Lordsburg, NM 88056 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lordsburg, NM?
Around 04/02 is the usual last spring frost, about 217 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/07, about 218 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lordsburg 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 10 weeks of growing season left in Lordsburg 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
04/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lordsburg compares
About 218 days separate Lordsburg's last and first frost, putting it 13,282 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NM, it ranks 64 of 427.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Lordsburg's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Lordsburg's dates instead of trusting one.