Causey, NM 88113 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Causey, NM, ZIP 88113
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/23, roughly 238 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 180 frost-free days later.
Causey 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
Zone 7b around Causey has about 8 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
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Causey compares
Causey's growing season runs about 180 days, ranking 25,125 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NM, it ranks 194 of 427.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Causey's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Causey can differ from the 88113 normal.