Japanese.
www.data.jma.go.jphttps://www.data.jma.go.jp/sakura/data/sakura003_04.html · Checked 2026-10-25 · official site
Sapporo
Cherry blossom · JapanJapan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
Normal first bloom May 1; normal full bloom May 6 (1991-2020 average).
- Normal first bloom
- May 1
- Normal full bloom
- May 6
A 30-year average, not this year's forecast; any single year can differ. First-bloom dates are from the page linked below, full-bloom dates from https://www.data.jma.go.jp/sakura/data/sakura004_04.html. JMA's pages are in Japanese.
www.data.jma.go.jphttps://www.data.jma.go.jp/sakura/data/sakura003_04.html · Checked 2026-10-25 · official site
Washington, DC (Tidal Basin)
Cherry blossom · United StatesNational Park Service
The most likely time to reach peak bloom is between the last week of March and the first week of April.
- Peak bloom means
- The day 70% of the Yoshino cherry blossoms are open.
- Extremes on record
- As early as March 15 (1990) and as late as April 18 (1958).
- Forecasting
- Almost impossible more than 10 days in advance.
The NPS Bloom Watch page also lists each year's dates.
www.nps.govhttps://www.nps.gov/subjects/cherryblossom/bloom-watch.htm · Checked 2026-10-25 · official site
New Hampshire
Autumn foliage · United StatesVisit NH (state tourism office)
Peak typically begins in the Great North Woods in the last week of September and moves south through October.
- Great North Woods
- Usually first: last week of September.
- White Mountains
- Generally the first two weeks of October.
- Southern and coastal
- Often the second half of October.
The office posts live foliage reports twice a week in season.
www.visitnh.govhttps://www.visitnh.gov/plan-your-trip/fall/foliage-tracker · Checked 2026-10-25 · official site
Vermont
Autumn foliage · United StatesVermont Tourism
Generally, colours peak in the last week of September and the first or second week of October.
- Peak
- Last week of September and the first or second week of October.
- Around the peak
- Dense forest (70% of the state) means good views the week before and after, depending on weather and location.
The page says exact timing varies from year to year.
vermontvacation.comhttps://vermontvacation.com/best-time-to-see-foliage-in-vermont/ · Checked 2026-10-25 · official site
Great Smoky Mountains (Tennessee, North Carolina)
Autumn foliage · United StatesNational Park Service
Colour moves from the high peaks to the valleys over several weeks.
- Highest elevations
- Colour can begin as early as mid-September.
- Above 4,000 feet
- Fall colours typically develop early to mid-October.
- Below 4,000 feet
- The most brilliant displays commonly come between mid-October and early November.
The park says predicting the exact dates of peak is often difficult, and October is its busiest month.
www.nps.govhttps://www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/fallcolor.htm · Checked 2026-10-25 · official site
Each window was read off the page named on it on 2026-10-25. The month filter is our reading of the publisher's wording. Bloom and colour move with the weather every year; check the source for this year's status before you go. This is not a forecast.
Not covered yet: Korea, the Netherlands, Provence and other places where we found no dated official source. We show nothing for them rather than a guess.