Hatch, NM 87936 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Hatch, NM, ZIP 87936
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/25, about 209 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/06, about 224 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hatch in Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 8a around Hatch has about 10 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.
The actual range around Hatch's last frost
03/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Hatch compares
Hatch's growing season runs about 224 days, ranking 11,912 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NM, it ranks 46 of 427.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Hatch can differ from the 87936 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Hatch's frost date answer different questions.