Your nature year
Shawnee, Oklahomathrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Shawnee?
The closest place we follow is Sequoyah Refuge, 112 miles away, for winter wildlife, Nov 1–Jan 31 (local timing). Shawnee sits at about 1,075 feet.
Expect about 220 frost-free days in Shawnee: the last spring frost usually comes around Mar 30, the first fall one around Nov 5, going by NOAA's Shawnee 3nnw Mesonet station 0.5 miles away. About 5 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. Spring green-up reaches town around Feb 21, with first blooms around Mar 26. We follow 3 places within 150 miles of Shawnee; the nearest lies 112 miles to the east.
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)
Shawnee's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Mar 30 to ~Nov 5
- First leaf ~Feb 21
- First bloom ~Mar 26
- Today
Near Shawnee right now
- First fall frost usually around Nov 5 · last spring frost around Mar 30NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Shawnee 3nnw Mesonet (0.5 mi, 50% dates)~5 weeks
- Winter wildlife · Sequoyah Refuge · 112 miLocal timing: Nov 1–Jan 31~5 weeks
Shawnee's nature year
- Feb: Spring green-upFeb
- Mar: Last spring frostMar
- Nov: First fall frostNov
- Winter wildlife · Sequoyah RefugeNov–Jan
Nearby, season by season
Winter wildlife
- Sequoyah Refuge · 112 miLocal timing: Nov 1–Jan 31~5 weeks
- Hagerman Refuge · 113 miLocal timing: Nov 1–Feb 28~5 weeks
- Salt Plains Refuge · 119 miLocal timing: Jan 1–Feb 28~3 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Mar 30
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 5
About 220 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Feb 21
First bloom around Mar 26
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Shawnee 3nnw Mesonet (0.5 mi from Shawnee), 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 Shawnee?
On average around Nov 5, and the last spring frost around Mar 30: about 220 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Shawnee 3nnw Mesonet, 0.5 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Shawnee?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Feb 21 and first bloom around Mar 26, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see winter wildlife near Shawnee?
Sequoyah Refuge, 112 miles (local timing: Nov 1–Jan 31); Hagerman Refuge, 113 miles (local timing: Nov 1–Feb 28); Salt Plains Refuge, 119 miles (local timing: Jan 1–Feb 28). 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)