Hobbs, NM 88241 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Hobbs, NM, ZIP 88241
Around 03/28 is the usual last spring frost, about 212 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 225 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hobbs in Zone 8a (10 to 15°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
Zone 8a around Hobbs has about 11 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
03/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/09 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 Hobbs compares
About 225 days separate Hobbs's last and first frost, putting it 11,362 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NM, it ranks 42 of 427.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Hobbs's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Hobbs's dates instead of trusting one.