Española, NM 87522 Frost Dates
Española, NM: when does the frost end?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/11, about 256 days from today. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 10/06, roughly 149 days after the last spring frost.
Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Española, not a forecast for this year.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 6 weeks until Española's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 05/11 isn't a guarantee
05/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 04/28 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 05/26 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Española against the rest of the dataset
Española's growing season runs about 149 days, ranking 35,497 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NM, it ranks 279 of 427.
Learn more
Before leaning on 87522's figures: local microclimates explains what one yard in Española can differ from the 87522 normal, while zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Española's frost date answer different questions.