Last frost dates in New Mexico

Typical last frost
April 23

That is the date for the typical New Mexico resident, weighted by city population. Across the state the average last frost runs from March 9 to May 14, so look up your own town below.

Earliest city
Mar 9
Latest city
May 14
Typical first frost
Oct 20
Cities
11
This week in New Mexico

No frost in the forecast for the next 7 nights

National Weather Service forecast, updated Oct 22, 11:10 UTC

Apr 1May 1Mar 15Apr 15May 15NSAlbuquerque: Apr 23AlbuquerqueLas Cruces: Mar 12Las CrucesRio Rancho: Apr 8Rio RanchoSanta Fe: May 14Santa FeRoswell: Apr 13RoswellFarmington: May 2FarmingtonHobbs: Mar 28HobbsClovis: Apr 14South Valley: Apr 18Carlsbad: Mar 17Alamogordo: Mar 9
Each dot is a city: further right means a later last frost, higher up means further north. Bigger dots are bigger cities.

Frost dates by city

CityLast frostSafe afterFirst frostSeason
AlbuquerqueApr 23May 6Oct 20179 days
Las CrucesMar 12Apr 2Nov 13241 days
Rio RanchoApr 8Apr 28Nov 1203 days
Santa FeMay 14May 28Oct 6144 days
RoswellApr 13Apr 28Oct 30197 days
FarmingtonMay 2May 18Oct 13160 days
HobbsMar 28Apr 13Nov 10225 days
ClovisApr 14Apr 26Oct 29197 days
South ValleyApr 18May 3Oct 24189 days
CarlsbadMar 17Apr 5Nov 12238 days
AlamogordoMar 9Mar 31Nov 18251 days

When to plant in New Mexico

Questions

When is the last frost in New Mexico?

It depends on where you are. Across the 11 cities we track, the average last frost runs from March 9 to May 14. In Albuquerque, the largest, it is April 23.

When is the first frost in New Mexico?

For a typical resident, around October 20. Higher and more northern towns get it earlier.