Your nature year
Port St. Lucie, Floridathrough the year
Also for Fort Pierce, FL: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Port St. Lucie?
Head north for the closest of the 3 places we follow around Port St. Lucie. Merritt Island Refuge, 96 miles from Port St. Lucie, is the nearest winter wildlife spot on this site, the cool winter months, November to April (local timing).
Frost usually lets go around Jan 23 and comes back around Jan 18, according to the nearest NOAA station, Stuart: roughly -5 days without it. The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Jan 14 and first bloom around Jan 29.
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 Port St. Lucie right now
- First fall frost usually around Jan 18 · last spring frost around Jan 23NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Stuart (11.1 mi, 50% dates)~4 months
- Winter wildlife · Merritt Island Refuge · 96 miLocal timing: the cool winter months, November to April~5 weeks
Your guide around Port St. Lucie
Nearby, season by season
Winter wildlife
- Merritt Island Refuge · 96 miLocal timing: the cool winter months, November to April~5 weeks
- Ten Thousand Islands Refuge · 115 miLocal timing: about October to March~1 day
- Ding Darling Refuge · 121 miLocal timing: January to March~3 months
Port St. Lucie's nature year
- Jan: Spring green-upJan
- Jan: Last spring frostJan
- Jan: First fall frostJan
- Winter wildlife · Merritt Island RefugeNov–Apr
Port St. Lucie's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Jan 23 to ~Jan 18
- First leaf ~Jan 14
- First bloom ~Jan 29
- Today
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Jan 23
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Jan 18
About -5 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Jan 14
First bloom around Jan 29
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Stuart (11.1 mi from Port St. Lucie), 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 Port St. Lucie?
On average around Jan 18, and the last spring frost around Jan 23: about -5 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Stuart, 11.1 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Port St. Lucie?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Jan 14 and first bloom around Jan 29, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see winter wildlife near Port St. Lucie?
Merritt Island Refuge, 96 miles (local timing: the cool winter months, November to April); Ten Thousand Islands Refuge, 115 miles (local timing: about October to March); Ding Darling Refuge, 121 miles (local timing: January to March). 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)