Wagon Mound, NM 87750 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Wagon Mound, NM, ZIP 87750
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/10, roughly 255 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/07, about 149 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Wagon Mound in Zone 6a (-10 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 6a around Wagon Mound 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 05/10 isn't a guarantee
05/10 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. 05/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Wagon Mound compares
About 149 days separate Wagon Mound's last and first frost, putting it 35,573 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NM, it ranks 289 of 427.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Wagon Mound can differ from the 87750 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Wagon Mound's frost date answer different questions.