Peralta, NM 87061 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Peralta, NM, ZIP 87061
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/07, about 252 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/09, about 154 frost-free days later.
Peralta sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6b around Peralta has about 6 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 05/07 isn't a guarantee
05/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Peralta compares
Peralta's growing season runs about 154 days, ranking 34,288 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NM, it ranks 259 of 427.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Peralta's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Peralta can differ from the 87061 normal.