Socorro, NM 87823 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Socorro, NM?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/16, about 231 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 191 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Socorro in Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 8 weeks of growing season left in Socorro before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Socorro's last frost
04/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Socorro compares
About 191 days separate Socorro's last and first frost, putting it 20,743 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NM, it ranks 141 of 427.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Socorro can differ from the 87823 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Socorro's frost date answer different questions.