Your nature year
Odessa, Texasthrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Odessa?
Leaves usually come out around Feb 6 and the first flowers around Mar 9. About 4 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here.
Odessa usually sees its last spring frost around Mar 15 and its first fall frost around Nov 16, a frost-free stretch of about 246 days at the Odessa weather station (0.8 mi). Carlsbad Caverns, 125 miles from Odessa, is the nearest wildlife by season spot on this site, August through September (usually). For fall foliage, the nearest is Guadalupe Mountains (141 mi, usually the last week of October and the first week of November). Head west for the closest of the 3 places we follow around Odessa.
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 Odessa right now
- First fall frost usually around Nov 16 · last spring frost around Mar 15NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Odessa (0.8 mi, 50% dates)~6 weeks
- Fall foliage · Guadalupe Mountains · 141 miusually the last week of October and the first week of November~3 weeks
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
Fall color in TexasNational park
141 mi
Usual peak: The last week of October and the first week of NovemberNational Park Service ↗
Wildlife by season
Bat flights at dusk in New MexicoNational park
125 mi
Best viewing: August through SeptemberNational Park Service ↗
Fall & winter wildlife
Sandhill cranes in TexasWildlife refuge
146 mi
Most numerous: Between December and FebruaryU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Odessa's nature year
- Feb: Spring green-upFeb
- Mar: Last spring frostMar
- Wildlife by season · Carlsbad CavernsAug–Sep
- Fall foliage · Guadalupe MountainsNowOct–Nov
- Nov: First fall frostNov
- Fall & winter wildlife · Muleshoe RefugeDec–Feb
Odessa's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Mar 15 to ~Nov 16
- First leaf ~Feb 6
- First bloom ~Mar 9
- Today
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Mar 15
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 16
About 246 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Feb 6
First bloom around Mar 9
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Odessa (0.8 mi from Odessa), 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 Odessa?
On average around Nov 16, and the last spring frost around Mar 15: about 246 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Odessa, 0.8 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Odessa?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Feb 6 and first bloom around Mar 9, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Odessa?
Guadalupe Mountains, 141 miles (usually the last week of October and the first week of November). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildlife by season near Odessa?
Carlsbad Caverns, 125 miles (usually: August through September). 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)