Chama, NM 81128 Frost Dates
Chama, NM: when does the frost end?
Around 06/14 is the usual last spring frost, about 290 days away. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 09/18, roughly 93 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Chama in Zone 5b (-15 to -10°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 3 weeks until Chama's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
How much risk comes with planting early here
06/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 06/01 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 06/30 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Chama against the rest of the dataset
Chama's growing season runs about 93 days, ranking 39,873 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NM, it ranks 415 of 427.
Learn more
Before leaning on 81128's figures: the frost range explains how to read the range around Chama's dates instead of trusting one, while local microclimates explains what one yard in Chama can differ from the 81128 normal.