Frost Dates in New Mexico
Across 175 NOAA weather stations in New Mexico, the average last spring frost falls between March 9 at Alamogordo and June 19 at Wolf Canyon. At a typical New Mexico station it is around April 29, with the first fall frost around October 17 and a frost-free season of about 167 days.
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A typical New Mexico season
What shapes frost dates in New Mexico
- The frost-free season ranges from 77 days at Red River to 251 days at Alamogordo.
- Elevation matters: Los Alamos 13 W, at 8,716 ft, averages its last frost on June 10, while Jal, at 3,054 ft, averages March 31.
- Gardens in valleys and low spots, where cold air settles, often frost a week or more later in spring than the nearest station.
Frost dates at major airports
| Station | Last frost | Safer date | First frost | Season (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque Intl Airport | Apr 6 | Apr 23 | Nov 3 | 208 |
| Carlsbad Cavern City Airport | Mar 27 | Apr 13 | Nov 7 | 223 |
| Clayton Muni Air Pk | Apr 27 | May 10 | Oct 17 | 170 |
| Clines Corners | May 4 | May 18 | Oct 12 | 159 |
| Columbus | Mar 18 | Apr 6 | Nov 11 | 237 |
| Deming Muni Airport | Apr 5 | Apr 24 | Nov 5 | 213 |
| Farmington Rgnl Airport | May 2 | May 18 | Oct 13 | 160 |
| Gallup Muni Airport | May 31 | Jun 14 | Sep 28 | 119 |
| Grants Milan Muni Airport | May 24 | Jun 9 | Oct 1 | 129 |
| Las Cruces 20 N | Apr 24 | May 8 | Oct 24 | 181 |
| Las Vegas Muni Airport | May 10 | May 23 | Oct 7 | 149 |
| Los Alamos 13 W | Jun 10 | Jun 24 | Sep 13 | 94 |
| Raton Muni Crews Airport | May 11 | May 24 | Oct 4 | 145 |
| Roswell Ind Air Pk | Mar 29 | Apr 15 | Nov 7 | 223 |
| Santa Fe Co Muni Airport | May 4 | May 17 | Oct 15 | 164 |
| Socorro 20 N | Apr 12 | Apr 29 | Oct 27 | 196 |
| Truth Or Consequence Airport | Mar 22 | Apr 10 | Nov 9 | 230 |
| Tucumcari Muni Airport | Apr 18 | May 1 | Oct 26 | 190 |
| Zuni | May 29 | Jun 13 | Oct 2 | 127 |
All 175 weather stations in New Mexico
| Station | Elevation (ft) | Last frost | Safer date | First frost | Season (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abiquiu Dam | 6,380 | Apr 29 | May 17 | Oct 16 | 168 |
| Alamogordo | 4,380 | Mar 9 | Mar 31 | Nov 18 | 251 |
| Albuquerque Foothills NE | 5,994 | Apr 21 | May 4 | Oct 23 | 184 |
| Albuquerque Intl Airport | 5,310 | Apr 6 | Apr 23 | Nov 3 | 208 |
| Albuquerque Valley | 4,955 | Apr 18 | May 3 | Oct 24 | 189 |
| Alcalde | 5,680 | May 10 | May 24 | Oct 4 | 145 |
| Amistad 5 SSW | 4,445 | Apr 27 | May 10 | Oct 17 | 172 |
| Angel Fire 1S | 8,500 | Jun 18 | Jul 1 | Sep 8 | 80 |
| Animas 3ESE | 4,501 | Apr 2 | Apr 21 | Nov 7 | 218 |
| Antelope Wells | 4,658 | Apr 16 | May 1 | Oct 30 | 195 |
| Arch | 3,940 | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 21 | 180 |
| Artesia 6S | 3,366 | Apr 11 | Apr 26 | Oct 29 | 198 |
| Augustine 2E | 7,000 | May 19 | Jun 6 | Oct 4 | 137 |
| Aztec Ruins Nm | 5,644 | May 12 | May 30 | Oct 6 | 147 |
| Bernardo | 4,735 | Apr 29 | May 13 | Oct 14 | 166 |
| Bingham 2 NE | 5,551 | Apr 25 | May 8 | Oct 23 | 180 |
| Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge | 3,664 | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 20 | 181 |
| Bloomfield 3 SE | 5,806 | Apr 23 | May 7 | Oct 19 | 177 |
| Bosque Del Apache | 4,512 | Apr 28 | May 12 | Oct 16 | 167 |
| Brantley Dam | 3,213 | Mar 25 | Apr 13 | Nov 8 | 226 |
| Brazos Lodge | 8,005 | May 20 | Jun 4 | Oct 4 | 135 |
| Caballo Dam | 4,239 | Mar 25 | Apr 17 | Nov 6 | 224 |
| Capitan | 6,480 | May 3 | May 17 | Oct 12 | 161 |
| Caprock | 4,350 | Apr 14 | Apr 30 | Oct 28 | 195 |
| Capulin | 6,840 | May 17 | Jun 1 | Oct 1 | 136 |
| Carlsbad | 3,120 | Mar 17 | Apr 5 | Nov 12 | 238 |
| Carlsbad Cavern City Airport | 3,232 | Mar 27 | Apr 13 | Nov 7 | 223 |
| Carlsbad Caverns | 4,435 | Apr 2 | Apr 20 | Nov 11 | 223 |
| Carrizozo 1SW | 5,405 | Apr 27 | May 8 | Oct 20 | 175 |
| Cerro | 7,650 | May 31 | Jun 13 | Sep 26 | 116 |
| Chaco Canyon Natl Mon | 6,174 | May 28 | Jun 14 | Sep 27 | 120 |
| Chama | 7,850 | Jun 14 | Jun 30 | Sep 18 | 93 |
| Cimarron 4 SW | 6,540 | May 11 | May 25 | Oct 3 | 143 |
| Clayton 1 N | 5,000 | May 4 | May 19 | Oct 11 | 159 |
| Clayton Muni Air Pk | 4,960 | Apr 27 | May 10 | Oct 17 | 170 |
| Cliff 11 SE | 4,773 | May 9 | May 24 | Oct 15 | 157 |
| Clines Corners | 7,086 | May 4 | May 18 | Oct 12 | 159 |
| Clines Corners 7SE | 6,924 | May 9 | May 21 | Oct 7 | 150 |
| Cloudcroft | 8,679 | May 18 | Jun 1 | Oct 1 | 134 |
| Clovis | 4,295 | Apr 14 | Apr 26 | Oct 29 | 197 |
| Clovis 13 N | 4,435 | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 24 | 184 |
| Cochiti Dam | 5,560 | Apr 26 | May 8 | Oct 21 | 178 |
| Columbus | 4,065 | Mar 18 | Apr 6 | Nov 11 | 237 |
| Conchas Dam | 4,244 | Apr 4 | Apr 21 | Nov 2 | 210 |
| Corona 10SW | 6,680 | Apr 29 | May 11 | Oct 20 | 172 |
| Corrales | 5,026 | Apr 25 | May 10 | Oct 17 | 173 |
| Cuba | 6,908 | May 30 | Jun 16 | Sep 28 | 119 |
| Cubero | 6,195 | May 13 | May 29 | Oct 4 | 145 |
| Dark Canyon Road | 3,924 | Apr 6 | Apr 25 | Nov 1 | 206 |
| Deming | 4,300 | Apr 7 | Apr 25 | Nov 3 | 208 |
| Deming Muni Airport | 4,301 | Apr 5 | Apr 24 | Nov 5 | 213 |
| Dilia | 5,150 | May 2 | May 16 | Oct 13 | 162 |
| Dulce | 6,793 | Jun 9 | Jun 27 | Sep 22 | 103 |
| Eagle Nest | 8,280 | Jun 16 | Jul 5 | Sep 14 | 87 |
| El Morro Natl Mon | 7,223 | Jun 3 | Jun 15 | Sep 27 | 114 |
| El Rito | 6,870 | May 15 | Jun 4 | Oct 7 | 143 |
| El Vado Dam | 6,740 | Jun 13 | Jul 1 | Sep 18 | 94 |
| Elephant Butte Dam | 4,571 | Mar 13 | Apr 2 | Nov 15 | 243 |
| Elida | 4,395 | Apr 21 | May 6 | Oct 23 | 183 |
| Elk | 5,934 | May 7 | May 19 | Oct 11 | 155 |
| Espanola | 5,620 | May 11 | May 26 | Oct 6 | 149 |
| Estancia 4N | 6,140 | May 18 | Jun 2 | Oct 1 | 135 |
| Farmington Ag Sci Cnt | 5,625 | Apr 29 | May 13 | Oct 15 | 167 |
| Farmington Rgnl Airport | 5,495 | May 2 | May 18 | Oct 13 | 160 |
| Faywood | 5,251 | Apr 21 | May 8 | Oct 31 | 191 |
| Fence Lake | 7,065 | May 31 | Jun 15 | Oct 1 | 122 |
| Fruitland | 5,130 | May 12 | May 29 | Oct 4 | 143 |
| Ft Bayard | 6,099 | Apr 4 | Apr 22 | Nov 8 | 216 |
| Ft Sumner | 4,025 | Apr 9 | Apr 25 | Oct 30 | 201 |
| Ft Sumner 5 S | 4,050 | Apr 18 | May 1 | Oct 26 | 190 |
| Gage | 4,479 | Apr 3 | Apr 19 | Nov 7 | 216 |
| Gallup Muni Airport | 6,471 | May 31 | Jun 14 | Sep 28 | 119 |
| Gallup Sand & Gravel | 6,577 | May 11 | May 26 | Oct 7 | 148 |
| Gascon | 8,250 | May 28 | Jun 10 | Sep 26 | 119 |
| Gila Hot Springs | 5,636 | May 26 | Jun 8 | Oct 5 | 129 |
| Glenwood | 4,725 | May 6 | May 20 | Oct 18 | 164 |
| Gran Quivira Natl Mon | 6,600 | May 2 | May 15 | Oct 15 | 164 |
| Grants Airport | 6,520 | May 17 | Jun 1 | Oct 3 | 137 |
| Grants Milan Muni Airport | 6,520 | May 24 | Jun 9 | Oct 1 | 129 |
| Grenville | 6,002 | May 5 | May 20 | Oct 9 | 156 |
| Hachita 1W | 4,466 | Apr 23 | May 9 | Oct 27 | 185 |
| Hillsboro | 5,267 | Apr 23 | May 7 | Oct 23 | 183 |
| Hobbs | 3,660 | Mar 28 | Apr 13 | Nov 10 | 225 |
| Hobbs 13W | 3,836 | Mar 28 | Apr 15 | Nov 13 | 230 |
| Hope | 4,085 | Apr 1 | Apr 17 | Nov 6 | 218 |
| Jal | 3,054 | Mar 31 | Apr 19 | Nov 3 | 215 |
| Jemez Dam | 5,388 | Apr 17 | May 3 | Oct 24 | 188 |
| Jemez Springs | 6,262 | May 9 | May 23 | Oct 11 | 153 |
| Johnson Rch | 7,203 | May 21 | Jun 4 | Oct 3 | 134 |
| Jornada Exp Range | 4,318 | Apr 27 | May 9 | Oct 23 | 178 |
| Lake Maloya | 7,400 | May 21 | Jun 4 | Sep 29 | 128 |
| Las Cruces 20 N | 4,327 | Apr 24 | May 8 | Oct 24 | 181 |
| Las Vegas Muni Airport | 6,874 | May 10 | May 23 | Oct 7 | 149 |
| Las Vegas Wwtp | 6,349 | May 24 | Jun 6 | Sep 30 | 129 |
| Lindrith 1 WSW | 7,220 | May 28 | Jun 12 | Sep 27 | 121 |
| Lordsburg 4 SE | 4,244 | Apr 27 | May 10 | Oct 25 | 179 |
| Los Alamos | 7,424 | May 2 | May 17 | Oct 12 | 162 |
| Los Alamos 13 W | 8,716 | Jun 10 | Jun 24 | Sep 13 | 94 |
| Los Lunas 3 SSW | 4,840 | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 21 | 178 |
| Luna Rs | 7,050 | Jun 17 | Jul 1 | Sep 21 | 93 |
| Lybrook | 7,150 | May 9 | May 31 | Oct 9 | 153 |
| Maxwell 3 NW | 6,017 | May 17 | May 31 | Oct 1 | 135 |
| Mccarty Rch | 4,410 | Apr 20 | May 5 | Oct 21 | 183 |
| Mcgaffey 5 SE | 8,000 | Jun 5 | Jun 22 | Sep 25 | 109 |
| Melrose | 4,599 | Apr 17 | Apr 30 | Oct 26 | 190 |
| Moriarty 1 NE | 6,220 | May 14 | Jun 2 | Oct 4 | 142 |
| Mosquero 1 NE | 5,465 | May 3 | May 17 | Oct 12 | 160 |
| Mountainair | 6,520 | May 2 | May 18 | Oct 19 | 167 |
| Mountainair 8NW | 6,672 | May 7 | May 21 | Oct 9 | 154 |
| Mtn Park | 6,804 | Apr 30 | May 15 | Oct 21 | 173 |
| Navajo Dam | 5,770 | Apr 27 | May 9 | Oct 19 | 174 |
| Newkirk | 4,564 | Apr 21 | May 5 | Oct 21 | 183 |
| Ocate 2 NW | 7,655 | May 26 | Jun 8 | Sep 26 | 121 |
| Ochoa | 3,398 | Apr 4 | Apr 23 | Nov 6 | 217 |
| Orogrande | 4,221 | Mar 24 | Apr 9 | Nov 7 | 225 |
| Otis | 6,880 | May 4 | May 21 | Oct 15 | 162 |
| Pasamonte | 5,650 | May 5 | May 19 | Oct 7 | 153 |
| Pecos Nm | 6,878 | May 15 | May 31 | Oct 3 | 138 |
| Pedernal 9 E | 6,150 | May 9 | May 22 | Oct 6 | 150 |
| Petroglyph Natl Mon | 5,121 | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 27 | 193 |
| Picacho | 4,990 | Apr 19 | May 2 | Oct 25 | 188 |
| Pietown 19NE | 7,961 | May 12 | May 31 | Oct 9 | 149 |
| Placitas 4W | 5,585 | Apr 16 | May 5 | Oct 23 | 187 |
| Portales | 4,010 | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 26 | 193 |
| Quemado | 6,878 | Jun 1 | Jun 14 | Sep 29 | 117 |
| Ragland 3 SSW | 5,060 | Apr 24 | May 6 | Oct 21 | 177 |
| Ramon 8 SW | 5,327 | Apr 28 | May 9 | Oct 16 | 171 |
| Raton Fltr Plt | 6,932 | May 5 | May 17 | Oct 9 | 156 |
| Raton Krtn Radio | 6,640 | May 19 | Jun 2 | Sep 29 | 132 |
| Raton Muni Crews Airport | 6,349 | May 11 | May 24 | Oct 4 | 145 |
| Red River | 8,667 | Jun 19 | Jul 3 | Sep 7 | 77 |
| Redrock 1 NNE | 4,056 | Apr 30 | May 14 | Oct 23 | 175 |
| Reserve Rs | 5,847 | May 30 | Jun 12 | Oct 3 | 127 |
| Rio Grande Nature Ctr | 4,944 | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 20 | 179 |
| Rio Rancho #1 | 5,230 | Apr 16 | May 2 | Oct 23 | 191 |
| Rio Rancho #2 | 5,290 | Apr 8 | Apr 28 | Nov 1 | 203 |
| Rosebud 7NW | 4,780 | Apr 21 | May 3 | Oct 24 | 185 |
| Roswell Climat | 3,605 | Apr 13 | Apr 28 | Oct 30 | 197 |
| Roswell Ind Air Pk | 3,649 | Mar 29 | Apr 15 | Nov 7 | 223 |
| Roy | 5,743 | Apr 30 | May 11 | Oct 15 | 167 |
| Ruidoso | 6,930 | May 11 | May 22 | Oct 5 | 147 |
| San Jon | 4,230 | Apr 18 | May 3 | Oct 24 | 187 |
| Sandia Park | 7,030 | May 9 | May 26 | Oct 9 | 152 |
| Santa Fe 2 | 6,756 | May 14 | May 28 | Oct 6 | 144 |
| Santa Fe Co Muni Airport | 6,344 | May 4 | May 17 | Oct 15 | 164 |
| Santa Fe Seton | 7,000 | May 2 | May 14 | Oct 17 | 167 |
| Santa Rosa | 4,650 | Apr 20 | May 6 | Oct 23 | 183 |
| Santa Teresa Airport | 4,109 | Mar 23 | Apr 9 | Nov 11 | 231 |
| Socorro | 4,593 | Apr 16 | May 1 | Oct 25 | 191 |
| Socorro 20 N | 4,847 | Apr 12 | Apr 29 | Oct 27 | 196 |
| Springer | 5,888 | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 11 | 164 |
| Stanley 2 NNE | 6,375 | May 9 | May 23 | Oct 7 | 150 |
| Star Lake | 6,635 | May 28 | Jun 14 | Sep 28 | 121 |
| State Univ | 3,886 | Mar 12 | Apr 2 | Nov 13 | 241 |
| Sumner Lake | 4,306 | Apr 17 | Apr 30 | Oct 28 | 192 |
| Taos | 6,965 | May 19 | May 31 | Oct 3 | 136 |
| Tatum | 4,012 | Apr 19 | May 2 | Oct 26 | 188 |
| Thoreau 12 SE | 7,425 | May 29 | Jun 12 | Sep 26 | 118 |
| Tierra Amarilla 4 N | 7,464 | Jun 11 | Jun 26 | Sep 20 | 98 |
| Torreon Navajo Mission | 6,700 | May 15 | Jun 2 | Oct 5 | 143 |
| Tres Piedras | 8,139 | May 31 | Jun 18 | Sep 28 | 118 |
| Truth Or Consequence Airport | 4,850 | Mar 22 | Apr 10 | Nov 9 | 230 |
| Truth Or Consequences | 4,296 | Mar 30 | Apr 19 | Nov 5 | 220 |
| Tucumcari 4 NE | 4,086 | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 25 | 189 |
| Tucumcari Muni Airport | 4,065 | Apr 18 | May 1 | Oct 26 | 190 |
| Tularosa | 4,422 | Apr 5 | Apr 22 | Nov 4 | 212 |
| Valmora | 6,325 | May 18 | Jun 3 | Oct 1 | 135 |
| Villanueva | 5,765 | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 20 | 176 |
| Waste Isolt'n Pilot Plt | 3,411 | Apr 6 | Apr 26 | Nov 2 | 210 |
| White Sands Natl Mon | 4,006 | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 22 | 183 |
| White Signal | 5,991 | Apr 23 | May 10 | Oct 26 | 185 |
| Winston | 6,196 | May 10 | May 22 | Oct 8 | 151 |
| Wolf Canyon | 8,220 | Jun 19 | Jul 6 | Sep 13 | 83 |
| Yeso 2 S | 4,850 | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 26 | 188 |
| Zuni | 6,311 | May 29 | Jun 13 | Oct 2 | 127 |
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Last frost and first frost are averages (a 50% chance of frost later in spring or earlier in fall). Safer date is the spring date with only a 10% chance of a later frost.
Using these dates
Plant hardy crops like peas and spinach several weeks before your last frost, and tender crops like tomatoes and peppers after it, once nights stay above 50°F. The Seed Starting Calculator turns your frost date into sowing and planting dates, and When to Plant Tomatoes explains the timing in detail.
Data: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, 32°F threshold.
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