Las Cruces, NM 88054 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Las Cruces, NM?
Around 04/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 239 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 181 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Las Cruces 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
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Las Cruces before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/06 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/08 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Las Cruces compares
At roughly 181 frost-free days, Las Cruces places 24,426 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NM, it ranks 185 of 427.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Las Cruces's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Las Cruces can differ from the 88054 normal.