Jemez Springs, NM 87044 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Jemez Springs, NM, ZIP 87044
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 06/10, roughly 286 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/13, about 94 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Jemez Springs in Zone 7a (0 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
Zone 7a around Jemez Springs has about 2 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
06/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/30 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Jemez Springs compares
Jemez Springs's growing season runs about 94 days, ranking 39,854 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NM, it ranks 414 of 427.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Jemez Springs's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Jemez Springs can differ from the 87044 normal.