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New Mexico frost dates

Across 175 NOAA climate stations in New Mexico, the median last spring frost (32°F) ranges from Mar 9 at Alamogordo to Jun 19 at Wolf Canyon; the typical station sees its last frost around Apr 29 and its first fall frost around Oct 17.

“Median” dates have a 50% chance of a later spring frost or an earlier fall frost. “10% risk” dates are the safer choice for tender plants: only 1 year in 10 has frost beyond them. Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 Climate Normals. Elevation matters: within a state, frost dates can differ by a month or more between valleys and hills.

StationElevationLast frost (median)Last frost (10% risk)First frost (median)First frost (10% risk)Growing season
Abiquiu Dam6,380 ftApr 29May 17Oct 16Oct 5168 days
Alamogordo4,380 ftMar 9Mar 31Nov 18Nov 3251 days
Albuquerque Foothills Ne5,994 ftApr 21May 4Oct 23Oct 12184 days
Albuquerque Intl AP5,310 ftApr 6Apr 23Nov 3Oct 21208 days
Albuquerque Valley4,955 ftApr 18May 3Oct 24Oct 13189 days
Alcalde5,680 ftMay 10May 24Oct 4Sep 24145 days
Amistad 5 Ssw4,445 ftApr 27May 10Oct 17Oct 4172 days
Angel Fire 1S8,500 ftJun 18Jul 1Sep 8Aug 2080 days
Animas 3ESE4,501 ftApr 2Apr 21Nov 7Oct 23218 days
Antelope Wells4,658 ftApr 16May 1Oct 30Oct 17195 days
Arch3,940 ftApr 23May 6Oct 21Oct 8180 days
Artesia 6S3,366 ftApr 11Apr 26Oct 29Oct 16198 days
Augustine 2E7,000 ftMay 19Jun 6Oct 4Sep 23137 days
Aztec Ruins Nm5,644 ftMay 12May 30Oct 6Sep 24147 days
Bernardo4,735 ftApr 29May 13Oct 14Oct 1166 days
Bingham 2 Ne5,551 ftApr 25May 8Oct 23Oct 9180 days
Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge3,664 ftApr 20May 3Oct 20Oct 5181 days
Bloomfield 3 Se5,806 ftApr 23May 7Oct 19Oct 6177 days
Bosque Del Apache4,512 ftApr 28May 12Oct 16Oct 1167 days
Brantley Dam3,213 ftMar 25Apr 13Nov 8Oct 26226 days
Brazos Lodge8,005 ftMay 20Jun 4Oct 4Sep 21135 days
Caballo Dam4,239 ftMar 25Apr 17Nov 6Oct 24224 days
Capitan6,480 ftMay 3May 17Oct 12Oct 1161 days
Caprock4,350 ftApr 14Apr 30Oct 28Oct 16195 days
Capulin6,840 ftMay 17Jun 1Oct 1Sep 19136 days
Carlsbad3,120 ftMar 17Apr 5Nov 12Oct 29238 days
Carlsbad Cavern City AP3,232 ftMar 27Apr 13Nov 7Oct 26223 days
Carlsbad Caverns4,435 ftApr 2Apr 20Nov 11Oct 22223 days
Carrizozo 1SW5,405 ftApr 27May 8Oct 20Oct 7175 days
Cerro7,650 ftMay 31Jun 13Sep 26Sep 14116 days
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon6,174 ftMay 28Jun 14Sep 27Sep 13120 days
Chama7,850 ftJun 14Jun 30Sep 18Sep 793 days
Cimarron 4 Sw6,540 ftMay 11May 25Oct 3Sep 21143 days
Clayton 1 N5,000 ftMay 4May 19Oct 11Sep 30159 days
Clayton Muni Air Pk4,960 ftApr 27May 10Oct 17Oct 2170 days
Cliff 11 Se4,773 ftMay 9May 24Oct 15Oct 3157 days
Clines Corners7,086 ftMay 4May 18Oct 12Sep 30159 days
Clines Corners 7SE6,924 ftMay 9May 21Oct 7Sep 26150 days
Cloudcroft8,679 ftMay 18Jun 1Oct 1Sep 18134 days
Clovis4,295 ftApr 14Apr 26Oct 29Oct 17197 days
Clovis 13 N4,435 ftApr 20May 3Oct 24Oct 7184 days
Cochiti Dam5,560 ftApr 26May 8Oct 21Oct 8178 days
Columbus4,065 ftMar 18Apr 6Nov 11Oct 29237 days
Conchas Dam4,244 ftApr 4Apr 21Nov 2Oct 19210 days
Corona 10SW6,680 ftApr 29May 11Oct 20Oct 1172 days
Corrales5,026 ftApr 25May 10Oct 17Oct 4173 days
Cuba6,908 ftMay 30Jun 16Sep 28Sep 16119 days
Cubero6,195 ftMay 13May 29Oct 4Sep 22145 days
Dark Canyon Road3,924 ftApr 6Apr 25Nov 1Oct 19206 days
Deming4,300 ftApr 7Apr 25Nov 3Oct 21208 days
Deming Muni AP4,301 ftApr 5Apr 24Nov 5Oct 23213 days
Dilia5,150 ftMay 2May 16Oct 13Sep 29162 days
Dulce6,793 ftJun 9Jun 27Sep 22Sep 10103 days
Eagle Nest8,280 ftJun 16Jul 5Sep 14Sep 187 days
El Morro Natl Mon7,223 ftJun 3Jun 15Sep 27Sep 14114 days
El Rito6,870 ftMay 15Jun 4Oct 7Sep 23143 days
El Vado Dam6,740 ftJun 13Jul 1Sep 18Sep 594 days
Elephant Butte Dam4,571 ftMar 13Apr 2Nov 15Nov 1243 days
Elida4,395 ftApr 21May 6Oct 23Oct 7183 days
Elk5,934 ftMay 7May 19Oct 11Sep 27155 days
Espanola5,620 ftMay 11May 26Oct 6Sep 25149 days
Estancia 4N6,140 ftMay 18Jun 2Oct 1Sep 21135 days
Farmington Ag Sci Cnt5,625 ftApr 29May 13Oct 15Oct 1167 days
Farmington Rgnl AP5,495 ftMay 2May 18Oct 13Sep 29160 days
Faywood5,251 ftApr 21May 8Oct 31Oct 17191 days
Fence Lake7,065 ftMay 31Jun 15Oct 1Sep 18122 days
Fruitland5,130 ftMay 12May 29Oct 4Sep 21143 days
Ft Bayard6,099 ftApr 4Apr 22Nov 8Oct 23216 days
Ft Sumner4,025 ftApr 9Apr 25Oct 30Oct 16201 days
Ft Sumner 5 S4,050 ftApr 18May 1Oct 26Oct 14190 days
Gage4,479 ftApr 3Apr 19Nov 7Oct 24216 days
Gallup Muni AP6,471 ftMay 31Jun 14Sep 28Sep 17119 days
Gallup Sand & Gravel6,577 ftMay 11May 26Oct 7Sep 27148 days
Gascon8,250 ftMay 28Jun 10Sep 26Sep 12119 days
Gila Hot Springs5,636 ftMay 26Jun 8Oct 5Sep 23129 days
Glenwood4,725 ftMay 6May 20Oct 18Oct 7164 days
Gran Quivira Natl Mon6,600 ftMay 2May 15Oct 15Oct 1164 days
Grants AP6,520 ftMay 17Jun 1Oct 3Sep 21137 days
Grants Milan Muni AP6,520 ftMay 24Jun 9Oct 1Sep 19129 days
Grenville6,002 ftMay 5May 20Oct 9Sep 27156 days
Hachita 1W4,466 ftApr 23May 9Oct 27Oct 13185 days
Hillsboro5,267 ftApr 23May 7Oct 23Oct 13183 days
Hobbs3,660 ftMar 28Apr 13Nov 10Oct 27225 days
Hobbs 13W3,836 ftMar 28Apr 15Nov 13Oct 30230 days
Hope4,085 ftApr 1Apr 17Nov 6Oct 22218 days
Jal3,054 ftMar 31Apr 19Nov 3Oct 19215 days
Jemez Dam5,388 ftApr 17May 3Oct 24Oct 11188 days
Jemez Springs6,262 ftMay 9May 23Oct 11Sep 28153 days
Johnson Rch7,203 ftMay 21Jun 4Oct 3Sep 24134 days
Jornada Exp Range4,318 ftApr 27May 9Oct 23Oct 10178 days
Lake Maloya7,400 ftMay 21Jun 4Sep 29Sep 16128 days
Las Cruces 20 N4,327 ftApr 24May 8Oct 24Oct 10181 days
Las Vegas Muni AP6,874 ftMay 10May 23Oct 7Sep 26149 days
Las Vegas Wwtp6,349 ftMay 24Jun 6Sep 30Sep 20129 days
Lindrith 1 Wsw7,220 ftMay 28Jun 12Sep 27Sep 15121 days
Lordsburg 4 Se4,244 ftApr 27May 10Oct 25Oct 13179 days
Los Alamos7,424 ftMay 2May 17Oct 12Oct 1162 days
Los Alamos 13 W8,716 ftJun 10Jun 24Sep 13Sep 194 days
Los Lunas 3 Ssw4,840 ftApr 23May 6Oct 21Oct 7178 days
Luna Rs7,050 ftJun 17Jul 1Sep 21Sep 893 days
Lybrook7,150 ftMay 9May 31Oct 9Sep 29153 days
Maxwell 3 Nw6,017 ftMay 17May 31Oct 1Sep 20135 days
Mccarty Rch4,410 ftApr 20May 5Oct 21Oct 6183 days
Mcgaffey 5 Se8,000 ftJun 5Jun 22Sep 25Sep 10109 days
Melrose4,599 ftApr 17Apr 30Oct 26Oct 13190 days
Moriarty 1 Ne6,220 ftMay 14Jun 2Oct 4Sep 22142 days
Mosquero 1 Ne5,465 ftMay 3May 17Oct 12Oct 1160 days
Mountainair6,520 ftMay 2May 18Oct 19Oct 4167 days
Mountainair 8NW6,672 ftMay 7May 21Oct 9Sep 25154 days
Mtn Park6,804 ftApr 30May 15Oct 21Oct 9173 days
Navajo Dam5,770 ftApr 27May 9Oct 19Oct 5174 days
Newkirk4,564 ftApr 21May 5Oct 21Oct 7183 days
Ocate 2 Nw7,655 ftMay 26Jun 8Sep 26Sep 13121 days
Ochoa3,398 ftApr 4Apr 23Nov 6Oct 24217 days
Orogrande4,221 ftMar 24Apr 9Nov 7Oct 24225 days
Otis6,880 ftMay 4May 21Oct 15Oct 1162 days
Pasamonte5,650 ftMay 5May 19Oct 7Sep 26153 days
Pecos Nm6,878 ftMay 15May 31Oct 3Sep 19138 days
Pedernal 9 E6,150 ftMay 9May 22Oct 6Sep 26150 days
Petroglyph Natl Mon5,121 ftApr 15Apr 30Oct 27Oct 16193 days
Picacho4,990 ftApr 19May 2Oct 25Oct 11188 days
Pietown 19NE7,961 ftMay 12May 31Oct 9Sep 27149 days
Placitas 4W5,585 ftApr 16May 5Oct 23Oct 8187 days
Portales4,010 ftApr 15Apr 30Oct 26Oct 12193 days
Quemado6,878 ftJun 1Jun 14Sep 29Sep 15117 days
Ragland 3 Ssw5,060 ftApr 24May 6Oct 21Oct 6177 days
Ramon 8 Sw5,327 ftApr 28May 9Oct 16Oct 3171 days
Raton Fltr Plt6,932 ftMay 5May 17Oct 9Sep 25156 days
Raton Krtn Radio6,640 ftMay 19Jun 2Sep 29Sep 18132 days
Raton Muni Crews AP6,349 ftMay 11May 24Oct 4Sep 21145 days
Red River8,667 ftJun 19Jul 3Sep 7Aug 1777 days
Redrock 1 Nne4,056 ftApr 30May 14Oct 23Oct 11175 days
Reserve Rs5,847 ftMay 30Jun 12Oct 3Sep 22127 days
Rio Grande Nature Ctr4,944 ftApr 23May 6Oct 20Oct 8179 days
Rio Rancho #15,230 ftApr 16May 2Oct 23Oct 12191 days
Rio Rancho #25,290 ftApr 8Apr 28Nov 1Oct 20203 days
Rosebud 7NW4,780 ftApr 21May 3Oct 24Oct 8185 days
Roswell Climat3,605 ftApr 13Apr 28Oct 30Oct 16197 days
Roswell Ind Air Pk3,649 ftMar 29Apr 15Nov 7Oct 26223 days
Roy5,743 ftApr 30May 11Oct 15Oct 3167 days
Ruidoso6,930 ftMay 11May 22Oct 5Sep 24147 days
San Jon4,230 ftApr 18May 3Oct 24Oct 11187 days
Sandia Park7,030 ftMay 9May 26Oct 9Sep 24152 days
Santa Fe 26,756 ftMay 14May 28Oct 6Sep 25144 days
Santa Fe Co Muni AP6,344 ftMay 4May 17Oct 15Oct 4164 days
Santa Fe Seton7,000 ftMay 2May 14Oct 17Oct 4167 days
Santa Rosa4,650 ftApr 20May 6Oct 23Oct 10183 days
Santa Teresa AP4,109 ftMar 23Apr 9Nov 11Oct 29231 days
Socorro4,593 ftApr 16May 1Oct 25Oct 11191 days
Socorro 20 N4,847 ftApr 12Apr 29Oct 27Oct 15196 days
Springer5,888 ftApr 30May 12Oct 11Sep 30164 days
Stanley 2 Nne6,375 ftMay 9May 23Oct 7Sep 25150 days
Star Lake6,635 ftMay 28Jun 14Sep 28Sep 15121 days
State Univ3,886 ftMar 12Apr 2Nov 13Oct 30241 days
Sumner Lake4,306 ftApr 17Apr 30Oct 28Oct 13192 days
Taos6,965 ftMay 19May 31Oct 3Sep 23136 days
Tatum4,012 ftApr 19May 2Oct 26Oct 12188 days
Thoreau 12 Se7,425 ftMay 29Jun 12Sep 26Sep 13118 days
Tierra Amarilla 4 N7,464 ftJun 11Jun 26Sep 20Sep 898 days
Torreon Navajo Mission6,700 ftMay 15Jun 2Oct 5Sep 23143 days
Tres Piedras8,139 ftMay 31Jun 18Sep 28Sep 15118 days
Truth Or Consequence AP4,850 ftMar 22Apr 10Nov 9Oct 27230 days
Truth Or Consequences4,296 ftMar 30Apr 19Nov 5Oct 24220 days
Tucumcari 4 Ne4,086 ftApr 18May 2Oct 25Oct 11189 days
Tucumcari Muni AP4,065 ftApr 18May 1Oct 26Oct 13190 days
Tularosa4,422 ftApr 5Apr 22Nov 4Oct 20212 days
Valmora6,325 ftMay 18Jun 3Oct 1Sep 21135 days
Villanueva5,765 ftApr 24May 7Oct 20Oct 5176 days
Waste Isolt'N Pilot Plt3,411 ftApr 6Apr 26Nov 2Oct 20210 days
White Sands Natl Mon4,006 ftApr 22May 5Oct 22Oct 10183 days
White Signal5,991 ftApr 23May 10Oct 26Oct 13185 days
Winston6,196 ftMay 10May 22Oct 8Sep 26151 days
Wolf Canyon8,220 ftJun 19Jul 6Sep 13Aug 3083 days
Yeso 2 S4,850 ftApr 18May 2Oct 26Oct 10188 days
Zuni6,311 ftMay 29Jun 13Oct 2Sep 21127 days
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