Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM 87107 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/23, roughly 238 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 179 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Los Ranchos de Albuquerque in Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 8 weeks of growing season left in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Los Ranchos de Albuquerque's last frost
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/07 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Los Ranchos de Albuquerque compares
About 179 days separate Los Ranchos de Albuquerque's last and first frost, putting it 25,275 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NM, it ranks 197 of 427.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Los Ranchos de Albuquerque's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque can differ from the 87107 normal.