Your nature year
Hinesville, Georgiathrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Hinesville?
For a day trip, Savannah Refuge is 40 miles off; its winter wildlife is Dec 1–Jan 31 (local timing). Congaree National Park (145 mi) is the pick for fall foliage, usually Oct 21–Nov 10.
At roughly 86 feet, Hinesville is about as low as towns get. Hinesville usually sees its last spring frost around Mar 5 and its first fall frost around Nov 29, a frost-free stretch of about 269 days at NOAA's Ft Stewart station, 3 miles away. Spring takes about 4 weeks to go from leaf to bloom. Spring green-up reaches town around Jan 28, with first blooms around Feb 24. Within 150 miles we follow 3 places, out to Congaree National Park 145 miles to the north.
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)
Hinesville's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Mar 5 to ~Nov 29
- First leaf ~Jan 28
- First bloom ~Feb 24
- Today
Near Hinesville right now
- First fall frost usually around Nov 29 · last spring frost around Mar 5NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Ft Stewart (3 mi, 50% dates)~2 months
- Fall foliage · Congaree National Park · 145 miusually Oct 21–Nov 10~3 weeks
Hinesville's nature year
- Jan: Spring green-upJan
- Mar: Last spring frostMar
- Synchronous fireflies · Congaree National ParkMay–Jun
- Fall foliage · Congaree National ParkOct–Nov
- Nov: First fall frostNov
- Winter wildlife · Savannah RefugeDec–Jan
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Congaree National Park · 145 miusually Oct 21–Nov 10~3 weeks
Synchronous fireflies
- Congaree National Park · 145 miusually May 11–Jun 20~7 months
Winter wildlife
- Savannah Refuge · 40 miLocal timing: Dec 1–Jan 31~2 months
- Santee Refuge · 136 miLocal timing: Nov 1–Feb 28~5 weeks
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Mar 5
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 29
About 269 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Jan 28
First bloom around Feb 24
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Ft Stewart (3 mi from Hinesville), 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 Hinesville?
On average around Nov 29, and the last spring frost around Mar 5: about 269 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Ft Stewart, 3 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Hinesville?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Jan 28 and first bloom around Feb 24, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Hinesville?
Congaree National Park, 145 miles (usually Oct 21–Nov 10). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see synchronous fireflies near Hinesville?
Congaree National Park, 145 miles (usually May 11–Jun 20). 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)