Reserve, NM 87824 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Reserve, NM?
Around 06/15 is the usual last spring frost, about 291 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/21, about 96 frost-free days later.
Reserve 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
About 3 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.
The actual range around Reserve's last frost
06/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 06/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Reserve compares
About 96 days separate Reserve's last and first frost, putting it 39,805 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NM, it ranks 406 of 427.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Reserve can differ from the 87824 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Reserve's frost date answer different questions.