Your nature year
Greenville, Mississippithrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Greenville?
Spring green-up reaches town around Feb 8, with first blooms around Mar 12. Greenville usually sees its last spring frost around Mar 13 and its first fall frost around Nov 15, a frost-free stretch of about 247 days at NOAA's Greenville station, 1.7 miles away.
We follow 3 places within 150 miles of Greenville; the nearest lies 24 miles to the north. The closest place we follow is Dahomey Refuge, 24 miles away, for spring migration, March – June (local timing). For wildflowers, the nearest is Dahomey Refuge (24 mi, 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)
Greenville's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Mar 13 to ~Nov 15
- First leaf ~Feb 8
- First bloom ~Mar 12
- Today
Near Greenville right now
- First fall frost usually around Nov 15 · last spring frost around Mar 13NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Greenville (1.7 mi, 50% dates)~7 weeks
- Fall foliage · Noxubee Refuge · 131 miUsually: November: … Peak of fall colors~5 weeks
Greenville's nature year
- Feb: Spring green-upFeb
- Spring migration · Dahomey RefugeMar–Jun
- Mar: Last spring frostMar
- Apr: Wildflowers · Dahomey RefugeApr
- Nov: First fall frostNov
- Nov: Fall foliage · Noxubee RefugeNov
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Noxubee Refuge · 131 miUsually: November: … Peak of fall colors~5 weeks
- Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi · 148 miLocal timing: from mid-October near Nashville to just before Thanksgiving near Jackson, Mississippi~2 weeks
Spring migration
- Dahomey Refuge · 24 miLocal timing: March – June~5 months
Wildflowers
- Dahomey Refuge · 24 miLocal timing: April~6 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Mar 13
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 15
About 247 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Feb 8
First bloom around Mar 12
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Greenville (1.7 mi from Greenville), 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 Greenville?
On average around Nov 15, and the last spring frost around Mar 13: about 247 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Greenville, 1.7 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Greenville?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Feb 8 and first bloom around Mar 12, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Greenville?
Noxubee Refuge, 131 miles (usually: November: … Peak of fall colors); Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi, 148 miles (local timing: from mid-October near Nashville to just before Thanksgiving near Jackson, Mississippi). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see spring migration near Greenville?
Dahomey Refuge, 24 miles (local timing: March – June). 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)