Your nature year
Fulshear, Texasthrough the year
Also for Rosenberg, TX: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Fulshear?
Attwater Prairie Chicken Refuge, 23 miles from Fulshear, is the nearest wildlife by season spot on this site, late February through early April (local timing). For spring migration, the nearest is Trinity River Refuge (73 mi, during the spring (March to May) (local timing)).
Frost usually lets go around Feb 9 and comes back around Dec 13, according to the nearest NOAA station, Sugar Land: roughly 307 days without it. About 3 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. Leaves usually come out around Jan 23 and the first flowers around Feb 16. We follow 4 places within 150 miles of Fulshear; the nearest lies 23 miles to the west.
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)
Fulshear's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Feb 9 to ~Dec 13
- First leaf ~Jan 23
- First bloom ~Feb 16
- Today
Near Fulshear right now
- First fall frost usually around Dec 13 · last spring frost around Feb 9NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Sugar Land (14.6 mi, 50% dates)~2 months
- Winter wildlife · Aransas Refuge · 111 miLocal timing: typically arriving in late October and departing by mid-April~3 weeks
Fulshear'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
- Wildflowers · Big Thicket National PreserveMar–Apr
- Winter wildlife · Aransas RefugeOct–Apr
- Fall foliage · Big Thicket National PreserveNov–Dec
- Dec: First fall frostDec
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Big Thicket National Preserve · 105 miusually late November through early December~8 weeks
Spring migration
- Trinity River Refuge · 73 miLocal timing: during the spring (March to May)~5 months
Wildflowers
- Big Thicket National Preserve · 105 miAt one spot: late March and April~6 months
Wildlife by season
- Attwater Prairie Chicken Refuge · 23 miLocal timing: late February through early April~5 months
Winter wildlife
- Aransas Refuge · 111 miLocal timing: typically arriving in late October and departing by mid-April~3 weeks
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Feb 9
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Dec 13
About 307 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Jan 23
First bloom around Feb 16
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Sugar Land (14.6 mi from Fulshear), 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 Fulshear?
On average around Dec 13, and the last spring frost around Feb 9: about 307 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Sugar Land, 14.6 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Fulshear?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Jan 23 and first bloom around Feb 16, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Fulshear?
Big Thicket National Preserve, 105 miles (usually late November through early December). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see spring migration near Fulshear?
Trinity River Refuge, 73 miles (local timing: during the spring (March to May)). 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)