Santa Rosa, NM 87724 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Santa Rosa, NM, ZIP 87724
Around 04/20 is the usual last spring frost, about 235 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 183 frost-free days later.
Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa has about 8 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 04/20 isn't a guarantee
04/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/03 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Santa Rosa compares
About 183 days separate Santa Rosa's last and first frost, putting it 23,865 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NM, it ranks 179 of 427.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Santa Rosa can differ from the 87724 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Santa Rosa's frost date answer different questions.