Your nature year
Enterprise, Alabamathrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Enterprise?
Spring green-up reaches town around Jan 29, with first blooms around Feb 26. About 4 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here.
At the nearest NOAA station, Enterprise 4 W, the average first fall frost is Nov 21 and the last spring frost Mar 9, which leaves Enterprise some 257 growing days. The closest place we follow is St. Marks Refuge, 129 miles away, for winter wildlife, between Thanksgiving and Christmas (local timing). Talladega National Forest (149 mi) is the pick for fall foliage, usually well under way by early November (statewide). We follow 2 places within 150 miles of Enterprise; the nearest lies 129 miles to the southeast. Statewide, Alabama's fall color is usually well under way by early November.
Updated Sep 29. 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)
Enterprise's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Mar 9 to ~Nov 21
- First leaf ~Jan 29
- First bloom ~Feb 26
- Fall color under way ~Nov 4 (AL)
- Today
Near Enterprise right now
- Fall color is usually well under way by early November in AlabamaStatewide · USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025 · not a forecast~5 weeks
- First fall frost usually around Nov 21 · last spring frost around Mar 9NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Enterprise 4 W (3.3 mi, 50% dates)~8 weeks
- Fall foliage · Talladega National Forest · 149 miStatewide: usually well under way by early November~5 weeks
Enterprise's nature year
- Jan: Spring green-upJan
- Mar: Last spring frostMar
- Winter wildlife · St. Marks RefugeNov–Dec
- Nov: Fall color (AL)Nov
- Nov: First fall frostNov
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Talladega National Forest · 149 miStatewide: usually well under way by early November~5 weeks
Winter wildlife
- St. Marks Refuge · 129 miLocal timing: between Thanksgiving and Christmas~7 weeks
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Mar 9
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 21
About 257 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Jan 29
First bloom around Feb 26
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Enterprise 4 W (3.3 mi from Enterprise), 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 Enterprise?
On average around Nov 21, and the last spring frost around Mar 9: about 257 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Enterprise 4 W, 3.3 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Enterprise?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Jan 29 and first bloom around Feb 26, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Enterprise?
Talladega National Forest, 149 miles (statewide: usually well under way by early November). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see winter wildlife near Enterprise?
St. Marks Refuge, 129 miles (local timing: between Thanksgiving and Christmas). 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) · USA National Phenology Network, colored leaves observations (opens in a new tab) (Sep 29)