Your nature year
College Station, Texasthrough the year
Also for Bryan, TX: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to College Station?
The town is about 289 feet above sea level. Spring green-up reaches town around Jan 26, with first blooms around Feb 22.
Spring takes about 4 weeks to go from leaf to bloom. At NOAA's College Stn Easterwood Fld station, 4 miles away, the average first fall frost is Nov 30 and the last spring frost Feb 27, which leaves College Station some 276 growing days. The closest place we follow is Attwater Prairie Chicken Refuge, 63 miles away, for wildlife by season, late February through early April (local timing). Trinity River Refuge (97 mi) is the pick for spring migration, during the spring (March to May) (local timing). We follow 4 places within 150 miles of College Station; the nearest lies 63 miles to the south.
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)
College Station's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Feb 27 to ~Nov 30
- First leaf ~Jan 26
- First bloom ~Feb 22
- Today
Near College Station right now
- First fall frost usually around Nov 30 · last spring frost around Feb 27NOAA 1991–2020 normals, College Stn Easterwood Fld (4 mi, 50% dates)~2 months
- Fall foliage · Big Thicket National Preserve · 119 miusually late November through early December~8 weeks
College Station'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
- Texas bluebonnets · LBJ National Historical ParkMar–Apr
- Wildflowers · Big Thicket National PreserveMar–Apr
- Fall foliage · Big Thicket National PreserveNov–Dec
- Nov: First fall frostNov
Nearby, season by season
Texas bluebonnets
- LBJ National Historical Park · 128 miLocal timing: March and April~5 months
Fall foliage
- Big Thicket National Preserve · 119 miusually late November through early December~8 weeks
Spring migration
- Trinity River Refuge · 97 miLocal timing: during the spring (March to May)~5 months
Wildflowers
- Big Thicket National Preserve · 119 miAt one spot: late March and April~6 months
Wildlife by season
- Attwater Prairie Chicken Refuge · 63 miLocal timing: late February through early April~5 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Feb 27
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 30
About 276 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Jan 26
First bloom around Feb 22
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at College Stn Easterwood Fld (4 mi from College Station), 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 College Station?
On average around Nov 30, and the last spring frost around Feb 27: about 276 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at College Stn Easterwood Fld, 4 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach College Station?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Jan 26 and first bloom around Feb 22, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see Texas bluebonnets near College Station?
LBJ National Historical Park, 128 miles (local timing: March and April). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see fall foliage near College Station?
Big Thicket National Preserve, 119 miles (usually late November through early December). 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)