House, NM 88427 Frost Dates
Frost dates for House, NM, ZIP 88427
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/17, roughly 232 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 190 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts House in Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 7a around House has about 8 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
04/17 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How House compares
House's growing season runs about 190 days, ranking 21,355 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NM, it ranks 158 of 427.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in House can differ from the 88427 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and House's frost date answer different questions.