Your nature year
Tallahassee, Floridathrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Tallahassee?
We follow 3 places within 150 miles of Tallahassee; the nearest lies 22 miles to the south. For a day trip, St. Marks Refuge is 22 miles off; its spring migration is early in the month (April) (usually).
St. Marks Refuge (22 mi) is the pick for wildflowers, September (local timing). Expect about 255 frost-free days in Tallahassee: the last spring frost usually comes around Mar 11, the first fall one around Nov 21, going by NOAA's Tallahassee station 6 miles away. The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Jan 26 and first bloom around Feb 21.
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 Tallahassee right now
- First fall frost usually around Nov 21 · last spring frost around Mar 11NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Tallahassee (6 mi, 50% dates)~7 weeks
- Fall & winter wildlife · St. Marks Refuge · 22 miLocal timing: between Thanksgiving and Christmas~7 weeks
Nearest places to Tallahassee
- St. Marks RefugeWildlife refugeUsually: early in the month (April)22 mi
Nearby, season by season
Spring migration
- St. Marks Refuge · 22 miUsually: early in the month (April)~6 months
Wildflowers
- St. Marks Refuge · 22 miLocal timing: September~11 months
Wildlife by season
- Okefenokee · 129 miLocal timing: spring and summer~5 months
Fall & winter wildlife
- St. Marks Refuge · 22 miLocal timing: between Thanksgiving and Christmas~7 weeks
- Crystal River Refuge · 147 miLocal timing: November 15 to March 31~6 weeks
Tallahassee's nature year
- Jan: Spring green-upJan
- Wildlife by season · OkefenokeeMar–Aug
- Mar: Last spring frostMar
- Apr: Spring migration · St. Marks RefugeApr
- Sep: Wildflowers · St. Marks RefugeSep
- Fall & winter wildlife · St. Marks RefugeNov–Dec
- Nov: First fall frostNov
Tallahassee's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Mar 11 to ~Nov 21
- First leaf ~Jan 26
- First bloom ~Feb 21
- Today
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Mar 11
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 21
About 255 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Jan 26
First bloom around Feb 21
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Tallahassee (6 mi from Tallahassee), 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 Tallahassee?
On average around Nov 21, and the last spring frost around Mar 11: about 255 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Tallahassee, 6 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Tallahassee?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Jan 26 and first bloom around Feb 21, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see spring migration near Tallahassee?
St. Marks Refuge, 22 miles (usually: early in the month (April)). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildflowers near Tallahassee?
St. Marks Refuge, 22 miles (local timing: September). 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)