Reserve, NM 87820 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Reserve, NM?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/30, roughly 275 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/03, about 127 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Reserve 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
About 5 weeks of growing season left in Reserve before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Reserve compares
At roughly 127 frost-free days, Reserve places 38,658 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NM, it ranks 367 of 427.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Reserve's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Reserve's dates instead of trusting one.