Your nature year
Leesburg, Floridathrough the year
Also for Eustis, FL: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Leesburg?
The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Jan 18 and first bloom around Feb 7. Spring takes about 3 weeks to go from leaf to bloom.
Leesburg usually sees its last spring frost around Jan 26 and its first fall frost around Jan 9, a frost-free stretch of about -17 days at NOAA's Leesburg Municipal Airport station, 9.2 miles away. The closest place we follow is Crystal River Refuge, 43 miles away, for fall & winter wildlife, November 15 to March 31 (local timing). Okefenokee (140 mi) is the pick for wildlife by season, spring and summer (local timing). Head west for the closest of the 3 places we follow around Leesburg.
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 Leesburg right now
- First fall frost usually around Jan 9 · last spring frost around Jan 26NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Leesburg Municipal Airport (9.2 mi, 50% dates)~3 months
- Fall & winter wildlife · Crystal River Refuge · 43 miLocal timing: November 15 to March 31~6 weeks
Nearest places to Leesburg
- Crystal River RefugeWildlife refugeLocal timing: November 15 to March 3143 mi
- Merritt Island RefugeWildlife refugeLocal timing: the cool winter months, November to April71 mi
Nearby, season by season
Wildlife by season
- Okefenokee · 140 miLocal timing: spring and summer~5 months
Fall & winter wildlife
- Crystal River Refuge · 43 miLocal timing: November 15 to March 31~6 weeks
- Merritt Island Refuge · 71 miLocal timing: the cool winter months, November to April~4 weeks
Leesburg's nature year
- Jan: Spring green-upJan
- Jan: Last spring frostJan
- Jan: First fall frostJan
- Wildlife by season · OkefenokeeMar–Aug
- Fall & winter wildlife · Crystal River RefugeNov–Mar
Leesburg's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Jan 26 to ~Jan 9
- First leaf ~Jan 18
- First bloom ~Feb 7
- Today
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Jan 26
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Jan 9
About -17 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Jan 18
First bloom around Feb 7
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Leesburg Municipal Airport (9.2 mi from Leesburg), 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 Leesburg?
On average around Jan 9, and the last spring frost around Jan 26: about -17 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Leesburg Municipal Airport, 9.2 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Leesburg?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Jan 18 and first bloom around Feb 7, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see wildlife by season near Leesburg?
Okefenokee, 140 miles (local timing: spring and summer). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see fall & winter wildlife near Leesburg?
Crystal River Refuge, 43 miles (local timing: November 15 to March 31); Merritt Island Refuge, 71 miles (local timing: the cool winter months, November to 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)