Your nature year
Texarkana, Texasthrough the year
Also for Texarkana, AR: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Texarkana?
Leaves usually come out around Feb 7 and the first flowers around Mar 12. About 5 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here.
Texarkana usually sees its last spring frost around Mar 15 and its first fall frost around Nov 17, a frost-free stretch of about 247 days at the Texarkana weather station (1 mi). For a day trip, Hot Springs is 94 miles off; its wildflowers is spring (local timing). For wildlife by season, the nearest is Sequoyah Refuge (147 mi, March – September (local timing)). Head northeast for the closest of the 2 places we follow around Texarkana.
Checked against 3 official sources · How we check →
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 Texarkana right now
- First fall frost usually around Nov 17 · last spring frost around Mar 15NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Texarkana (1 mi, 50% dates)~6 weeks
- Fall & winter wildlife · next season nearby · 147 miLocal timing: November through January~4 weeks
Places near Texarkana

Spring wildflowers and blooming trees in ArkansasNational park
94 mi
Season: SpringNational Park Service ↗

Songbirds in OklahomaWildlife refuge
147 mi · Also: Fall & winter wildlife · Local timing: November through January
Season: March – SeptemberU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Texarkana's nature year
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Texarkana's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Mar 15 to ~Nov 17
- First leaf ~Feb 7
- First bloom ~Mar 12
- Today
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Mar 15
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 17
About 247 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Feb 7
First bloom around Mar 12
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Texarkana (1 mi from Texarkana), 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 Texarkana?
On average around Nov 17, and the last spring frost around Mar 15: about 247 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Texarkana, 1 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Texarkana?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Feb 7 and first bloom around Mar 12, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see wildflowers near Texarkana?
The nearest is Hot Springs (94 miles). Hot Springs: local timing: spring. Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildlife by season near Texarkana?
The nearest is Sequoyah Refuge (147 miles). Sequoyah Refuge: local timing: March – 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)