Last frost dates in New Mexico
175 NOAA weather stations in New Mexico have thirty years of frost records. The median station sees its last 32 °F night around Apr 29; across the state that ranges from Mar 9 to Jun 19, so pick the station nearest you rather than a state-wide figure.
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| ALAMOGORDO | Mar 9 | Mar 31 | Feb 18 | Nov 18 | 251 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| STATE UNIV | Mar 12 | Apr 2 | Feb 23 | Nov 13 | 241 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ELEPHANT BUTTE DAM | Mar 13 | Apr 2 | Feb 26 | Nov 15 | 243 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CARLSBAD | Mar 17 | Apr 5 | Feb 28 | Nov 12 | 238 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| COLUMBUS | Mar 18 | Apr 6 | Feb 28 | Nov 11 | 237 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCE AP | Mar 22 | Apr 10 | Mar 4 | Nov 9 | 230 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SANTA TERESA AP | Mar 23 | Apr 9 | Mar 3 | Nov 11 | 231 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| OROGRANDE | Mar 24 | Apr 9 | Mar 7 | Nov 7 | 225 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| BRANTLEY DAM | Mar 25 | Apr 13 | Mar 6 | Nov 8 | 226 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CABALLO DAM | Mar 25 | Apr 17 | Mar 5 | Nov 6 | 224 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CARLSBAD CAVERN CITY AP | Mar 27 | Apr 13 | Mar 7 | Nov 7 | 223 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| HOBBS | Mar 28 | Apr 13 | Mar 9 | Nov 10 | 225 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| HOBBS 13W | Mar 28 | Apr 15 | Mar 5 | Nov 13 | 230 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ROSWELL IND AIR PK | Mar 29 | Apr 15 | Mar 8 | Nov 7 | 223 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES | Mar 30 | Apr 19 | Mar 8 | Nov 5 | 220 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| JAL | Mar 31 | Apr 19 | Mar 12 | Nov 3 | 215 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| HOPE | Apr 1 | Apr 17 | Mar 15 | Nov 6 | 218 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ANIMAS 3ESE | Apr 2 | Apr 21 | Mar 10 | Nov 7 | 218 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CARLSBAD CAVERNS | Apr 2 | Apr 20 | Mar 9 | Nov 11 | 223 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| GAGE | Apr 3 | Apr 19 | Mar 15 | Nov 7 | 216 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CONCHAS DAM | Apr 4 | Apr 21 | Mar 18 | Nov 2 | 210 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| FT BAYARD | Apr 4 | Apr 22 | Mar 14 | Nov 8 | 216 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| OCHOA | Apr 4 | Apr 23 | Mar 13 | Nov 6 | 217 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| DEMING MUNI AP | Apr 5 | Apr 24 | Mar 18 | Nov 5 | 213 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| TULAROSA | Apr 5 | Apr 22 | Mar 17 | Nov 4 | 212 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ALBUQUERQUE INTL AP | Apr 6 | Apr 23 | Mar 17 | Nov 3 | 208 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| DARK CANYON ROAD | Apr 6 | Apr 25 | Mar 20 | Nov 1 | 206 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| WASTE ISOLT'N PILOT PLT | Apr 6 | Apr 26 | Mar 16 | Nov 2 | 210 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| DEMING | Apr 7 | Apr 25 | Mar 20 | Nov 3 | 208 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| RIO RANCHO #2 | Apr 8 | Apr 28 | Mar 24 | Nov 1 | 203 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| FT SUMNER | Apr 9 | Apr 25 | Mar 24 | Oct 30 | 201 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ARTESIA 6S | Apr 11 | Apr 26 | Mar 27 | Oct 29 | 198 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SOCORRO 20 N | Apr 12 | Apr 29 | Mar 29 | Oct 27 | 196 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ROSWELL CLIMAT | Apr 13 | Apr 28 | Mar 31 | Oct 30 | 197 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CAPROCK | Apr 14 | Apr 30 | Apr 1 | Oct 28 | 195 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CLOVIS | Apr 14 | Apr 26 | Mar 28 | Oct 29 | 197 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| PETROGLYPH NATL MON | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Mar 31 | Oct 27 | 193 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| PORTALES | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Mar 30 | Oct 26 | 193 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ANTELOPE WELLS | Apr 16 | May 1 | Apr 3 | Oct 30 | 195 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| PLACITAS 4W | Apr 16 | May 5 | Mar 31 | Oct 23 | 187 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| RIO RANCHO #1 | Apr 16 | May 2 | Apr 2 | Oct 23 | 191 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SOCORRO | Apr 16 | May 1 | Mar 31 | Oct 25 | 191 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| JEMEZ DAM | Apr 17 | May 3 | Apr 2 | Oct 24 | 188 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MELROSE | Apr 17 | Apr 30 | Apr 1 | Oct 26 | 190 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SUMNER LAKE | Apr 17 | Apr 30 | Mar 31 | Oct 28 | 192 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY | Apr 18 | May 3 | Apr 1 | Oct 24 | 189 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| FT SUMNER 5 S | Apr 18 | May 1 | Apr 1 | Oct 26 | 190 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SAN JON | Apr 18 | May 3 | Apr 1 | Oct 24 | 187 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| TUCUMCARI 4 NE | Apr 18 | May 2 | Apr 2 | Oct 25 | 189 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| TUCUMCARI MUNI AP | Apr 18 | May 1 | Apr 2 | Oct 26 | 190 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| YESO 2 S | Apr 18 | May 2 | Apr 4 | Oct 26 | 188 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| PICACHO | Apr 19 | May 2 | Apr 4 | Oct 25 | 188 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| TATUM | Apr 19 | May 2 | Apr 3 | Oct 26 | 188 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| BITTER LAKES WL REFUGE | Apr 20 | May 3 | Apr 5 | Oct 20 | 181 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CLOVIS 13 N | Apr 20 | May 3 | Apr 2 | Oct 24 | 184 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MCCARTY RCH | Apr 20 | May 5 | Apr 6 | Oct 21 | 183 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SANTA ROSA | Apr 20 | May 6 | Apr 3 | Oct 23 | 183 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS NE | Apr 21 | May 4 | Apr 6 | Oct 23 | 184 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ELIDA | Apr 21 | May 6 | Apr 3 | Oct 23 | 183 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| FAYWOOD | Apr 21 | May 8 | Apr 3 | Oct 31 | 191 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| NEWKIRK | Apr 21 | May 5 | Apr 3 | Oct 21 | 183 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ROSEBUD 7NW | Apr 21 | May 3 | Apr 8 | Oct 24 | 185 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| WHITE SANDS NATL MON | Apr 22 | May 5 | Apr 8 | Oct 22 | 183 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ARCH | Apr 23 | May 6 | Apr 9 | Oct 21 | 180 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| BLOOMFIELD 3 SE | Apr 23 | May 7 | Apr 9 | Oct 19 | 177 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| HACHITA 1W | Apr 23 | May 9 | Apr 6 | Oct 27 | 185 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| HILLSBORO | Apr 23 | May 7 | Apr 5 | Oct 23 | 183 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LOS LUNAS 3 SSW | Apr 23 | May 6 | Apr 9 | Oct 21 | 178 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| RIO GRANDE NATURE CTR | Apr 23 | May 6 | Apr 7 | Oct 20 | 179 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| WHITE SIGNAL | Apr 23 | May 10 | Apr 4 | Oct 26 | 185 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LAS CRUCES 20 N | Apr 24 | May 8 | Apr 6 | Oct 24 | 181 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| RAGLAND 3 SSW | Apr 24 | May 6 | Apr 12 | Oct 21 | 177 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| VILLANUEVA | Apr 24 | May 7 | Apr 10 | Oct 20 | 176 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| BINGHAM 2 NE | Apr 25 | May 8 | Apr 11 | Oct 23 | 180 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CORRALES | Apr 25 | May 10 | Apr 11 | Oct 17 | 173 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| COCHITI DAM | Apr 26 | May 8 | Apr 13 | Oct 21 | 178 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| AMISTAD 5 SSW | Apr 27 | May 10 | Apr 13 | Oct 17 | 172 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CARRIZOZO 1SW | Apr 27 | May 8 | Apr 11 | Oct 20 | 175 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CLAYTON MUNI AIR PK | Apr 27 | May 10 | Apr 14 | Oct 17 | 170 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| JORNADA EXP RANGE | Apr 27 | May 9 | Apr 13 | Oct 23 | 178 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LORDSBURG 4 SE | Apr 27 | May 10 | Apr 13 | Oct 25 | 179 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| NAVAJO DAM | Apr 27 | May 9 | Apr 16 | Oct 19 | 174 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| BOSQUE DEL APACHE | Apr 28 | May 12 | Apr 13 | Oct 16 | 167 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| RAMON 8 SW | Apr 28 | May 9 | Apr 14 | Oct 16 | 171 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ABIQUIU DAM | Apr 29 | May 17 | Apr 16 | Oct 16 | 168 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| BERNARDO | Apr 29 | May 13 | Apr 15 | Oct 14 | 166 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CORONA 10SW | Apr 29 | May 11 | Apr 15 | Oct 20 | 172 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| FARMINGTON AG SCI CNT | Apr 29 | May 13 | Apr 15 | Oct 15 | 167 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MTN PARK | Apr 30 | May 15 | Apr 16 | Oct 21 | 173 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| REDROCK 1 NNE | Apr 30 | May 14 | Apr 14 | Oct 23 | 175 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ROY | Apr 30 | May 11 | Apr 16 | Oct 15 | 167 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SPRINGER | Apr 30 | May 12 | Apr 17 | Oct 11 | 164 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| DILIA | May 2 | May 16 | Apr 20 | Oct 13 | 162 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| FARMINGTON RGNL AP | May 2 | May 18 | Apr 20 | Oct 13 | 160 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| GRAN QUIVIRA NATL MON | May 2 | May 15 | Apr 19 | Oct 15 | 164 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LOS ALAMOS | May 2 | May 17 | Apr 19 | Oct 12 | 162 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MOUNTAINAIR | May 2 | May 18 | Apr 18 | Oct 19 | 167 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SANTA FE SETON | May 2 | May 14 | Apr 19 | Oct 17 | 167 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CAPITAN | May 3 | May 17 | Apr 20 | Oct 12 | 161 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MOSQUERO 1 NE | May 3 | May 17 | Apr 21 | Oct 12 | 160 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CLAYTON 1 N | May 4 | May 19 | Apr 21 | Oct 11 | 159 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CLINES CORNERS | May 4 | May 18 | Apr 22 | Oct 12 | 159 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| OTIS | May 4 | May 21 | Apr 22 | Oct 15 | 162 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SANTA FE CO MUNI AP | May 4 | May 17 | Apr 22 | Oct 15 | 164 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| GRENVILLE | May 5 | May 20 | Apr 23 | Oct 9 | 156 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| PASAMONTE | May 5 | May 19 | Apr 24 | Oct 7 | 153 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| RATON FLTR PLT | May 5 | May 17 | Apr 22 | Oct 9 | 156 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| GLENWOOD | May 6 | May 20 | Apr 21 | Oct 18 | 164 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ELK | May 7 | May 19 | Apr 25 | Oct 11 | 155 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MOUNTAINAIR 8NW | May 7 | May 21 | Apr 26 | Oct 9 | 154 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CLIFF 11 SE | May 9 | May 24 | Apr 28 | Oct 15 | 157 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CLINES CORNERS 7SE | May 9 | May 21 | Apr 28 | Oct 7 | 150 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| JEMEZ SPRINGS | May 9 | May 23 | Apr 26 | Oct 11 | 153 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LYBROOK | May 9 | May 31 | Apr 23 | Oct 9 | 153 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| PEDERNAL 9 E | May 9 | May 22 | Apr 28 | Oct 6 | 150 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SANDIA PARK | May 9 | May 26 | Apr 24 | Oct 9 | 152 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| STANLEY 2 NNE | May 9 | May 23 | Apr 28 | Oct 7 | 150 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ALCALDE | May 10 | May 24 | Apr 30 | Oct 4 | 145 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LAS VEGAS MUNI AP | May 10 | May 23 | Apr 28 | Oct 7 | 149 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| WINSTON | May 10 | May 22 | Apr 27 | Oct 8 | 151 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CIMARRON 4 SW | May 11 | May 25 | Apr 30 | Oct 3 | 143 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ESPANOLA | May 11 | May 26 | Apr 28 | Oct 6 | 149 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| GALLUP SAND & GRAVEL | May 11 | May 26 | Apr 30 | Oct 7 | 148 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| RATON MUNI CREWS AP | May 11 | May 24 | Apr 29 | Oct 4 | 145 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| RUIDOSO | May 11 | May 22 | Apr 30 | Oct 5 | 147 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| AZTEC RUINS NM | May 12 | May 30 | Apr 29 | Oct 6 | 147 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| FRUITLAND | May 12 | May 29 | Apr 29 | Oct 4 | 143 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| PIETOWN 19NE | May 12 | May 31 | Apr 27 | Oct 9 | 149 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CUBERO | May 13 | May 29 | Apr 29 | Oct 4 | 145 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MORIARTY 1 NE | May 14 | Jun 2 | May 1 | Oct 4 | 142 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SANTA FE 2 | May 14 | May 28 | Apr 30 | Oct 6 | 144 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| EL RITO | May 15 | Jun 4 | Apr 30 | Oct 7 | 143 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| PECOS NM | May 15 | May 31 | May 2 | Oct 3 | 138 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| TORREON NAVAJO MISSION | May 15 | Jun 2 | Apr 30 | Oct 5 | 143 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CAPULIN | May 17 | Jun 1 | May 3 | Oct 1 | 136 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| GRANTS AP | May 17 | Jun 1 | Apr 30 | Oct 3 | 137 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MAXWELL 3 NW | May 17 | May 31 | May 4 | Oct 1 | 135 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CLOUDCROFT | May 18 | Jun 1 | May 7 | Oct 1 | 134 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ESTANCIA 4N | May 18 | Jun 2 | May 5 | Oct 1 | 135 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| VALMORA | May 18 | Jun 3 | May 4 | Oct 1 | 135 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| AUGUSTINE 2E | May 19 | Jun 6 | May 5 | Oct 4 | 137 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| RATON KRTN RADIO | May 19 | Jun 2 | May 6 | Sep 29 | 132 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| TAOS | May 19 | May 31 | May 7 | Oct 3 | 136 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| BRAZOS LODGE | May 20 | Jun 4 | May 6 | Oct 4 | 135 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| JOHNSON RCH | May 21 | Jun 4 | May 9 | Oct 3 | 134 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LAKE MALOYA | May 21 | Jun 4 | May 8 | Sep 29 | 128 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| GRANTS MILAN MUNI AP | May 24 | Jun 9 | May 7 | Oct 1 | 129 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LAS VEGAS WWTP | May 24 | Jun 6 | May 9 | Sep 30 | 129 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| GILA HOT SPRINGS | May 26 | Jun 8 | May 12 | Oct 5 | 129 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| OCATE 2 NW | May 26 | Jun 8 | May 11 | Sep 26 | 121 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CHACO CANYON NATL MON | May 28 | Jun 14 | May 11 | Sep 27 | 120 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| GASCON | May 28 | Jun 10 | May 13 | Sep 26 | 119 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LINDRITH 1 WSW | May 28 | Jun 12 | May 13 | Sep 27 | 121 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| STAR LAKE | May 28 | Jun 14 | May 12 | Sep 28 | 121 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| THOREAU 12 SE | May 29 | Jun 12 | May 11 | Sep 26 | 118 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ZUNI | May 29 | Jun 13 | May 9 | Oct 2 | 127 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CUBA | May 30 | Jun 16 | May 16 | Sep 28 | 119 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| RESERVE RS | May 30 | Jun 12 | May 14 | Oct 3 | 127 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CERRO | May 31 | Jun 13 | May 17 | Sep 26 | 116 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| FENCE LAKE | May 31 | Jun 15 | May 15 | Oct 1 | 122 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| GALLUP MUNI AP | May 31 | Jun 14 | May 15 | Sep 28 | 119 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| TRES PIEDRAS | May 31 | Jun 18 | May 18 | Sep 28 | 118 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| QUEMADO | Jun 1 | Jun 14 | May 20 | Sep 29 | 117 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| EL MORRO NATL MON | Jun 3 | Jun 15 | May 20 | Sep 27 | 114 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MCGAFFEY 5 SE | Jun 5 | Jun 22 | May 21 | Sep 25 | 109 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| DULCE | Jun 9 | Jun 27 | May 25 | Sep 22 | 103 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LOS ALAMOS 13 W | Jun 10 | Jun 24 | May 30 | Sep 13 | 94 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| TIERRA AMARILLA 4 N | Jun 11 | Jun 26 | May 29 | Sep 20 | 98 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| EL VADO DAM | Jun 13 | Jul 1 | May 31 | Sep 18 | 94 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CHAMA | Jun 14 | Jun 30 | Jun 1 | Sep 18 | 93 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| EAGLE NEST | Jun 16 | Jul 5 | Jun 4 | Sep 14 | 87 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LUNA RS | Jun 17 | Jul 1 | Jun 5 | Sep 21 | 93 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ANGEL FIRE 1S | Jun 18 | Jul 1 | Jun 4 | Sep 8 | 80 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| RED RIVER | Jun 19 | Jul 3 | Jun 5 | Sep 7 | 77 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| WOLF CANYON | Jun 19 | Jul 6 | Jun 5 | Sep 13 | 83 | Plan sowing from this date → |
How to read the three dates
Average is the date by which, in half of the years between 1991 and 2020, the last 32 °F night had already happened. Safe is later: only one year in ten saw a frost after it, which is the date to transplant tomatoes and peppers, both killed by a single frost. Early is the risky end, with a frost after it in nine years out of ten.
Every figure is for the weather station, not for your garden. A valley bottom, a north slope or a spot near a lake can run a week or two either way. Cities are warmer than the countryside around them.
Where the numbers come from
The dates are NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals for 1991 to 2020, computed by the National Centers for Environmental Information for every station with thirty years of daily minimum temperatures. ZIP codes are matched to the nearest such station within 150 km using U.S. Census Bureau ZIP Code Tabulation Area centroids. Stations that never see a frost, such as much of south Florida, report no date and are left out.