Your nature year
Victoria, Texasthrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Victoria?
Spring green-up reaches town around Jan 22, with first blooms around Feb 13. Spring takes about 3 weeks to go from leaf to bloom.
Expect about 298 frost-free days in Victoria: the last spring frost usually comes around Feb 14, the first fall one around Dec 9, going by NOAA's Victoria Fire Dept #5 station 3 miles away. The closest place we follow is Aransas Refuge, 38 miles away, for winter wildlife, typically arriving in late October and departing by mid-April (local timing). Attwater Prairie Chicken Refuge (72 mi) is the pick for wildlife by season, late February through early April (local timing). Within 150 miles we follow 4 places, out to LBJ National Historical Park 132 miles to the northwest.
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)
Victoria's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Feb 14 to ~Dec 9
- First leaf ~Jan 22
- First bloom ~Feb 13
- Today
Near Victoria right now
- First fall frost usually around Dec 9 · last spring frost around Feb 14NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Victoria Fire Dept #5 (3 mi, 50% dates)~2 months
- Winter wildlife · Aransas Refuge · 38 miLocal timing: typically arriving in late October and departing by mid-April~3 weeks
Victoria's nature year
- Jan: Spring green-upJan
- Wildlife by season · Attwater Prairie Chicken RefugeFeb–Apr
- Feb: Last spring frostFeb
- Texas bluebonnets · LBJ National Historical ParkMar–Apr
- Winter wildlife · Aransas RefugeOct–Apr
- Dec: First fall frostDec
Nearby, season by season
Texas bluebonnets
- LBJ National Historical Park · 132 miLocal timing: March and April~5 months
Wildlife by season
- Attwater Prairie Chicken Refuge · 72 miLocal timing: late February through early April~5 months
- Padre Island National Seashore · 99 miAt one spot: mid-June through August~9 months
Winter wildlife
- Aransas Refuge · 38 miLocal timing: typically arriving in late October and departing by mid-April~3 weeks
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Feb 14
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Dec 9
About 298 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Jan 22
First bloom around Feb 13
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Victoria Fire Dept #5 (3 mi from Victoria), 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 Victoria?
On average around Dec 9, and the last spring frost around Feb 14: about 298 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Victoria Fire Dept #5, 3 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Victoria?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Jan 22 and first bloom around Feb 13, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see Texas bluebonnets near Victoria?
LBJ National Historical Park, 132 miles (local timing: March and April). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildlife by season near Victoria?
Attwater Prairie Chicken Refuge, 72 miles (local timing: late February through early April); Padre Island National Seashore, 99 miles (at one spot: mid-June through August). 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)