Your nature year
Boca Raton, Floridathrough the year
Also for Deerfield Beach, FL, Delray Beach, FL, Parkland, FL: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Boca Raton?
Frost usually lets go around Jan 22 and comes back around Jan 17, according to the Loxahatchee Nwr weather station (11.1 mi): roughly -5 days without it. The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Jan 10 and first bloom around Jan 24.
Spring takes about 2 weeks to go from leaf to bloom. Head west for the closest of the 2 places we follow around Boca Raton. For a day trip, Ding Darling Refuge is 125 miles off; its winter wildlife is January to March (local timing). For spring migration, the nearest is National Key Deer Refuge (141 mi, March and April (local timing)).
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)
Boca Raton's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Jan 22 to ~Jan 17
- First leaf ~Jan 10
- First bloom ~Jan 24
- Today
Near Boca Raton right now
- First fall frost usually around Jan 17 · last spring frost around Jan 22NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Loxahatchee Nwr (11.1 mi, 50% dates)~4 months
- Winter wildlife · Ding Darling Refuge · 125 miLocal timing: January to March~3 months
Boca Raton's nature year
- Winter wildlife · Ding Darling RefugeJan–Mar
- Jan: Spring green-upJan
- Jan: Last spring frostJan
- Jan: First fall frostJan
- Spring migration · National Key Deer RefugeMar–Apr
Nearby, season by season
Spring migration
- National Key Deer Refuge · 141 miLocal timing: March and April~5 months
Winter wildlife
- Ding Darling Refuge · 125 miLocal timing: January to March~3 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Jan 22
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Jan 17
About -5 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Jan 10
First bloom around Jan 24
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Loxahatchee Nwr (11.1 mi from Boca Raton), 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 Boca Raton?
On average around Jan 17, and the last spring frost around Jan 22: about -5 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Loxahatchee Nwr, 11.1 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Boca Raton?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Jan 10 and first bloom around Jan 24, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see spring migration near Boca Raton?
National Key Deer Refuge, 141 miles (local timing: March and April). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see winter wildlife near Boca Raton?
Ding Darling Refuge, 125 miles (local timing: January to March). 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)