Your nature year
Prattville, Alabamathrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Prattville?
For a day trip, Talladega National Forest is 81 miles off; its fall foliage is usually well under way by early November (statewide). Wheeler Refuge (148 mi) is the pick for wildflowers, Apr 1–30 (local timing).
At some 325 feet up, Prattville is on low ground. Frost usually lets go around Mar 13 and comes back around Nov 13, according to the nearest NOAA station, Montgomery Airport: roughly 245 days without it. About 4 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Feb 4 and first bloom around Mar 5. Within 150 miles we follow 3 places, out to Wheeler Refuge 148 miles to the north. Statewide, Alabama's fall color is usually well under way by early November.
Updated Sep 28. 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)
Prattville's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Mar 13 to ~Nov 13
- First leaf ~Feb 4
- First bloom ~Mar 5
- Fall color under way ~Nov 4 (AL)
- Today
Near Prattville right now
- Fall color is usually well under way by early November in AlabamaStatewide · USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025 · not a forecast~5 weeks
- First fall frost usually around Nov 13 · last spring frost around Mar 13NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Montgomery Airport (10.6 mi, 50% dates)~6 weeks
- Fall foliage · Talladega National Forest · 81 miStatewide: usually well under way by early November~5 weeks
Prattville's nature year
- Feb: Spring green-upFeb
- Mar: Last spring frostMar
- Apr: Wildflowers · Wheeler RefugeApr
- Nov: Fall color (AL)Nov
- Nov: First fall frostNov
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Talladega National Forest · 81 miStatewide: usually well under way by early November~5 weeks
- Little River Canyon · 143 miusually Oct 21–Nov 10~3 weeks
Wildflowers
- Wheeler Refuge · 148 miLocal timing: Apr 1–30~6 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Mar 13
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 13
About 245 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Feb 4
First bloom around Mar 5
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Montgomery Airport (10.6 mi from Prattville), 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 Prattville?
On average around Nov 13, and the last spring frost around Mar 13: about 245 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Montgomery Airport, 10.6 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Prattville?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Feb 4 and first bloom around Mar 5, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Prattville?
Talladega National Forest, 81 miles (statewide: usually well under way by early November); Little River Canyon, 143 miles (usually Oct 21–Nov 10). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildflowers near Prattville?
Wheeler Refuge, 148 miles (local timing: Apr 1–30). 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) · USA National Phenology Network, colored leaves observations (opens in a new tab) (Sep 28)