Your nature year
Starkville, Mississippithrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Starkville?
The closest place we follow is Noxubee Refuge, 14 miles away, for fall foliage, November (usually). For spring migration, the nearest is Dahomey Refuge (121 mi, March – June (local timing)).
Expect about 230 frost-free days in Starkville: the last spring frost usually comes around Mar 23, the first fall one around Nov 8, going by NOAA's State Univ station 2.7 miles away. About 5 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Feb 9 and first bloom around Mar 14. Head south for the closest of the 4 places we follow around Starkville.
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)
Starkville's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Mar 23 to ~Nov 8
- First leaf ~Feb 9
- First bloom ~Mar 14
- Today
Near Starkville right now
- First fall frost usually around Nov 8 · last spring frost around Mar 23NOAA 1991–2020 normals, State Univ (2.7 mi, 50% dates)~6 weeks
- Fall foliage · Noxubee Refuge · 14 miUsually: November: … Peak of fall colors~5 weeks
Starkville's nature year
- Feb: Spring green-upFeb
- Spring migration · Dahomey RefugeMar–Jun
- Mar: Last spring frostMar
- Apr: Wildflowers · Dahomey RefugeApr
- Nov: First fall frostNov
- Nov: Fall foliage · Noxubee RefugeNov
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Noxubee Refuge · 14 miUsually: November: … Peak of fall colors~5 weeks
- Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi · 60 miLocal timing: from mid-October near Nashville to just before Thanksgiving near Jackson, Mississippi~2 weeks
Spring migration
- Dahomey Refuge · 121 miLocal timing: March – June~5 months
Wildflowers
- Dahomey Refuge · 121 miLocal timing: April~6 months
- Wheeler Refuge · 131 miUsually: April~6 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Mar 23
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 8
About 230 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Feb 9
First bloom around Mar 14
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at State Univ (2.7 mi from Starkville), 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 Starkville?
On average around Nov 8, and the last spring frost around Mar 23: about 230 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at State Univ, 2.7 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Starkville?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Feb 9 and first bloom around Mar 14, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Starkville?
Noxubee Refuge, 14 miles (usually: November: … Peak of fall colors); Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi, 60 miles (local timing: from mid-October near Nashville to just before Thanksgiving near Jackson, Mississippi). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see spring migration near Starkville?
Dahomey Refuge, 121 miles (local timing: March – June). 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)