Pagosa Springs, CO 81157 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Pagosa Springs, CO?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/23, about 268 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/29, about 128 frost-free days later.
Zone 5b (-15 to -10°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Pagosa Springs, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 5 weeks of growing season left in Pagosa Springs before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/23 isn't a guarantee
05/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Pagosa Springs compares
At roughly 128 frost-free days, Pagosa Springs places 38,544 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within CO, it ranks 443 of 624.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Pagosa Springs can differ from the 81157 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Pagosa Springs's frost date answer different questions.