Cuba, NM 87029 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Cuba, NM, ZIP 87029
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/28, roughly 273 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/27, about 121 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 Cuba, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 5b around Cuba has about 4 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 05/28 isn't a guarantee
05/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/13 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 Cuba compares
Cuba's growing season runs about 121 days, ranking 39,034 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NM, it ranks 379 of 427.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5b and Cuba's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Cuba's dates instead of trusting one.