Tijeras, NM 87059 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Tijeras, NM?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/21, about 236 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 184 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 Tijeras, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Tijeras before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/06 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Tijeras compares
Tijeras's growing season runs about 184 days, ranking 23,626 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NM, it ranks 175 of 427.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Tijeras's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Tijeras can differ from the 87059 normal.