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Your nature year

Huntsville, Alabamathrough the year

Also for Madison, AL, Decatur, AL, Athens, AL, Florence, AL, Gadsden, AL: the same nearby places.

When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Huntsville?

DeSoto State Park, 63 miles from Huntsville, is the nearest fall foliage spot on this site, usually well under way by early November (statewide). Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi (120 mi) is the pick for wildflowers, Mar 1–May 31 (local timing). The town is about 640 feet above sea level. Expect about 229 frost-free days in Huntsville: the last spring frost usually comes around Mar 24, the first fall one around Nov 8, going by NOAA's Huntsville International Airport station 7.2 miles away. Spring takes about 5 weeks to go from leaf to bloom. The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Feb 17 and first bloom around Mar 24. Within 150 miles we follow 5 places, out to Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi 120 miles to the west. Across Alabama, fall color is usually well under way by early November.

Updated Sep 28. 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)

Huntsville's year at a glance

  • Frost possible
  • Frost-free, ~Mar 24 to ~Nov 8
  • First leaf ~Feb 17
  • First bloom ~Mar 24
  • Fall color under way ~Nov 4 (AL)
  • Today

Near Huntsville right now

  • Fall color is usually well under way by early November in AlabamaStatewide · USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025 · not a forecast
    ~5 weeks
  • First fall frost usually around Nov 8 · last spring frost around Mar 24NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Huntsville International Airport (7.2 mi, 50% dates)
    ~6 weeks
  • Fall foliage · DeSoto State Park · 63 miStatewide: usually well under way by early November
    ~5 weeks

Huntsville's nature year

From the town's own dates and its nearest places
  • Spring green-upFeb
  • Wildflowers · Natchez Trace Parkway, MississippiMar–May
  • Last spring frostMar
  • Fall color (AL)Nov
  • First fall frostNov

Nearby, season by season

Real places within 150 miles, straight-line

Fall foliage

Wildflowers

Frost and green-up

Last spring frost

Mar 24

Average (50% date)

First fall frost

Nov 8

About 229 days without frost between

Spring green-up

Feb 17

First bloom around Mar 24

Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Huntsville International Airport (7.2 mi from Huntsville), 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 Huntsville?

On average around Nov 8, and the last spring frost around Mar 24: about 229 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Huntsville International Airport, 7.2 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).

When does spring green-up reach Huntsville?

The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Feb 17 and first bloom around Mar 24, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.

Where can I see fall foliage near Huntsville?

DeSoto State Park, 63 miles (statewide: usually well under way by early November); Little River Canyon, 63 miles (usually Oct 21–Nov 10); Natchez Trace Parkway, 71 miles (local timing: Oct 11–31). Distances are straight-line.

Where can I see wildflowers near Huntsville?

Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi, 120 miles (local timing: Mar 1–May 31). 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) · USA National Phenology Network, colored leaves observations (opens in a new tab) (Sep 28)

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