Your nature year
Beaumont, Texasthrough the year
Also for Port Arthur, TX: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Beaumont?
Expect about 293 frost-free days in Beaumont: the last spring frost usually comes around Feb 14, the first fall one around Dec 4, going by NOAA's Beaumont City station 2.9 miles away. Leaves usually come out around Jan 25 and the first flowers around Feb 18.
About 3 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. Head northwest for the closest of the 3 places we follow around Beaumont. For a day trip, Big Thicket National Preserve is 22 miles off; its fall foliage is usually at its best late November through early December. For wildflowers, the nearest is Big Thicket National Preserve (22 mi, late March and April (at one spot)).
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)
Beaumont's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Feb 14 to ~Dec 4
- First leaf ~Jan 25
- First bloom ~Feb 18
- Today
Near Beaumont right now
- First fall frost usually around Dec 4 · last spring frost around Feb 14NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Beaumont City (2.9 mi, 50% dates)~2 months
- Fall foliage · Big Thicket National Preserve · 22 miusually late November through early December~8 weeks
Beaumont's nature year
- Jan: Spring green-upJan
- Wildlife by season · Attwater Prairie Chicken RefugeFeb–Apr
- Feb: Last spring frostFeb
- Spring migration · Trinity River RefugeMar–May
- Wildflowers · Big Thicket National PreserveMar–Apr
- Fall foliage · Big Thicket National PreserveNov–Dec
- Dec: First fall frostDec
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Big Thicket National Preserve · 22 miusually late November through early December~8 weeks
Spring migration
- Trinity River Refuge · 37 miLocal timing: during the spring (March to May)~5 months
Wildflowers
- Big Thicket National Preserve · 22 miAt one spot: late March and April~6 months
Wildlife by season
- Attwater Prairie Chicken Refuge · 130 miLocal timing: late February through early April~5 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Feb 14
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Dec 4
About 293 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Jan 25
First bloom around Feb 18
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Beaumont City (2.9 mi from Beaumont), 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 Beaumont?
On average around Dec 4, and the last spring frost around Feb 14: about 293 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Beaumont City, 2.9 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Beaumont?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Jan 25 and first bloom around Feb 18, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Beaumont?
Big Thicket National Preserve, 22 miles (usually late November through early December). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see spring migration near Beaumont?
Trinity River Refuge, 37 miles (local timing: during the spring (March to May)). 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)