Your nature year
Jacksonville, Floridathrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Jacksonville?
The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Jan 22 and first bloom around Feb 14. Jacksonville usually sees its last spring frost around Feb 1 and its first fall frost around Jan 5, a frost-free stretch of about -27 days at the Jacksonville Nas weather station (7.2 mi).
Head southwest for the closest of the 4 places we follow around Jacksonville. The closest place we follow is Crystal River Refuge, 115 miles away, for winter wildlife, Nov 15–Mar 31 (local timing). At roughly 4 feet, Jacksonville is about as low as towns get.
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)
Jacksonville's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Feb 1 to ~Jan 5
- First leaf ~Jan 22
- First bloom ~Feb 14
- Today
Near Jacksonville right now
- First fall frost usually around Jan 5 · last spring frost around Feb 1NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Jacksonville Nas (7.2 mi, 50% dates)~3 months
- Winter wildlife · Crystal River Refuge · 115 miLocal timing: Nov 15–Mar 31~7 weeks
Jacksonville's nature year
- Jan: Spring green-upJan
- Jan: First fall frostJan
- Feb: Last spring frostFeb
- Winter wildlife · Crystal River RefugeNov–Mar
Nearby, season by season
Winter wildlife
- Crystal River Refuge · 115 miLocal timing: Nov 15–Mar 31~7 weeks
- Merritt Island Refuge · 130 miLocal timing: Nov 1–Apr 30~5 weeks
- Savannah Refuge · 131 miLocal timing: Dec 1–Jan 31~2 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Feb 1
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Jan 5
About -27 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Jan 22
First bloom around Feb 14
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Jacksonville Nas (7.2 mi from Jacksonville), 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 Jacksonville?
On average around Jan 5, and the last spring frost around Feb 1: about -27 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Jacksonville Nas, 7.2 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Jacksonville?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Jan 22 and first bloom around Feb 14, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see winter wildlife near Jacksonville?
Crystal River Refuge, 115 miles (local timing: Nov 15–Mar 31); Merritt Island Refuge, 130 miles (local timing: Nov 1–Apr 30); Savannah Refuge, 131 miles (local timing: Dec 1–Jan 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)