Springer, NM 87747 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Springer, NM, ZIP 87747
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/30, about 245 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/11, about 164 frost-free days later.
Springer sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 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 6a around Springer 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 04/30 isn't a guarantee
04/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Springer compares
At roughly 164 frost-free days, Springer places 31,066 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NM, it ranks 230 of 427.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Springer's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Springer's dates instead of trusting one.