Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM 87109 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM, ZIP 87109
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/21, roughly 236 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 184 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
Zone 7b around Los Ranchos de Albuquerque has about 8 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 04/21 isn't a guarantee
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 Los Ranchos de Albuquerque compares
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque's growing season runs about 184 days, ranking 23,490 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NM, it ranks 172 of 427.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Los Ranchos de Albuquerque's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Los Ranchos de Albuquerque's dates instead of trusting one.