Cloudcroft, NM 88354 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Cloudcroft, NM, ZIP 88354
Around 05/07 is the usual last spring frost, about 252 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/11, about 155 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Cloudcroft, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7a around Cloudcroft has about 6 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.
Why 05/07 isn't a guarantee
05/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Cloudcroft compares
About 155 days separate Cloudcroft's last and first frost, putting it 34,062 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NM, it ranks 258 of 427.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Cloudcroft's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Cloudcroft's dates instead of trusting one.