Hurley, NM 88028 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Hurley, NM?
Around 04/04 is the usual last spring frost, about 219 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/08, about 216 frost-free days later.
Hurley sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 10 weeks of growing season left in Hurley before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/04 isn't a guarantee
04/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Hurley compares
About 216 days separate Hurley's last and first frost, putting it 13,850 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NM, it ranks 76 of 427.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Hurley's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Hurley's dates instead of trusting one.