Your nature year
Columbus, Georgiathrough the year
Also for Phenix City, AL: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Columbus?
At NOAA's Columbus #2 station, 3.7 miles away, the average first fall frost is Nov 11 and the last spring frost Mar 21, which leaves Columbus some 235 growing days. Columbus sits at about 292 feet. Leaves usually come out around Feb 4 and the first flowers around Mar 5. Spring takes about 4 weeks to go from leaf to bloom. Within 150 miles we follow 3 places, out to DeSoto State Park 147 miles to the north. Talladega National Forest, 86 miles from Columbus, is the nearest fall foliage spot on this site, usually well under way by early November (statewide).
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)
Columbus's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Mar 21 to ~Nov 11
- First leaf ~Feb 4
- First bloom ~Mar 5
- Today
Near Columbus right now
- First fall frost usually around Nov 11 · last spring frost around Mar 21NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Columbus #2 (3.7 mi, 50% dates)~6 weeks
- Fall foliage · Talladega National Forest · 86 miStatewide: usually well under way by early November~5 weeks
Columbus's nature year
- Spring green-upFeb
- Last spring frostMar
- First fall frostNov
- Fall foliage · Talladega National ForestNov
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Talladega National Forest · 86 miStatewide: usually well under way by early November~5 weeks
- Little River Canyon · 137 miusually Oct 21–Nov 10~3 weeks
- DeSoto State Park · 147 miStatewide: usually well under way by early November~5 weeks
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Mar 21
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 11
About 235 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Feb 4
First bloom around Mar 5
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Columbus #2 (3.7 mi from Columbus), 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 Columbus?
On average around Nov 11, and the last spring frost around Mar 21: about 235 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Columbus #2, 3.7 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Columbus?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Feb 4 and first bloom around Mar 5, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Columbus?
Talladega National Forest, 86 miles (statewide: usually well under way by early November); Little River Canyon, 137 miles (usually Oct 21–Nov 10); DeSoto State Park, 147 miles (statewide: usually well under way by early November). 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)