Your nature year
New Braunfels, Texasthrough the year
Also for San Marcos, TX, Seguin, TX: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to New Braunfels?
Within 150 miles we follow 3 places, out to Aransas Refuge 125 miles to the southeast. LBJ National Historical Park, 44 miles from New Braunfels, is the nearest texas bluebonnets spot on this site, March and April (local timing).
For wildlife by season, the nearest is Attwater Prairie Chicken Refuge (111 mi, late February through early April (local timing)). Expect about 255 frost-free days in New Braunfels: the last spring frost usually comes around Mar 8, the first fall one around Nov 18, going by NOAA's New Braunfels station 4 miles away. Spring green-up reaches town around Jan 26, with first blooms around Feb 20.
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)
New Braunfels's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Mar 8 to ~Nov 18
- First leaf ~Jan 26
- First bloom ~Feb 20
- Today
Near New Braunfels right now
- First fall frost usually around Nov 18 · last spring frost around Mar 8NOAA 1991–2020 normals, New Braunfels (4 mi, 50% dates)~7 weeks
- Winter wildlife · Aransas Refuge · 125 miLocal timing: typically arriving in late October and departing by mid-April~3 weeks
New Braunfels's nature year
- Jan: Spring green-upJan
- Wildlife by season · Attwater Prairie Chicken RefugeFeb–Apr
- Texas bluebonnets · LBJ National Historical ParkMar–Apr
- Mar: Last spring frostMar
- Winter wildlife · Aransas RefugeOct–Apr
- Nov: First fall frostNov
Nearby, season by season
Texas bluebonnets
- LBJ National Historical Park · 44 miLocal timing: March and April~5 months
Wildlife by season
- Attwater Prairie Chicken Refuge · 111 miLocal timing: late February through early April~5 months
Winter wildlife
- Aransas Refuge · 125 miLocal timing: typically arriving in late October and departing by mid-April~3 weeks
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Mar 8
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 18
About 255 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Jan 26
First bloom around Feb 20
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at New Braunfels (4 mi from New Braunfels), 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 New Braunfels?
On average around Nov 18, and the last spring frost around Mar 8: about 255 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at New Braunfels, 4 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach New Braunfels?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Jan 26 and first bloom around Feb 20, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see Texas bluebonnets near New Braunfels?
LBJ National Historical Park, 44 miles (local timing: March and April). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildlife by season near New Braunfels?
Attwater Prairie Chicken Refuge, 111 miles (local timing: late February through early 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)