Your nature year
Alexandria, Louisianathrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Alexandria?
The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Jan 29 and first bloom around Feb 26. Frost usually lets go around Feb 27 and comes back around Nov 27, according to NOAA's Alexandria station, 2 miles away: roughly 273 days without it.
Head southeast for the closest of the 2 places we follow around Alexandria. The closest place we follow is Atchafalaya Refuge, 70 miles away, for spring migration, Visit in April or May for the best birding. (local timing). Big Thicket National Preserve (126 mi) is the pick for fall foliage, usually late November through early December.
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 Alexandria right now
- First fall frost usually around Nov 27 · last spring frost around Feb 27NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Alexandria (2 mi, 50% dates)~8 weeks
- Fall foliage · Big Thicket National Preserve · 126 miusually late November through early December~7 weeks
Your guide around Alexandria
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Big Thicket National Preserve · 126 miusually late November through early December~7 weeks
Spring migration
- Atchafalaya Refuge · 70 miLocal timing: Visit in April or May for the best birding.~6 months
Wildflowers
- Big Thicket National Preserve · 126 miAt one spot: late March and April~6 months
Alexandria's nature year
- Jan: Spring green-upJan
- Feb: Last spring frostFeb
- Wildflowers · Big Thicket National PreserveMar–Apr
- Spring migration · Atchafalaya RefugeApr–May
- Fall foliage · Big Thicket National PreserveNov–Dec
- Nov: First fall frostNov
Alexandria's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Feb 27 to ~Nov 27
- First leaf ~Jan 29
- First bloom ~Feb 26
- Today
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Feb 27
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 27
About 273 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Jan 29
First bloom around Feb 26
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Alexandria (2 mi from Alexandria), 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 Alexandria?
On average around Nov 27, and the last spring frost around Feb 27: about 273 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Alexandria, 2 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Alexandria?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Jan 29 and first bloom around Feb 26, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Alexandria?
Big Thicket National Preserve, 126 miles (usually late November through early December). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see spring migration near Alexandria?
Atchafalaya Refuge, 70 miles (local timing: Visit in April or May for the best birding.). 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)