Elida, NM 88116 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Elida, NM, ZIP 88116
Around 04/14 is the usual last spring frost, about 229 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 195 frost-free days later.
Elida 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 Elida has about 9 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
04/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Elida compares
Elida's growing season runs about 195 days, ranking 19,385 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NM, it ranks 135 of 427.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Elida's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Elida can differ from the 88116 normal.