Your nature year
Homestead, Floridathrough the year
Also for Coral Gables, FL, Cutler Bay, FL, Palmetto Bay, FL: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Homestead?
At the nearest NOAA station, Perrine 4w, the average first fall frost is Jan 13 and the last spring frost Jan 18, which leaves Homestead some -5 growing days. Leaves usually come out around Jan 11 and the first flowers around Jan 24.
About 2 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. We follow 2 places within 150 miles of Homestead; the nearest lies 79 miles to the southwest. The closest place we follow is National Key Deer Refuge, 79 miles away, for spring migration, March and April (local timing). For winter wildlife, the nearest is Ding Darling Refuge (125 mi, January to March (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)
Homestead's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Jan 18 to ~Jan 13
- First leaf ~Jan 11
- First bloom ~Jan 24
- Today
Near Homestead right now
- First fall frost usually around Jan 13 · last spring frost around Jan 18NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Perrine 4w (8 mi, 50% dates)~3 months
- Winter wildlife · Ding Darling Refuge · 125 miLocal timing: January to March~3 months
Homestead's nature year
- Winter wildlife · Ding Darling RefugeJan–Mar
- Jan: Spring green-upJan
- Jan: Last spring frostJan
- Jan: First fall frostJan
- Spring migration · National Key Deer RefugeMar–Apr
Nearby, season by season
Spring migration
- National Key Deer Refuge · 79 miLocal timing: March and April~5 months
Winter wildlife
- Ding Darling Refuge · 125 miLocal timing: January to March~3 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Jan 18
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Jan 13
About -5 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Jan 11
First bloom around Jan 24
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Perrine 4w (8 mi from Homestead), 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 Homestead?
On average around Jan 13, and the last spring frost around Jan 18: about -5 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Perrine 4w, 8 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Homestead?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Jan 11 and first bloom around Jan 24, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see spring migration near Homestead?
National Key Deer Refuge, 79 miles (local timing: March and April). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see winter wildlife near Homestead?
Ding Darling Refuge, 125 miles (local timing: January to March). 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)