Your nature year
Augusta, Georgiathrough the year
Also for Aiken, SC, North Augusta, SC: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Augusta?
The closest place we follow is Congaree National Park, 79 miles away, for fall foliage, usually at its best Oct 21–Nov 10. Congaree National Park (79 mi) is the pick for synchronous fireflies, usually May 11–Jun 20. At some 347 feet up, Augusta is on low ground. Frost usually lets go around Mar 23 and comes back around Nov 9, according to NOAA's Augusta Bush Fld Airport station, 6.3 miles away: roughly 231 days without it. Spring takes about 4 weeks to go from leaf to bloom. Spring green-up reaches town around Feb 5, with first blooms around Mar 8. Within 150 miles we follow 3 places, out to Nantahala National Forest 139 miles to the northwest.
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)
Augusta's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Mar 23 to ~Nov 9
- First leaf ~Feb 5
- First bloom ~Mar 8
- Today
Near Augusta right now
- First fall frost usually around Nov 9 · last spring frost around Mar 23NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Augusta Bush Fld Airport (6.3 mi, 50% dates)~6 weeks
- Fall foliage · Congaree National Park · 79 miusually Oct 21–Nov 10~3 weeks
Augusta's nature year
- Spring green-upFeb
- Wildflowers · Pisgah National ForestMar–May
- Last spring frostMar
- Synchronous fireflies · Congaree National ParkMay–Jun
- Fall foliage · Congaree National ParkOct–Nov
- First fall frostNov
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Congaree National Park · 79 miusually Oct 21–Nov 10~3 weeks
- Pisgah National Forest · 135 miStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October~2 weeks
- Nantahala National Forest · 139 miStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October~2 weeks
Synchronous fireflies
- Congaree National Park · 79 miusually May 11–Jun 20~7 months
Wildflowers
- Pisgah National Forest · 135 miLocal timing: Mar 21–May 15~6 months
- Nantahala National Forest · 139 miLocal timing: Mar 15–May 15~6 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Mar 23
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 9
About 231 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Feb 5
First bloom around Mar 8
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Augusta Bush Fld Airport (6.3 mi from Augusta), 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 Augusta?
On average around Nov 9, and the last spring frost around Mar 23: about 231 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Augusta Bush Fld Airport, 6.3 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Augusta?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Feb 5 and first bloom around Mar 8, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Augusta?
Congaree National Park, 79 miles (usually Oct 21–Nov 10); Pisgah National Forest, 135 miles (statewide: usually well under way by mid-October); Nantahala National Forest, 139 miles (statewide: usually well under way by mid-October). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see synchronous fireflies near Augusta?
Congaree National Park, 79 miles (usually May 11–Jun 20). 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)