Your nature year
Macon, Georgiathrough the year
Also for Warner Robins, GA: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Macon?
The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Feb 4 and first bloom around Mar 6. Spring takes about 4 weeks to go from leaf to bloom.
Frost usually lets go around Mar 21 and comes back around Nov 10, according to the nearest NOAA station, Macon Middle Ga Regional Airport: roughly 234 days without it. Piedmont Refuge, 21 miles from Macon, is the nearest fall & winter wildlife spot on this site, fall and winter (local timing). Chattahoochee River (89 mi) is the pick for wildflowers, early spring (local timing). Within 150 miles we follow 3 places, out to Talladega National Forest 131 miles to the west.
Checked against 3 official sources · How we check →
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 Macon right now
- First fall frost usually around Nov 10 · last spring frost around Mar 21NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Macon Middle Ga Regional Airport (8.6 mi, 50% dates)~5 weeks
- In season nearby: Fall & winter wildlife1 place in its usual window now, listed belowIn season
- Fall foliage · next season nearby · 131 miStatewide: usually well under way by early November~4 weeks
Places near Macon
Wood ducks and migratory waterfowl in GeorgiaWildlife refuge
21 mi
Season: Fall and winterU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Spring wildflowers in GeorgiaNational Recreation Area
89 mi
Season: Early springNational Park Service ↗
Fall color in AlabamaNational forest
131 mi
Statewide timing: By early NovemberUSA National Phenology Network ↗
Macon's nature year
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Macon's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Mar 21 to ~Nov 10
- First leaf ~Feb 4
- First bloom ~Mar 6
- Today
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Mar 21
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 10
About 234 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Feb 4
First bloom around Mar 6
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Macon Middle Ga Regional Airport (8.6 mi from Macon), 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 Macon?
On average around Nov 10, and the last spring frost around Mar 21: about 234 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Macon Middle Ga Regional Airport, 8.6 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Macon?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Feb 4 and first bloom around Mar 6, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Macon?
The nearest is Talladega National Forest (131 miles). Talladega National Forest: statewide: usually well under way by early November. Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildflowers near Macon?
The nearest is Chattahoochee River (89 miles). Chattahoochee River: local timing: early spring. 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)