Frost dates
Frost dates in New Mexico
Typical last spring frost and first fall frost for 175 weather stations across New Mexico, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 climate normals.
Last spring frost
Apr 2 – May 30
Typical across New Mexico (middle: Apr 29)
First fall frost
Sep 27 – Nov 6
Typical across New Mexico (middle: Oct 17)
Your own yard can differ by weeks from the nearest town. Get frost dates for your exact spot →
By town
| Station | Last spring frost | First fall frost | Frost-free days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abiquiu Dam | Apr 29 | Oct 16 | 170 |
| Alamogordo | Mar 9 | Nov 18 | 254 |
| Albuquerque Foothills NE | Apr 21 | Oct 23 | 185 |
| Albuquerque International Airport | Apr 6 | Nov 3 | 211 |
| Albuquerque Valley | Apr 18 | Oct 24 | 189 |
| Alcalde | May 10 | Oct 4 | 147 |
| Amistad 5 SSW | Apr 27 | Oct 17 | 173 |
| Angel Fire 1 S | Jun 18 | Sep 8 | 82 |
| Animas 3 ESE | Apr 2 | Nov 7 | 219 |
| Antelope Wells | Apr 16 | Oct 30 | 197 |
| Arch | Apr 23 | Oct 21 | 181 |
| Artesia 6 S | Apr 11 | Oct 29 | 201 |
| Augustine 2 E | May 19 | Oct 4 | 138 |
| Aztec Ruins Nm | May 12 | Oct 6 | 147 |
| Bernardo | Apr 29 | Oct 14 | 168 |
| Bingham 2 NE | Apr 25 | Oct 23 | 181 |
| Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge | Apr 20 | Oct 20 | 183 |
| Bloomfield 3 SE | Apr 23 | Oct 19 | 179 |
| Bosque Del Apache | Apr 28 | Oct 16 | 171 |
| Brantley Dam | Mar 25 | Nov 8 | 228 |
| Brazos Lodge | May 20 | Oct 4 | 137 |
| Caballo Dam | Mar 25 | Nov 6 | 226 |
| Capitan | May 3 | Oct 12 | 162 |
| Caprock | Apr 14 | Oct 28 | 197 |
| Capulin | May 17 | Oct 1 | 137 |
| Carlsbad | Mar 17 | Nov 12 | 240 |
| Carlsbad Cavern City Airport | Mar 27 | Nov 7 | 225 |
| Carlsbad Caverns | Apr 2 | Nov 11 | 223 |
| Carrizozo 1 SW | Apr 27 | Oct 20 | 176 |
| Cerro | May 31 | Sep 26 | 118 |
| Chaco Canyon Natl Mon | May 28 | Sep 27 | 122 |
| Chama | Jun 14 | Sep 18 | 96 |
| Cimarron 4 SW | May 11 | Oct 3 | 145 |
| Clayton 1 N | May 4 | Oct 11 | 160 |
| Clayton Municipal Air Pk | Apr 27 | Oct 17 | 173 |
| Cliff 11 SE | May 9 | Oct 15 | 159 |
| Clines Corners | May 4 | Oct 12 | 161 |
| Clines Corners 7 SE | May 9 | Oct 7 | 151 |
| Cloudcroft | May 18 | Oct 1 | 136 |
| Clovis | Apr 14 | Oct 29 | 198 |
| Clovis 13 N | Apr 20 | Oct 24 | 187 |
| Cochiti Dam | Apr 26 | Oct 21 | 178 |
| Columbus | Mar 18 | Nov 11 | 238 |
| Conchas Dam | Apr 4 | Nov 2 | 212 |
| Corona 10 SW | Apr 29 | Oct 20 | 174 |
| Corrales | Apr 25 | Oct 17 | 175 |
| Cuba | May 30 | Sep 28 | 121 |
| Cubero | May 13 | Oct 4 | 144 |
| Dark Canyon Road | Apr 6 | Nov 1 | 209 |
| Deming | Apr 7 | Nov 3 | 210 |
| Deming Municipal Airport | Apr 5 | Nov 5 | 214 |
| Dilia | May 2 | Oct 13 | 164 |
| Dulce | Jun 9 | Sep 22 | 105 |
| Eagle Nest | Jun 16 | Sep 14 | 90 |
| El Morro Natl Mon | Jun 3 | Sep 27 | 116 |
| El Rito | May 15 | Oct 7 | 145 |
| El Vado Dam | Jun 13 | Sep 18 | 97 |
| Elephant Butte Dam | Mar 13 | Nov 15 | 247 |
| Elida | Apr 21 | Oct 23 | 185 |
| Elk | May 7 | Oct 11 | 157 |
| Espanola | May 11 | Oct 6 | 148 |
| Estancia 4 N | May 18 | Oct 1 | 136 |
| Farmington Ag Sci Cnt | Apr 29 | Oct 15 | 169 |
| Farmington Regional Airport | May 2 | Oct 13 | 164 |
| Faywood | Apr 21 | Oct 31 | 193 |
| Fence Lake | May 31 | Oct 1 | 123 |
| Fort Bayard | Apr 4 | Nov 8 | 218 |
| Fort Sumner | Apr 9 | Oct 30 | 204 |
| Fort Sumner 5 S | Apr 18 | Oct 26 | 191 |
| Fruitland | May 12 | Oct 4 | 145 |
| Gage | Apr 3 | Nov 7 | 218 |
| Gallup Municipal Airport | May 31 | Sep 28 | 120 |
| Gallup Sand & Gravel | May 11 | Oct 7 | 149 |
| Gascon | May 28 | Sep 26 | 121 |
| Gila Hot Springs | May 26 | Oct 5 | 132 |
| Glenwood | May 6 | Oct 18 | 165 |
| Gran Quivira Natl Mon | May 2 | Oct 15 | 166 |
| Grants Airport | May 17 | Oct 3 | 139 |
| Grants Milan Municipal Airport | May 24 | Oct 1 | 130 |
| Grenville | May 5 | Oct 9 | 157 |
| Hachita 1 W | Apr 23 | Oct 27 | 187 |
| Hillsboro | Apr 23 | Oct 23 | 183 |
| Hobbs | Mar 28 | Nov 10 | 227 |
| Hobbs 13 W | Mar 28 | Nov 13 | 230 |
| Hope | Apr 1 | Nov 6 | 219 |
| Jal | Mar 31 | Nov 3 | 217 |
| Jemez Dam | Apr 17 | Oct 24 | 190 |
| Jemez Springs | May 9 | Oct 11 | 155 |
| Johnson Rch | May 21 | Oct 3 | 135 |
| Jornada Experiment Range | Apr 27 | Oct 23 | 179 |
| Lake Maloya | May 21 | Sep 29 | 131 |
| Las Cruces 20 N | Apr 24 | Oct 24 | 183 |
| Las Vegas Municipal Airport | May 10 | Oct 7 | 150 |
| Las Vegas Water Plant | May 24 | Sep 30 | 129 |
| Lindrith 1 WSW | May 28 | Sep 27 | 122 |
| Lordsburg 4 SE | Apr 27 | Oct 25 | 181 |
| Los Alamos | May 2 | Oct 12 | 163 |
| Los Alamos 13 W | Jun 10 | Sep 13 | 95 |
| Los Lunas 3 SSW | Apr 23 | Oct 21 | 181 |
| Luna RS | Jun 17 | Sep 21 | 96 |
| Lybrook | May 9 | Oct 9 | 153 |
| Maxwell 3 NW | May 17 | Oct 1 | 137 |
| Mccarty Rch | Apr 20 | Oct 21 | 184 |
| Mcgaffey 5 SE | Jun 5 | Sep 25 | 112 |
| Melrose | Apr 17 | Oct 26 | 192 |
| Moriarty 1 NE | May 14 | Oct 4 | 143 |
| Mosquero 1 NE | May 3 | Oct 12 | 162 |
| Mountain Park | Apr 30 | Oct 21 | 174 |
| Mountainair | May 2 | Oct 19 | 170 |
| Mountainair 8 NW | May 7 | Oct 9 | 155 |
| Navajo Dam | Apr 27 | Oct 19 | 175 |
| Newkirk | Apr 21 | Oct 21 | 183 |
| Ocate 2 NW | May 26 | Sep 26 | 123 |
| Ochoa | Apr 4 | Nov 6 | 216 |
| Orogrande | Mar 24 | Nov 7 | 228 |
| Otis | May 4 | Oct 15 | 164 |
| Pasamonte | May 5 | Oct 7 | 155 |
| Pecos Nm | May 15 | Oct 3 | 141 |
| Pedernal 9 E | May 9 | Oct 6 | 150 |
| Petroglyph Natl Mon | Apr 15 | Oct 27 | 195 |
| Picacho | Apr 19 | Oct 25 | 189 |
| Pietown 19 NE | May 12 | Oct 9 | 150 |
| Placitas 4 W | Apr 16 | Oct 23 | 190 |
| Portales | Apr 15 | Oct 26 | 194 |
| Quemado | Jun 1 | Sep 29 | 120 |
| Ragland 3 SSW | Apr 24 | Oct 21 | 180 |
| Ramon 8 SW | Apr 28 | Oct 16 | 171 |
| Raton Fltr Plt | May 5 | Oct 9 | 157 |
| Raton Krtn Radio | May 19 | Sep 29 | 133 |
| Raton Municipal Crews Airport | May 11 | Oct 4 | 146 |
| Red River | Jun 19 | Sep 7 | 80 |
| Redrock 1 NNE | Apr 30 | Oct 23 | 176 |
| Reserve RS | May 30 | Oct 3 | 126 |
| Rio Grande Nature Ctr | Apr 23 | Oct 20 | 180 |
| Rio Rancho #1 | Apr 16 | Oct 23 | 190 |
| Rio Rancho #2 | Apr 8 | Nov 1 | 207 |
| Rosebud 7 NW | Apr 21 | Oct 24 | 186 |
| Roswell Climat | Apr 13 | Oct 30 | 200 |
| Roswell Ind Air Pk | Mar 29 | Nov 7 | 223 |
| Roy | Apr 30 | Oct 15 | 168 |
| Ruidoso | May 11 | Oct 5 | 147 |
| San Jon | Apr 18 | Oct 24 | 189 |
| Sandia Park | May 9 | Oct 9 | 153 |
| Santa Fe 2 | May 14 | Oct 6 | 145 |
| Santa Fe County Municipal Airport | May 4 | Oct 15 | 164 |
| Santa Fe Seton | May 2 | Oct 17 | 168 |
| Santa Rosa | Apr 20 | Oct 23 | 186 |
| Santa Teresa Airport | Mar 23 | Nov 11 | 233 |
| Socorro | Apr 16 | Oct 25 | 192 |
| Socorro 20 N | Apr 12 | Oct 27 | 198 |
| Springer | Apr 30 | Oct 11 | 164 |
| Stanley 2 NNE | May 9 | Oct 7 | 151 |
| Star Lake | May 28 | Sep 28 | 123 |
| State Univ | Mar 12 | Nov 13 | 246 |
| Sumner Lake | Apr 17 | Oct 28 | 194 |
| Taos | May 19 | Oct 3 | 137 |
| Tatum | Apr 19 | Oct 26 | 190 |
| Thoreau 12 SE | May 29 | Sep 26 | 120 |
| Tierra Amarilla 4 N | Jun 11 | Sep 20 | 101 |
| Torreon Navajo Mission | May 15 | Oct 5 | 143 |
| Tres Piedras | May 31 | Sep 28 | 120 |
| Truth Or Consequence Airport | Mar 22 | Nov 9 | 232 |
| Truth Or Consequences | Mar 30 | Nov 5 | 220 |
| Tucumcari 4 NE | Apr 18 | Oct 25 | 190 |
| Tucumcari Municipal Airport | Apr 18 | Oct 26 | 191 |
| Tularosa | Apr 5 | Nov 4 | 213 |
| Valmora | May 18 | Oct 1 | 136 |
| Villanueva | Apr 24 | Oct 20 | 179 |
| Waste Isolt'N Pilot Plt | Apr 6 | Nov 2 | 210 |
| White Sands Natl Mon | Apr 22 | Oct 22 | 183 |
| White Signal | Apr 23 | Oct 26 | 186 |
| Winston | May 10 | Oct 8 | 151 |
| Wolf Canyon | Jun 19 | Sep 13 | 86 |
| Yeso 2 S | Apr 18 | Oct 26 | 191 |
| Zuni | May 29 | Oct 2 | 126 |
Each date is the median: in half of years the frost comes earlier, in half later. Frost here means a low of 32°F or colder at the station. Low spots and valleys often frost a week or two earlier than these dates; hillsides and city centers later.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. The Field almanac also shows how often frost comes early or late, and a reanalysis reading for your exact location.