Your nature year
Joplin, Missourithrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Joplin?
The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Mar 4 and first bloom around Apr 7. Frost usually lets go around Apr 9 and comes back around Oct 27, according to NOAA's Joplin Regional Airport station, 5.3 miles away: roughly 201 days without it.
Within 150 miles we follow 2 places, out to Flint Hills Refuge 117 miles to the northwest. Sequoyah Refuge, 116 miles from Joplin, is the nearest wildlife by season spot on this site, March – September (local timing). For winter wildlife, the nearest is Sequoyah Refuge (116 mi, November through January (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)
Near Joplin right now
- First fall frost usually around Oct 27 · last spring frost around Apr 9NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Joplin Regional Airport (5.3 mi, 50% dates)~4 weeks
- Sequoyah Refuge · 116 mi · Local timing: March – SeptemberWildlife by season · in its window now
- Winter wildlife · Sequoyah Refuge · 116 miLocal timing: November through January~5 weeks
Your guide around Joplin
Nearby, season by season
Spring migration
- Flint Hills Refuge · 117 miLocal timing: April and May are the best time of year~6 months
Wildlife by season
- Sequoyah Refuge · 116 miLocal timing: March – September
Winter wildlife
- Sequoyah Refuge · 116 miLocal timing: November through January~5 weeks
- Flint Hills Refuge · 117 miLocal timing: November, when numbers peak~5 weeks
Joplin's nature year
- Wildlife by season · Sequoyah RefugeNowMar–Sep
- Mar: Spring green-upMar
- Spring migration · Flint Hills RefugeApr–May
- Apr: Last spring frostApr
- Oct: First fall frostOct
- Winter wildlife · Sequoyah RefugeNov–Jan
Joplin's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 9 to ~Oct 27
- First leaf ~Mar 4
- First bloom ~Apr 7
- Today
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 9
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 27
About 201 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Mar 4
First bloom around Apr 7
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Joplin Regional Airport (5.3 mi from Joplin), 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 Joplin?
On average around Oct 27, and the last spring frost around Apr 9: about 201 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Joplin Regional Airport, 5.3 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Joplin?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Mar 4 and first bloom around Apr 7, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see spring migration near Joplin?
Flint Hills Refuge, 117 miles (local timing: April and May are the best time of year). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildlife by season near Joplin?
Sequoyah Refuge, 116 miles (local timing: March – September). 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)