Your nature year
Corpus Christi, Texasthrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Corpus Christi?
Expect about -18 frost-free days in Corpus Christi: the last spring frost usually comes around Jan 22, the first fall one around Jan 4, going by NOAA's Port Aransas 11 SSW station 3.9 miles away. Leaves usually come out around Jan 19 and the first flowers around Feb 8.
Spring takes about 3 weeks to go from leaf to bloom. Head south for the closest of the 4 places we follow around Corpus Christi. For a day trip, Padre Island National Seashore is 24 miles off; its wildlife by season is mid-June through August (at one spot). Aransas Refuge (44 mi) is the pick for winter wildlife, typically arriving in late October and departing by mid-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)
Corpus Christi's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Jan 22 to ~Jan 4
- First leaf ~Jan 19
- First bloom ~Feb 8
- Today
Near Corpus Christi right now
- First fall frost usually around Jan 4 · last spring frost around Jan 22NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Port Aransas 11 SSW (3.9 mi, 50% dates)~3 months
- Winter wildlife · Aransas Refuge · 44 miLocal timing: typically arriving in late October and departing by mid-April~3 weeks
Corpus Christi's nature year
- Jan: Spring green-upJan
- Jan: Last spring frostJan
- Jan: First fall frostJan
- Wildlife by season · Padre Island National SeashoreJun–Aug
- Winter wildlife · Aransas RefugeOct–Apr
Nearby, season by season
Wildlife by season
- Padre Island National Seashore · 24 miAt one spot: mid-June through August~9 months
- Attwater Prairie Chicken Refuge · 143 miLocal timing: late February through early April~5 months
Winter wildlife
- Aransas Refuge · 44 miLocal timing: typically arriving in late October and departing by mid-April~3 weeks
- Laguna Atascosa Refuge · 106 miLocal timing: November, the peak month~5 weeks
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Jan 22
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Jan 4
About -18 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Jan 19
First bloom around Feb 8
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Port Aransas 11 SSW (3.9 mi from Corpus Christi), 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 Corpus Christi?
On average around Jan 4, and the last spring frost around Jan 22: about -18 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Port Aransas 11 SSW, 3.9 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Corpus Christi?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Jan 19 and first bloom around Feb 8, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see wildlife by season near Corpus Christi?
Padre Island National Seashore, 24 miles (at one spot: mid-June through August); Attwater Prairie Chicken Refuge, 143 miles (local timing: late February through early April). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see winter wildlife near Corpus Christi?
Aransas Refuge, 44 miles (local timing: typically arriving in late October and departing by mid-April); Laguna Atascosa Refuge, 106 miles (local timing: November, the peak month). 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)