Artesia, NM 88211 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Artesia, NM, ZIP 88211
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/25, about 209 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/08, about 226 frost-free days later.
Artesia 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 Artesia has about 10 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.
The actual range around Artesia's last frost
03/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/06 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Artesia compares
Artesia's growing season runs about 226 days, ranking 11,165 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NM, it ranks 38 of 427.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Artesia's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Artesia can differ from the 88211 normal.