Gallup, NM 87364 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Gallup, NM?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/03, roughly 248 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 163 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Gallup in Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 7 weeks of growing season left in Gallup before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/03 isn't a guarantee
05/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Gallup compares
Gallup's growing season runs about 163 days, ranking 31,336 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NM, it ranks 234 of 427.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Gallup's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Gallup can differ from the 87364 normal.