Your nature year
Bradenton, Floridathrough the year
Also for Sarasota, FL: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Bradenton?
Bradenton usually sees its last spring frost around Jan 15 and its first fall frost around Jan 10, a frost-free stretch of about -5 days at the Sarasota Bradenton Airport weather station (6.2 mi). Bradenton sits close to sea level, at about 17 feet.
The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Jan 15 and first bloom around Feb 1. Spring takes about 2 weeks to go from leaf to bloom. Head south for the closest of the 3 places we follow around Bradenton. For a day trip, Ding Darling Refuge is 77 miles off; its winter wildlife is Jan 1–Mar 31 (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)
Bradenton's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Jan 15 to ~Jan 10
- First leaf ~Jan 15
- First bloom ~Feb 1
- Today
Near Bradenton right now
- First fall frost usually around Jan 10 · last spring frost around Jan 15NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Sarasota Bradenton Airport (6.2 mi, 50% dates)~3 months
- Winter wildlife · Ding Darling Refuge · 77 miLocal timing: Jan 1–Mar 31~3 months
Bradenton's nature year
- Winter wildlife · Ding Darling RefugeJan–Mar
- Jan: Spring green-upJan
- Jan: Last spring frostJan
- Jan: First fall frostJan
Nearby, season by season
Winter wildlife
- Ding Darling Refuge · 77 miLocal timing: Jan 1–Mar 31~3 months
- Crystal River Refuge · 96 miLocal timing: Nov 15–Mar 31~7 weeks
- Merritt Island Refuge · 138 miLocal timing: Nov 1–Apr 30~5 weeks
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Jan 15
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Jan 10
About -5 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Jan 15
First bloom around Feb 1
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Sarasota Bradenton Airport (6.2 mi from Bradenton), 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 Bradenton?
On average around Jan 10, and the last spring frost around Jan 15: about -5 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Sarasota Bradenton Airport, 6.2 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Bradenton?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Jan 15 and first bloom around Feb 1, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see winter wildlife near Bradenton?
Ding Darling Refuge, 77 miles (local timing: Jan 1–Mar 31); Crystal River Refuge, 96 miles (local timing: Nov 15–Mar 31); Merritt Island Refuge, 138 miles (local timing: Nov 1–Apr 30). 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)