Your nature year
Palm Coast, Floridathrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Palm Coast?
Palm Coast usually sees its last spring frost around Jan 24 and its first fall frost around Jan 11, a frost-free stretch of about -13 days at NOAA's Palm Coast 6ne station, 6.9 miles away. Spring green-up reaches town around Jan 20, with first blooms around Feb 9.
About 3 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. Head southeast for the closest of the 3 places we follow around Palm Coast. The closest place we follow is Merritt Island Refuge, 69 miles away, for winter wildlife, the cool winter months, November to April (local timing). For wildlife by season, the nearest is Harris Neck Refuge (145 mi, between early March to August (at one spot)).
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 Palm Coast right now
- First fall frost usually around Jan 11 · last spring frost around Jan 24NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Palm Coast 6ne (6.9 mi, 50% dates)~3 months
- Winter wildlife · Merritt Island Refuge · 69 miLocal timing: the cool winter months, November to April~5 weeks
Your guide around Palm Coast
Nearby, season by season
Wildlife by season
- Harris Neck Refuge · 145 miAt one spot: between early March to August~5 months
Winter wildlife
- Merritt Island Refuge · 69 miLocal timing: the cool winter months, November to April~5 weeks
- Crystal River Refuge · 93 miLocal timing: November 15 to March 31~7 weeks
- Harris Neck Refuge · 145 miLocal timing: excellent in December and January~2 months
Palm Coast's nature year
- Jan: Spring green-upJan
- Jan: Last spring frostJan
- Jan: First fall frostJan
- Wildlife by season · Harris Neck RefugeMar–Aug
- Winter wildlife · Merritt Island RefugeNov–Apr
Palm Coast's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Jan 24 to ~Jan 11
- First leaf ~Jan 20
- First bloom ~Feb 9
- Today
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Jan 24
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Jan 11
About -13 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Jan 20
First bloom around Feb 9
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Palm Coast 6ne (6.9 mi from Palm Coast), 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 Coast?
On average around Jan 11, and the last spring frost around Jan 24: about -13 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Palm Coast 6ne, 6.9 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Palm Coast?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Jan 20 and first bloom around Feb 9, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see wildlife by season near Palm Coast?
Harris Neck Refuge, 145 miles (at one spot: between early March to August). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see winter wildlife near Palm Coast?
Merritt Island Refuge, 69 miles (local timing: the cool winter months, November to April); Crystal River Refuge, 93 miles (local timing: November 15 to March 31); Harris Neck Refuge, 145 miles (local timing: excellent in December and 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)