Española, NM 87510 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Española, NM, ZIP 87510
Around 04/29 is the usual last spring frost, about 244 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 168 frost-free days later.
Española sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 7a around Española has about 7 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Española compares
Española's growing season runs about 168 days, ranking 29,686 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NM, it ranks 213 of 427.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Española can differ from the 87510 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Española's frost date answer different questions.