Your nature year
Albany, Georgiathrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Albany?
Head south for the closest of the 2 places we follow around Albany. For a day trip, St. Marks Refuge is 99 miles off; its spring migration is early in the month (April) (usually).
For wildflowers, the nearest is St. Marks Refuge (99 mi, September (local timing)). Expect about 258 frost-free days in Albany: the last spring frost usually comes around Mar 8, the first fall one around Nov 21, going by NOAA's Albany SW Georgia Regional Airport station 3.1 miles away. The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Jan 30 and first bloom around Feb 27.
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)
Near Albany right now
- First fall frost usually around Nov 21 · last spring frost around Mar 8NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Albany SW Georgia Regional Airport (3.1 mi, 50% dates)~7 weeks
- Fall & winter wildlife · St. Marks Refuge · 99 miLocal timing: between Thanksgiving and Christmas~7 weeks
Nearest places to Albany
- St. Marks RefugeWildlife refugeUsually: early in the month (April)99 mi
Nearby, season by season
Spring migration
- St. Marks Refuge · 99 miUsually: early in the month (April)~6 months
Wildflowers
- St. Marks Refuge · 99 miLocal timing: September~11 months
Wildlife by season
- Okefenokee · 135 miLocal timing: spring and summer~5 months
Fall & winter wildlife
- St. Marks Refuge · 99 miLocal timing: between Thanksgiving and Christmas~7 weeks
Albany's nature year
- Jan: Spring green-upJan
- Wildlife by season · OkefenokeeMar–Aug
- Mar: Last spring frostMar
- Apr: Spring migration · St. Marks RefugeApr
- Sep: Wildflowers · St. Marks RefugeSep
- Fall & winter wildlife · St. Marks RefugeNov–Dec
- Nov: First fall frostNov
Albany's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Mar 8 to ~Nov 21
- First leaf ~Jan 30
- First bloom ~Feb 27
- Today
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Mar 8
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 21
About 258 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Jan 30
First bloom around Feb 27
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Albany SW Georgia Regional Airport (3.1 mi from Albany), 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 Albany?
On average around Nov 21, and the last spring frost around Mar 8: about 258 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Albany SW Georgia Regional Airport, 3.1 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Albany?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Jan 30 and first bloom around Feb 27, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see spring migration near Albany?
St. Marks Refuge, 99 miles (usually: early in the month (April)). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildflowers near Albany?
St. Marks Refuge, 99 miles (local timing: September). 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)