Your nature year
Nixa, Missourithrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Nixa?
Sequoyah Refuge, 145 miles from Nixa, is the nearest wildlife by season spot on this site, March – September (local timing). For winter wildlife, the nearest is Sequoyah Refuge (145 mi, November through January (local timing)).
At the Ozark weather station (3.9 mi), the average first fall frost is Oct 23 and the last spring frost Apr 15, which leaves Nixa some 191 growing days. About 5 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Mar 9 and first bloom around Apr 12. We follow 1 places within 150 miles of Nixa; the nearest lies 145 miles to the southwest.
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 Nixa right now
- First fall frost usually around Oct 23 · last spring frost around Apr 15NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Ozark (3.9 mi, 50% dates)~3 weeks
- Sequoyah Refuge · 145 mi · Local timing: March – SeptemberWildlife by season · in its window now
- Winter wildlife · Sequoyah Refuge · 145 miLocal timing: November through January~5 weeks
Your guide around Nixa
Nearby, season by season
Wildlife by season
- Sequoyah Refuge · 145 miLocal timing: March – September
Winter wildlife
- Sequoyah Refuge · 145 miLocal timing: November through January~5 weeks
Nixa's nature year
- Wildlife by season · Sequoyah RefugeNowMar–Sep
- Mar: Spring green-upMar
- Apr: Last spring frostApr
- Oct: First fall frostOct
- Winter wildlife · Sequoyah RefugeNov–Jan
Nixa's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 15 to ~Oct 23
- First leaf ~Mar 9
- First bloom ~Apr 12
- Today
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 15
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 23
About 191 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Mar 9
First bloom around Apr 12
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Ozark (3.9 mi from Nixa), 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 Nixa?
On average around Oct 23, and the last spring frost around Apr 15: about 191 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Ozark, 3.9 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Nixa?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Mar 9 and first bloom around Apr 12, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see wildlife by season near Nixa?
Sequoyah Refuge, 145 miles (local timing: March – September). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see winter wildlife near Nixa?
Sequoyah Refuge, 145 miles (local timing: November through January). 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)