Gallup, NM 87313 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Gallup, NM, ZIP 87313
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/28, about 273 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/27, about 120 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Gallup in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 6b around Gallup has about 4 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 05/28 isn't a guarantee
05/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Gallup compares
About 120 days separate Gallup's last and first frost, putting it 39,068 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NM, it ranks 380 of 427.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Gallup can differ from the 87313 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Gallup's frost date answer different questions.