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Your nature year

Auburn, Alabamathrough the year

Also for Opelika, AL: the same nearby places.

When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Auburn?

Head north for the closest of the 3 places we follow around Auburn. The closest place we follow is Talladega National Forest, 63 miles away, for fall foliage, usually well under way by early November (statewide). Frost usually lets go around Mar 13 and comes back around Nov 17, according to NOAA's Auburn No.2 station, 1.8 miles away: roughly 249 days without it. Spring green-up reaches town around Feb 6, with first blooms around Mar 10. The town is about 670 feet above sea level. Statewide, Alabama's fall color is usually well under way by early November.

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)

Auburn's year at a glance

  • Frost possible
  • Frost-free, ~Mar 13 to ~Nov 17
  • First leaf ~Feb 6
  • First bloom ~Mar 10
  • Fall color under way ~Nov 4 (AL)
  • Today

Near Auburn right now

  • Fall color is usually well under way by early November in AlabamaStatewide · USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025 · not a forecast
    ~5 weeks
  • First fall frost usually around Nov 17 · last spring frost around Mar 13NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Auburn No.2 (1.8 mi, 50% dates)
    ~7 weeks
  • Fall foliage · Talladega National Forest · 63 miStatewide: usually well under way by early November
    ~5 weeks

Auburn's nature year

From the town's own dates and its nearest places
  • Spring green-upFeb
  • Last spring frostMar
  • Fall color (AL)Nov
  • First fall frostNov

Nearby, season by season

Real places within 150 miles, straight-line

Fall foliage

Frost and green-up

Last spring frost

Mar 13

Average (50% date)

First fall frost

Nov 17

About 249 days without frost between

Spring green-up

Feb 6

First bloom around Mar 10

Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Auburn No.2 (1.8 mi from Auburn), 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 Auburn?

On average around Nov 17, and the last spring frost around Mar 13: about 249 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Auburn No.2, 1.8 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).

When does spring green-up reach Auburn?

The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Feb 6 and first bloom around Mar 10, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.

Where can I see fall foliage near Auburn?

Talladega National Forest, 63 miles (statewide: usually well under way by early November); Little River Canyon, 124 miles (usually Oct 21–Nov 10); DeSoto State Park, 134 miles (statewide: usually well under way by early November). 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)

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