Milan, NM 87005 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Milan, NM?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/29, roughly 274 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/26, about 118 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Milan in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 4 weeks of growing season left in Milan before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Milan's last frost
05/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Milan compares
At roughly 118 frost-free days, Milan places 39,201 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NM, it ranks 389 of 427.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Milan can differ from the 87005 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Milan's frost date answer different questions.