Questa, NM 87564 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Questa, NM, ZIP 87564
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/19, roughly 264 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/03, about 136 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Questa in Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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 5b around Questa has about 5 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
05/19 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/07 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/31 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Questa compares
Questa's growing season runs about 136 days, ranking 37,704 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NM, it ranks 347 of 427.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Questa can differ from the 87564 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5b and Questa's frost date answer different questions.