Causey, NM 88132 Frost Dates
Causey, NM: when does the frost end?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/23, roughly 238 days out. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 10/21, roughly 180 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Causey in Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 8 weeks until Causey's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 04/09 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 05/06 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Causey against the rest of the dataset
Causey's growing season runs about 180 days, ranking 25,126 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NM, it ranks 195 of 427.
Learn more
Before leaning on 88132's figures: local microclimates explains what one yard in Causey can differ from the 88132 normal, while zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Causey's frost date answer different questions.