Española, NM 87532 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Española, NM, ZIP 87532
Around 05/11 is the usual last spring frost, about 256 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/06, about 149 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Española 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
Zone 7a around Española has about 6 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 05/11 isn't a guarantee
05/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Española compares
At roughly 149 frost-free days, Española places 35,500 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NM, it ranks 282 of 427.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Española can differ from the 87532 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Española's frost date answer different questions.