Dora, NM 88126 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Dora, NM?
Around 04/23 is the usual last spring frost, about 238 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 180 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Dora in Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 Dora 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
04/23 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 Dora compares
Dora's growing season runs about 180 days, ranking 25,111 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NM, it ranks 193 of 427.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Dora's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Dora's dates instead of trusting one.