Your nature year
North Port, Floridathrough the year
Also for Venice, FL: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to North Port?
Ding Darling Refuge, 42 miles from North Port, is the nearest winter wildlife spot on this site, Jan 1–Mar 31 (local timing). North Port sits close to sea level, at about 16 feet.
Expect about -26 frost-free days in North Port: the last spring frost usually comes around Feb 1, the first fall one around Jan 6, going by NOAA's Myakka Rvr Sp station 14.5 miles away. About 2 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. Spring green-up reaches town around Jan 15, with first blooms around Jan 31. Head south for the closest of the 3 places we follow around North Port.
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)
North Port's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Feb 1 to ~Jan 6
- First leaf ~Jan 15
- First bloom ~Jan 31
- Today
Near North Port right now
- First fall frost usually around Jan 6 · last spring frost around Feb 1NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Myakka Rvr Sp (14.5 mi, 50% dates)~3 months
- Winter wildlife · Ding Darling Refuge · 42 miLocal timing: Jan 1–Mar 31~3 months
North Port's nature year
- Winter wildlife · Ding Darling RefugeJan–Mar
- Jan: Spring green-upJan
- Jan: First fall frostJan
- Feb: Last spring frostFeb
Nearby, season by season
Winter wildlife
- Ding Darling Refuge · 42 miLocal timing: Jan 1–Mar 31~3 months
- Crystal River Refuge · 128 miLocal timing: Nov 15–Mar 31~7 weeks
- Merritt Island Refuge · 141 miLocal timing: Nov 1–Apr 30~5 weeks
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Feb 1
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Jan 6
About -26 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Jan 15
First bloom around Jan 31
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Myakka Rvr Sp (14.5 mi from North Port), 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 North Port?
On average around Jan 6, and the last spring frost around Feb 1: about -26 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Myakka Rvr Sp, 14.5 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach North Port?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Jan 15 and first bloom around Jan 31, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see winter wildlife near North Port?
Ding Darling Refuge, 42 miles (local timing: Jan 1–Mar 31); Crystal River Refuge, 128 miles (local timing: Nov 15–Mar 31); Merritt Island Refuge, 141 miles (local timing: Nov 1–Apr 30). 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)