Your nature year
Hot Springs, Arkansasthrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Hot Springs?
Hot Springs usually sees its last spring frost around Mar 19 and its first fall frost around Nov 13, a frost-free stretch of about 239 days at NOAA's Hot Springs 1 NNE station, 1.6 miles away. Leaves usually come out around Feb 15 and the first flowers around Mar 21.
About 5 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. Head northwest for the closest of the 2 places we follow around Hot Springs. The closest place we follow is Sequoyah Refuge, 127 miles away, for winter wildlife, November through January (local timing). For spring migration, the nearest is Dahomey Refuge (134 mi, March – June (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)
Hot Springs's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Mar 19 to ~Nov 13
- First leaf ~Feb 15
- First bloom ~Mar 21
- Today
Near Hot Springs right now
- First fall frost usually around Nov 13 · last spring frost around Mar 19NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Hot Springs 1 NNE (1.6 mi, 50% dates)~6 weeks
- Winter wildlife · Sequoyah Refuge · 127 miLocal timing: November through January~5 weeks
Hot Springs's nature year
- Feb: Spring green-upFeb
- Spring migration · Dahomey RefugeMar–Jun
- Mar: Last spring frostMar
- Apr: Wildflowers · Dahomey RefugeApr
- Nov: First fall frostNov
- Winter wildlife · Sequoyah RefugeNov–Jan
Nearby, season by season
Spring migration
- Dahomey Refuge · 134 miLocal timing: March – June~5 months
Wildflowers
- Dahomey Refuge · 134 miLocal timing: April~6 months
Winter wildlife
- Sequoyah Refuge · 127 miLocal timing: November through January~5 weeks
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Mar 19
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 13
About 239 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Feb 15
First bloom around Mar 21
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Hot Springs 1 NNE (1.6 mi from Hot Springs), 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 Hot Springs?
On average around Nov 13, and the last spring frost around Mar 19: about 239 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Hot Springs 1 NNE, 1.6 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Hot Springs?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Feb 15 and first bloom around Mar 21, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see spring migration near Hot Springs?
Dahomey Refuge, 134 miles (local timing: March – June). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildflowers near Hot Springs?
Dahomey Refuge, 134 miles (local timing: April). 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)