Your nature year
Palm Bay, Floridathrough the year
Also for Melbourne, FL, West Melbourne, FL, Sebastian, FL: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Palm Bay?
Palm Bay usually sees its last spring frost around Jan 30 and its first fall frost around Jan 11, a frost-free stretch of about -19 days at the Palm Bay weather station (3 mi). Palm Bay sits close to sea level, at about 23 feet.
Spring green-up reaches town around Jan 15, with first blooms around Feb 1. About 2 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. We follow 3 places within 150 miles of Palm Bay; the nearest lies 48 miles to the north. The closest place we follow is Merritt Island Refuge, 48 miles away, for winter wildlife, Nov 1–Apr 30 (local timing).
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)
Palm Bay's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Jan 30 to ~Jan 11
- First leaf ~Jan 15
- First bloom ~Feb 1
- Today
Near Palm Bay right now
- First fall frost usually around Jan 11 · last spring frost around Jan 30NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Palm Bay (3 mi, 50% dates)~3 months
- Winter wildlife · Merritt Island Refuge · 48 miLocal timing: Nov 1–Apr 30~5 weeks
Palm Bay'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 · 48 miLocal timing: Nov 1–Apr 30~5 weeks
- Crystal River Refuge · 134 miLocal timing: Nov 15–Mar 31~7 weeks
- Ding Darling Refuge · 137 miLocal timing: Jan 1–Mar 31~3 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Jan 30
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Jan 11
About -19 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Jan 15
First bloom around Feb 1
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Palm Bay (3 mi from Palm Bay), 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 Palm Bay?
On average around Jan 11, and the last spring frost around Jan 30: about -19 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Palm Bay, 3 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Palm Bay?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Jan 15 and first bloom around Feb 1, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see winter wildlife near Palm Bay?
Merritt Island Refuge, 48 miles (local timing: Nov 1–Apr 30); Crystal River Refuge, 134 miles (local timing: Nov 15–Mar 31); Ding Darling Refuge, 137 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)