Eunice, NM 88231 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Eunice, NM?
Around 03/28 is the usual last spring frost, about 212 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/13, about 230 frost-free days later.
Eunice sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°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
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Eunice before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Eunice's last frost
03/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Eunice compares
Eunice's growing season runs about 230 days, ranking 10,412 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NM, it ranks 34 of 427.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Eunice's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Eunice can differ from the 88231 normal.