Pecos, NM 87565 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Pecos, NM, ZIP 87565
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/15, about 260 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/03, about 138 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pecos in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 6b around Pecos 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.
Why 05/15 isn't a guarantee
05/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/02 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 Pecos compares
Pecos's growing season runs about 138 days, ranking 37,414 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NM, it ranks 333 of 427.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Pecos can differ from the 87565 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Pecos's frost date answer different questions.