Your nature year
Tupelo, Mississippithrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Tupelo?
Spring green-up reaches town around Feb 13, with first blooms around Mar 18. Expect about 234 frost-free days in Tupelo: the last spring frost usually comes around Mar 21, the first fall one around Nov 10, going by NOAA's Tupelo 2 station 2 miles away.
Within 150 miles we follow 4 places, out to Tennessee Refuge 146 miles to the north. The closest place we follow is Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi, 4 miles away, for fall foliage, Oct 15–Nov 20 (local timing). For wildflowers, the nearest is Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi (4 mi, Mar 1–May 31 (local timing)). The town is about 274 feet above sea level.
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)
Tupelo's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Mar 21 to ~Nov 10
- First leaf ~Feb 13
- First bloom ~Mar 18
- Today
Near Tupelo right now
- First fall frost usually around Nov 10 · last spring frost around Mar 21NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Tupelo 2 (2 mi, 50% dates)~6 weeks
- Fall foliage · Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi · 4 miLocal timing: Oct 15–Nov 20~2 weeks
Tupelo's nature year
- Jan: Winter wildlife · Tennessee RefugeJan
- Feb: Spring green-upFeb
- Wildflowers · Natchez Trace Parkway, MississippiMar–May
- Mar: Last spring frostMar
- Fall foliage · Natchez Trace Parkway, MississippiOct–Nov
- Nov: First fall frostNov
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi · 4 miLocal timing: Oct 15–Nov 20~2 weeks
- Natchez Trace Parkway · 107 miLocal timing: Oct 11–31~13 days
Wildflowers
- Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi · 4 miLocal timing: Mar 1–May 31~5 months
- Wheeler Refuge · 103 miLocal timing: Apr 1–30~6 months
Winter wildlife
- Tennessee Refuge · 146 miLocal timing: Jan 1–10~3 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Mar 21
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 10
About 234 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Feb 13
First bloom around Mar 18
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Tupelo 2 (2 mi from Tupelo), 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 Tupelo?
On average around Nov 10, and the last spring frost around Mar 21: about 234 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Tupelo 2, 2 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Tupelo?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Feb 13 and first bloom around Mar 18, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Tupelo?
Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi, 4 miles (local timing: Oct 15–Nov 20); Natchez Trace Parkway, 107 miles (local timing: Oct 11–31). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildflowers near Tupelo?
Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi, 4 miles (local timing: Mar 1–May 31); Wheeler Refuge, 103 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)