Your nature year
Hattiesburg, Mississippithrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Hattiesburg?
Within 150 miles we follow 3 places, out to Mandalay Refuge 149 miles to the southwest. For a day trip, Bayou Sauvage Refuge is 92 miles off; its wildlife by season is Summer (June-August), 2013 bird list (local timing).
For fall foliage, the nearest is Noxubee Refuge (139 mi, November (usually)). Frost usually lets go around Mar 7 and comes back around Nov 23, according to the Hattiesburg 5sw weather station (3.9 mi): roughly 261 days without it. Spring green-up reaches town around Jan 30, with first blooms around Feb 26.
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)
Near Hattiesburg right now
- First fall frost usually around Nov 23 · last spring frost around Mar 7NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Hattiesburg 5sw (3.9 mi, 50% dates)~8 weeks
- Winter wildlife · Mandalay Refuge · 149 miLocal timing: Watch for bald eagles October - May.~1 day
Your guide around Hattiesburg
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Noxubee Refuge · 139 miUsually: November: … Peak of fall colors~5 weeks
Wildlife by season
- Bayou Sauvage Refuge · 92 miLocal timing: Summer (June-August), 2013 bird list~8 months
Winter wildlife
- Mandalay Refuge · 149 miLocal timing: Watch for bald eagles October - May.~1 day
Hattiesburg's nature year
- Jan: Spring green-upJan
- Mar: Last spring frostMar
- Wildlife by season · Bayou Sauvage RefugeJun–Aug
- Winter wildlife · Mandalay RefugeOct–May
- Nov: First fall frostNov
- Nov: Fall foliage · Noxubee RefugeNov
Hattiesburg's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Mar 7 to ~Nov 23
- First leaf ~Jan 30
- First bloom ~Feb 26
- Today
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Mar 7
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 23
About 261 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Jan 30
First bloom around Feb 26
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Hattiesburg 5sw (3.9 mi from Hattiesburg), 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 Hattiesburg?
On average around Nov 23, and the last spring frost around Mar 7: about 261 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Hattiesburg 5sw, 3.9 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Hattiesburg?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Jan 30 and first bloom around Feb 26, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Hattiesburg?
Noxubee Refuge, 139 miles (usually: November: … Peak of fall colors). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildlife by season near Hattiesburg?
Bayou Sauvage Refuge, 92 miles (local timing: Summer (June-August), 2013 bird list). 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)