Virden, NM 88025 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Virden, NM, ZIP 88025
Around 05/09 is the usual last spring frost, about 254 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/15, about 157 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Virden 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
Zone 7b around Virden has about 7 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/09 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. 05/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Virden compares
Virden's growing season runs about 157 days, ranking 33,463 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NM, it ranks 250 of 427.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Virden's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Virden can differ from the 88025 normal.