Your nature year
Huntsville, Texasthrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Huntsville?
For a day trip, Trinity River Refuge is 63 miles off; its spring migration is during the spring (March to May) (local timing). For fall foliage, the nearest is Big Thicket National Preserve (77 mi, usually late November through early December).
At the Huntsville weather station (0.9 mi), the average first fall frost is Nov 28 and the last spring frost Mar 1, which leaves Huntsville some 272 growing days. Spring takes about 4 weeks to go from leaf to bloom. Leaves usually come out around Jan 27 and the first flowers around Feb 23. Within 150 miles we follow 3 places, out to Attwater Prairie Chicken Refuge 83 miles to the southwest.
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)
Huntsville's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Mar 1 to ~Nov 28
- First leaf ~Jan 27
- First bloom ~Feb 23
- Today
Near Huntsville right now
- First fall frost usually around Nov 28 · last spring frost around Mar 1NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Huntsville (0.9 mi, 50% dates)~2 months
- Fall foliage · Big Thicket National Preserve · 77 miusually late November through early December~8 weeks
Huntsville's nature year
- Jan: Spring green-upJan
- Wildlife by season · Attwater Prairie Chicken RefugeFeb–Apr
- Spring migration · Trinity River RefugeMar–May
- Wildflowers · Big Thicket National PreserveMar–Apr
- Mar: Last spring frostMar
- Fall foliage · Big Thicket National PreserveNov–Dec
- Nov: First fall frostNov
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Big Thicket National Preserve · 77 miusually late November through early December~8 weeks
Spring migration
- Trinity River Refuge · 63 miLocal timing: during the spring (March to May)~5 months
Wildflowers
- Big Thicket National Preserve · 77 miAt one spot: late March and April~6 months
Wildlife by season
- Attwater Prairie Chicken Refuge · 83 miLocal timing: late February through early April~5 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Mar 1
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 28
About 272 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Jan 27
First bloom around Feb 23
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Huntsville (0.9 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 28, and the last spring frost around Mar 1: about 272 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Huntsville, 0.9 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 Jan 27 and first bloom around Feb 23, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Huntsville?
Big Thicket National Preserve, 77 miles (usually late November through early December). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see spring migration near Huntsville?
Trinity River Refuge, 63 miles (local timing: during the spring (March to May)). 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)