New Mexico frost dates
Across 175 weather stations in New Mexico, the median last spring frost runs from Mar 9 in Alamogordo to Jun 19 in Wolf Canyon, and the first fall frost from Sep 7 to Nov 18.
New Mexico at a glance
- Weather stations
- 175
- Earliest last frost
- Mar 9 Alamogordo
- Latest last frost
- Jun 19 Wolf Canyon
- Longest season
- 251 days Alamogordo
- Typical season
- about 167 frost-free days
- Hardiness zones
- Zones 5b to 8b
Frost dates by weather station
| Weather station | Last spring frost | First fall frost | Frost-free days | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abiquiu Dam | Apr 29 | Oct 16 | 168 | 7a |
| Alamogordo | Mar 9 | Nov 18 | 251 | 7b |
| Albuquerque Foothills | Apr 21 | Oct 23 | 184 | 7b |
| Albuquerque International Airport | Apr 6 | Nov 3 | 208 | 8a |
| Albuquerque Valley | Apr 18 | Oct 24 | 189 | 7b |
| Alcalde | May 10 | Oct 4 | 145 | 7a |
| Amistad | Apr 27 | Oct 17 | 172 | 6b |
| Angel Fire | Jun 18 | Sep 8 | 80 | 6a |
| Animas | Apr 2 | Nov 7 | 218 | 8a |
| Antelope Wells | Apr 16 | Oct 30 | 195 | 8a |
| Arch | Apr 23 | Oct 21 | 180 | 7a |
| Artesia | Apr 11 | Oct 29 | 198 | 8a |
| Augustine | May 19 | Oct 4 | 137 | 7a |
| Aztec Ruins National Monument | May 12 | Oct 6 | 147 | 6b |
| Bernardo | Apr 29 | Oct 14 | 166 | 7b |
| Bingham | Apr 25 | Oct 23 | 180 | 7a |
| Bitter Lakes Wildlife Refuge | Apr 20 | Oct 20 | 181 | 7b |
| Bloomfield | Apr 23 | Oct 19 | 177 | 7a |
| Bosque Del Apache | Apr 28 | Oct 16 | 167 | 7b |
| Brantley Dam | Mar 25 | Nov 8 | 226 | 8a |
| Brazos Lodge | May 20 | Oct 4 | 135 | 5b |
| Caballo Dam | Mar 25 | Nov 6 | 224 | 8a |
| Capitan | May 3 | Oct 12 | 161 | 7a |
| Caprock | Apr 14 | Oct 28 | 195 | 7b |
| Capulin | May 17 | Oct 1 | 136 | 5b |
| Carlsbad | Mar 17 | Nov 12 | 238 | 8a |
| Carlsbad Cavern City Airport | Mar 27 | Nov 7 | 223 | 8a |
| Carlsbad Caverns | Apr 2 | Nov 11 | 223 | 8a |
| Carrizozo | Apr 27 | Oct 20 | 175 | 7a |
| Cerro | May 31 | Sep 26 | 116 | 5b |
| Chaco Canyon National Monument | May 28 | Sep 27 | 120 | 6b |
| Chama | Jun 14 | Sep 18 | 93 | 5b |
| Cimarron | May 11 | Oct 3 | 143 | 6a |
| Clayton | May 4 | Oct 11 | 159 | 6b |
| Clayton Municipal Air Park | Apr 27 | Oct 17 | 170 | 6b |
| Cliff | May 9 | Oct 15 | 157 | 7b |
| Clines Corners | May 4 | Oct 12 | 159 | 6b |
| Clines Corners 7 mi SE | May 9 | Oct 7 | 150 | 6b |
| Cloudcroft | May 18 | Oct 1 | 134 | 7a |
| Clovis | Apr 14 | Oct 29 | 197 | 7a |
| Clovis 13 mi N | Apr 20 | Oct 24 | 184 | 7a |
| Cochiti Dam | Apr 26 | Oct 21 | 178 | 7a |
| Columbus | Mar 18 | Nov 11 | 237 | 8a |
| Conchas Dam | Apr 4 | Nov 2 | 210 | 7b |
| Corona | Apr 29 | Oct 20 | 172 | 7a |
| Corrales | Apr 25 | Oct 17 | 173 | 7b |
| Cuba | May 30 | Sep 28 | 119 | 5b |
| Cubero | May 13 | Oct 4 | 145 | 6b |
| Dark Canyon Road | Apr 6 | Nov 1 | 206 | 8a |
| Deming | Apr 7 | Nov 3 | 208 | 8a |
| Deming Municipal Airport | Apr 5 | Nov 5 | 213 | 8a |
| Dilia | May 2 | Oct 13 | 162 | 7a |
| Dulce | Jun 9 | Sep 22 | 103 | 5b |
| Eagle Nest | Jun 16 | Sep 14 | 87 | 6a |
| El Morro National Monument | Jun 3 | Sep 27 | 114 | 6a |
| El Rito | May 15 | Oct 7 | 143 | 7a |
| El Vado Dam | Jun 13 | Sep 18 | 94 | 5b |
| Elephant Butte Dam | Mar 13 | Nov 15 | 243 | 8a |
| Elida | Apr 21 | Oct 23 | 183 | 7b |
| Elk | May 7 | Oct 11 | 155 | 7a |
| Espanola | May 11 | Oct 6 | 149 | 7a |
| Estancia | May 18 | Oct 1 | 135 | 6a |
| Farmington Ag Science Cnt | Apr 29 | Oct 15 | 167 | 7a |
| Farmington Regional Airport | May 2 | Oct 13 | 160 | 7a |
| Faywood | Apr 21 | Oct 31 | 191 | 8a |
| Fence Lake | May 31 | Oct 1 | 122 | 6a |
| Fort Bayard | Apr 4 | Nov 8 | 216 | 7b |
| Fort Sumner | Apr 9 | Oct 30 | 201 | 7a |
| Fort Sumner 5 mi S | Apr 18 | Oct 26 | 190 | 7a |
| Fruitland | May 12 | Oct 4 | 143 | 7a |
| Gage | Apr 3 | Nov 7 | 216 | 8a |
| Gallup Municipal Airport | May 31 | Sep 28 | 119 | 6a |
| Gallup Sand & Gravel | May 11 | Oct 7 | 148 | 6a |
| Gascon | May 28 | Sep 26 | 119 | 6b |
| Gila Hot Springs | May 26 | Oct 5 | 129 | 7b |
| Glenwood | May 6 | Oct 18 | 164 | 7b |
| Gran Quivira National Monument | May 2 | Oct 15 | 164 | 7a |
| Grants Airport | May 17 | Oct 3 | 137 | 6a |
| Grants Milan Municipal Airport | May 24 | Oct 1 | 129 | 6a |
| Grenville | May 5 | Oct 9 | 156 | 6b |
| Hachita | Apr 23 | Oct 27 | 185 | 8a |
| Hillsboro | Apr 23 | Oct 23 | 183 | 8a |
| Hobbs | Mar 28 | Nov 10 | 225 | 8a |
| Hobbs 13 mi W | Mar 28 | Nov 13 | 230 | 8a |
| Hope | Apr 1 | Nov 6 | 218 | 7b |
| Jal | Mar 31 | Nov 3 | 215 | 8a |
| Jemez Dam | Apr 17 | Oct 24 | 188 | 7b |
| Jemez Springs | May 9 | Oct 11 | 153 | 7a |
| Johnson Ranch | May 21 | Oct 3 | 134 | 5b |
| Jornada Experiment Range | Apr 27 | Oct 23 | 178 | 7b |
| Lake Maloya | May 21 | Sep 29 | 128 | 6a |
| Las Cruces | Apr 24 | Oct 24 | 181 | 7b |
| Las Vegas Municipal Airport | May 10 | Oct 7 | 149 | 6b |
| Las Vegas Wastewater Plant | May 24 | Sep 30 | 129 | 6b |
| Lindrith | May 28 | Sep 27 | 121 | 5b |
| Lordsburg | Apr 27 | Oct 25 | 179 | 8a |
| Los Alamos | May 2 | Oct 12 | 162 | 7a |
| Los Alamos 13 mi W | Jun 10 | Sep 13 | 94 | 6b |
| Los Lunas | Apr 23 | Oct 21 | 178 | 7b |
| Luna Ranger Station | Jun 17 | Sep 21 | 93 | 6a |
| Lybrook | May 9 | Oct 9 | 153 | 6a |
| Maxwell | May 17 | Oct 1 | 135 | 6a |
| McCarty Ranch | Apr 20 | Oct 21 | 183 | 7a |
| McGaffey | Jun 5 | Sep 25 | 109 | 6a |
| Melrose | Apr 17 | Oct 26 | 190 | 7a |
| Moriarty | May 14 | Oct 4 | 142 | 6a |
| Mosquero | May 3 | Oct 12 | 160 | 6b |
| Mountain Park | Apr 30 | Oct 21 | 173 | 7b |
| Mountainair | May 2 | Oct 19 | 167 | 7a |
| Mountainair 8 mi NW | May 7 | Oct 9 | 154 | 6b |
| Navajo Dam | Apr 27 | Oct 19 | 174 | 6b |
| Newkirk | Apr 21 | Oct 21 | 183 | 7a |
| Ocate | May 26 | Sep 26 | 121 | 6a |
| Ochoa | Apr 4 | Nov 6 | 217 | 8a |
| Orogrande | Mar 24 | Nov 7 | 225 | 8a |
| Otis | May 4 | Oct 15 | 162 | 6b |
| Pasamonte | May 5 | Oct 7 | 153 | 6b |
| Pecos National Monument | May 15 | Oct 3 | 138 | 6b |
| Pedernal | May 9 | Oct 6 | 150 | 6b |
| Petroglyph National Monument | Apr 15 | Oct 27 | 193 | 7b |
| Picacho | Apr 19 | Oct 25 | 188 | 7b |
| Pietown | May 12 | Oct 9 | 149 | 5b |
| Placitas | Apr 16 | Oct 23 | 187 | 7b |
| Portales | Apr 15 | Oct 26 | 193 | 7a |
| Quemado | Jun 1 | Sep 29 | 117 | 6a |
| Ragland | Apr 24 | Oct 21 | 177 | 7a |
| Ramon | Apr 28 | Oct 16 | 171 | 7a |
| Raton Filter Plant | May 5 | Oct 9 | 156 | 6a |
| Raton Krtn Radio | May 19 | Sep 29 | 132 | 6a |
| Raton Municipal Crews Airport | May 11 | Oct 4 | 145 | 6a |
| Red River | Jun 19 | Sep 7 | 77 | 6a |
| Redrock | Apr 30 | Oct 23 | 175 | 7b |
| Reserve Ranger Station | May 30 | Oct 3 | 127 | 6a |
| Rio Grande Nature Center | Apr 23 | Oct 20 | 179 | 7b |
| Rio Rancho No. 1 | Apr 16 | Oct 23 | 191 | 7b |
| Rio Rancho No. 2 | Apr 8 | Nov 1 | 203 | 7b |
| Rosebud | Apr 21 | Oct 24 | 185 | 6b |
| Roswell Climat | Apr 13 | Oct 30 | 197 | 7b |
| Roswell Ind Air Park | Mar 29 | Nov 7 | 223 | 7b |
| Roy | Apr 30 | Oct 15 | 167 | 6b |
| Ruidoso | May 11 | Oct 5 | 147 | 7a |
| San Jon | Apr 18 | Oct 24 | 187 | 7a |
| Sandia Park | May 9 | Oct 9 | 152 | 7a |
| Santa Fe | May 14 | Oct 6 | 144 | 6b |
| Santa Fe County Municipal Airport | May 4 | Oct 15 | 164 | 7a |
| Santa Fe Seton | May 2 | Oct 17 | 167 | 6b |
| Santa Rosa | Apr 20 | Oct 23 | 183 | 7a |
| Santa Teresa Airport | Mar 23 | Nov 11 | 231 | 8a |
| Socorro | Apr 16 | Oct 25 | 191 | 7b |
| Socorro 20 mi N | Apr 12 | Oct 27 | 196 | 7b |
| Springer | Apr 30 | Oct 11 | 164 | 6a |
| Stanley | May 9 | Oct 7 | 150 | 6b |
| Star Lake | May 28 | Sep 28 | 121 | 6a |
| State University | Mar 12 | Nov 13 | 241 | 8b |
| Sumner Lake | Apr 17 | Oct 28 | 192 | 7a |
| Taos | May 19 | Oct 3 | 136 | 5b |
| Tatum | Apr 19 | Oct 26 | 188 | 7b |
| Thoreau | May 29 | Sep 26 | 118 | 6a |
| Tierra Amarilla | Jun 11 | Sep 20 | 98 | 5b |
| Torreon Navajo Mission | May 15 | Oct 5 | 143 | 6a |
| Tres Piedras | May 31 | Sep 28 | 118 | 5b |
| Truth Or Consequence Airport | Mar 22 | Nov 9 | 230 | 8a |
| Truth Or Consequences | Mar 30 | Nov 5 | 220 | 8a |
| Tucumcari | Apr 18 | Oct 25 | 189 | 7a |
| Tucumcari Municipal Airport | Apr 18 | Oct 26 | 190 | 7a |
| Tularosa | Apr 5 | Nov 4 | 212 | 8a |
| Valmora | May 18 | Oct 1 | 135 | 6a |
| Villanueva | Apr 24 | Oct 20 | 176 | 6b |
| Waste Isolt'n Pilot Plant | Apr 6 | Nov 2 | 210 | 8a |
| White Sands National Monument | Apr 22 | Oct 22 | 183 | 8a |
| White Signal | Apr 23 | Oct 26 | 185 | 7b |
| Winston | May 10 | Oct 8 | 151 | 7a |
| Wolf Canyon | Jun 19 | Sep 13 | 83 | 6b |
| Yeso | Apr 18 | Oct 26 | 188 | 7a |
| Zuni | May 29 | Oct 2 | 127 | 6a |
Median dates from NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals. How to read them.