Your nature year
Orlando, Floridathrough the year
Also for Kissimmee, FL, St. Cloud, FL, Winter Garden, FL: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Orlando?
At roughly 80 feet, Orlando is about as low as towns get. Spring green-up reaches town around Jan 15, with first blooms around Feb 2.
About 3 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. Expect about -15 frost-free days in Orlando: the last spring frost usually comes around Jan 25, the first fall one around Jan 10, going by NOAA's Orlando International Airport station 4.3 miles away. The closest place we follow is Merritt Island Refuge, 35 miles away, for winter wildlife, Nov 1–Apr 30 (local timing). Head northeast for the closest of the 3 places we follow around Orlando.
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)
Orlando's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Jan 25 to ~Jan 10
- First leaf ~Jan 15
- First bloom ~Feb 2
- Today
Near Orlando right now
- First fall frost usually around Jan 10 · last spring frost around Jan 25NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Orlando International Airport (4.3 mi, 50% dates)~3 months
- Winter wildlife · Merritt Island Refuge · 35 miLocal timing: Nov 1–Apr 30~5 weeks
Orlando's nature year
- Jan: Spring green-upJan
- Jan: Last spring frostJan
- Jan: First fall frostJan
- Winter wildlife · Merritt Island RefugeNov–Apr
Nearby, season by season
Winter wildlife
- Merritt Island Refuge · 35 miLocal timing: Nov 1–Apr 30~5 weeks
- Crystal River Refuge · 88 miLocal timing: Nov 15–Mar 31~7 weeks
- Ding Darling Refuge · 145 miLocal timing: Jan 1–Mar 31~3 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Jan 25
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Jan 10
About -15 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Jan 15
First bloom around Feb 2
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Orlando International Airport (4.3 mi from Orlando), 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 Orlando?
On average around Jan 10, and the last spring frost around Jan 25: about -15 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Orlando International Airport, 4.3 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Orlando?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Jan 15 and first bloom around Feb 2, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see winter wildlife near Orlando?
Merritt Island Refuge, 35 miles (local timing: Nov 1–Apr 30); Crystal River Refuge, 88 miles (local timing: Nov 15–Mar 31); Ding Darling Refuge, 145 miles (local timing: Jan 1–Mar 31). 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)