New Mexico Frost Dates
The median last spring freeze and first fall freeze (32°F) at 175 NOAA stations in New Mexico, 1991-2020, with the growing season between them.
Every station
A median date has an even chance of a later freeze in spring or an earlier one in fall. Each town page gives the dates at 36, 32 and 28°F and every probability from 10 to 90 percent.
| Station | Elevation | Last freeze | First freeze | Season, days | Town page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abiquiu Dam | 6,380 ft | April 29 | October 16 | 170 | El Rito |
| Alamogordo | 4,380 ft | March 9 | November 18 | 254 | Alamogordo |
| Albuquerque Foothills Ne | 5,994 ft | April 21 | October 23 | 185 | Sandia Heights |
| Albuquerque Intl AP | 5,310 ft | April 6 | November 3 | 211 | Albuquerque |
| Albuquerque Valley | 4,955 ft | April 18 | October 24 | 189 | South Valley |
| Alcalde | 5,680 ft | May 10 | October 4 | 147 | La Villita |
| Amistad 5 Ssw | 4,445 ft | April 27 | October 17 | 173 | |
| Angel Fire 1S | 8,500 ft | June 18 | September 8 | 82 | Angel Fire |
| Animas 3ESE | 4,501 ft | April 2 | November 7 | 219 | Lordsburg |
| Antelope Wells | 4,658 ft | April 16 | October 30 | 197 | |
| Arch | 3,940 ft | April 23 | October 21 | 181 | Portales |
| Artesia 6S | 3,366 ft | April 11 | October 29 | 201 | Atoka |
| Augustine 2E | 7,000 ft | May 19 | October 4 | 138 | Magdalena |
| Aztec Ruins Nm | 5,644 ft | May 12 | October 6 | 147 | Aztec |
| Bernardo | 4,735 ft | April 29 | October 14 | 168 | Madrone |
| Bingham 2 Ne | 5,551 ft | April 25 | October 23 | 181 | Socorro |
| Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge | 3,664 ft | April 20 | October 20 | 183 | Roswell |
| Bloomfield 3 Se | 5,806 ft | April 23 | October 19 | 179 | Bloomfield |
| Bosque Del Apache | 4,512 ft | April 28 | October 16 | 171 | Socorro |
| Brantley Dam | 3,213 ft | March 25 | November 8 | 228 | La Huerta |
| Brazos Lodge | 8,005 ft | May 20 | October 4 | 137 | Tierra Amarilla |
| Caballo Dam | 4,239 ft | March 25 | November 6 | 226 | Salem |
| Capitan | 6,480 ft | May 3 | October 12 | 162 | Capitan |
| Caprock | 4,350 ft | April 14 | October 28 | 197 | Tatum |
| Capulin | 6,840 ft | May 17 | October 1 | 137 | Raton |
| Carlsbad | 3,120 ft | March 17 | November 12 | 240 | Livingston Wheeler |
| Carlsbad Cavern City AP | 3,232 ft | March 27 | November 7 | 225 | Livingston Wheeler |
| Carlsbad Caverns | 4,435 ft | April 2 | November 11 | 223 | Livingston Wheeler |
| Carrizozo 1SW | 5,405 ft | April 27 | October 20 | 176 | Carrizozo |
| Cerro | 7,650 ft | May 31 | September 26 | 118 | Questa |
| Chaco Canyon Natl Mon | 6,174 ft | May 28 | September 27 | 122 | Crownpoint |
| Chama | 7,850 ft | June 14 | September 18 | 96 | Chama |
| Cimarron 4 Sw | 6,540 ft | May 11 | October 3 | 145 | Cimarron |
| Clayton 1 N | 5,000 ft | May 4 | October 11 | 160 | Clayton |
| Clayton Muni Air Pk | 4,960 ft | April 27 | October 17 | 173 | Clayton |
| Cliff 11 Se | 4,773 ft | May 9 | October 15 | 159 | Silver City |
| Clines Corners | 7,086 ft | May 4 | October 12 | 161 | Moriarty |
| Clines Corners 7SE | 6,924 ft | May 9 | October 7 | 151 | Moriarty |
| Cloudcroft | 8,680 ft | May 18 | October 1 | 136 | Cloudcroft |
| Clovis | 4,295 ft | April 14 | October 29 | 198 | Clovis |
| Clovis 13 N | 4,435 ft | April 20 | October 24 | 187 | Clovis |
| Cochiti Dam | 5,560 ft | April 26 | October 21 | 178 | Cochiti Lake |
| Columbus | 4,065 ft | March 18 | November 11 | 238 | Columbus |
| Conchas Dam | 4,244 ft | April 4 | November 2 | 212 | Mosquero |
| Corona 10SW | 6,680 ft | April 29 | October 20 | 174 | Carrizozo |
| Corrales | 5,026 ft | April 25 | October 17 | 175 | Corrales |
| Cuba | 6,908 ft | May 30 | September 28 | 121 | Cuba |
| Cubero | 6,195 ft | May 13 | October 4 | 144 | Paraje |
| Dark Canyon Road | 3,924 ft | April 6 | November 1 | 209 | Carlsbad |
| Deming | 4,300 ft | April 7 | November 3 | 210 | Deming |
| Deming Muni AP | 4,301 ft | April 5 | November 5 | 214 | Deming |
| Dilia | 5,150 ft | May 2 | October 13 | 164 | Santa Rosa |
| Dulce | 6,793 ft | June 9 | September 22 | 105 | Dulce |
| Eagle Nest | 8,280 ft | June 16 | September 14 | 90 | Angel Fire |
| El Morro Natl Mon | 7,223 ft | June 3 | September 27 | 116 | Bluewater Village |
| El Rito | 6,870 ft | May 15 | October 7 | 145 | El Rito |
| El Vado Dam | 6,740 ft | June 13 | September 18 | 97 | Tierra Amarilla |
| Elephant Butte Dam | 4,571 ft | March 13 | November 15 | 247 | Elephant Butte |
| Elida | 4,395 ft | April 21 | October 23 | 185 | Portales |
| Elk | 5,934 ft | May 7 | October 11 | 157 | Cloudcroft |
| Espanola | 5,620 ft | May 11 | October 6 | 148 | Española |
| Estancia 4N | 6,140 ft | May 18 | October 1 | 136 | McIntosh |
| Farmington Ag Sci Cnt | 5,625 ft | April 29 | October 15 | 169 | Upper Fruitland |
| Farmington Rgnl AP | 5,495 ft | May 2 | October 13 | 164 | Farmington |
| Faywood | 5,251 ft | April 21 | October 31 | 193 | Hurley |
| Fence Lake | 7,065 ft | May 31 | October 1 | 123 | Zuni Pueblo |
| Fruitland | 5,130 ft | May 12 | October 4 | 145 | Kirtland |
| Ft Bayard | 6,099 ft | April 4 | November 8 | 218 | Santa Clara |
| Ft Sumner | 4,025 ft | April 9 | October 30 | 204 | Fort Sumner |
| Ft Sumner 5 S | 4,050 ft | April 18 | October 26 | 191 | Fort Sumner |
| Gage | 4,479 ft | April 3 | November 7 | 218 | Deming |
| Gallup Muni AP | 6,471 ft | May 31 | September 28 | 120 | Gallup |
| Gallup Sand & Gravel | 6,577 ft | May 11 | October 7 | 149 | Gallup |
| Gascon | 8,250 ft | May 28 | September 26 | 121 | Mora |
| Gila Hot Springs | 5,636 ft | May 26 | October 5 | 132 | Mimbres |
| Glenwood | 4,725 ft | May 6 | October 18 | 165 | Reserve |
| Gran Quivira Natl Mon | 6,600 ft | May 2 | October 15 | 166 | Mountainair |
| Grants AP | 6,520 ft | May 17 | October 3 | 139 | Milan |
| Grants Milan Muni AP | 6,520 ft | May 24 | October 1 | 130 | Milan |
| Grenville | 6,002 ft | May 5 | October 9 | 157 | Clayton |
| Hachita 1W | 4,466 ft | April 23 | October 27 | 187 | Lordsburg |
| Hillsboro | 5,267 ft | April 23 | October 23 | 183 | Truth or Consequences |
| Hobbs | 3,660 ft | March 28 | November 10 | 227 | Hobbs |
| Hobbs 13W | 3,836 ft | March 28 | November 13 | 230 | Hobbs |
| Hope | 4,085 ft | April 1 | November 6 | 219 | Artesia |
| Jal | 3,054 ft | March 31 | November 3 | 217 | Jal |
| Jemez Dam | 5,388 ft | April 17 | October 24 | 190 | Algodones |
| Jemez Springs | 6,262 ft | May 9 | October 11 | 155 | Jemez Pueblo |
| Johnson Rch | 7,203 ft | May 21 | October 3 | 135 | Cuba |
| Jornada Exp Range | 4,318 ft | April 27 | October 23 | 179 | Radium Springs |
| Lake Maloya | 7,400 ft | May 21 | September 29 | 131 | Raton |
| Las Cruces 20 N | 4,327 ft | April 24 | October 24 | 183 | Radium Springs |
| Las Vegas Muni AP | 6,874 ft | May 10 | October 7 | 150 | Las Vegas |
| Las Vegas Wwtp | 6,349 ft | May 24 | September 30 | 129 | Las Vegas |
| Lindrith 1 Wsw | 7,220 ft | May 28 | September 27 | 122 | Cuba |
| Lordsburg 4 Se | 4,244 ft | April 27 | October 25 | 181 | Lordsburg |
| Los Alamos | 7,424 ft | May 2 | October 12 | 163 | Los Alamos |
| Los Alamos 13 W | 8,716 ft | June 10 | September 13 | 95 | Los Alamos |
| Los Lunas 3 Ssw | 4,840 ft | April 23 | October 21 | 181 | Tome |
| Luna RS | 7,050 ft | June 17 | September 21 | 96 | Reserve |
| Lybrook | 7,150 ft | May 9 | October 9 | 153 | Cuba |
| Maxwell 3 Nw | 6,017 ft | May 17 | October 1 | 137 | Springer |
| Mccarty Rch | 4,410 ft | April 20 | October 21 | 184 | Logan |
| Mcgaffey 5 Se | 8,000 ft | June 5 | September 25 | 112 | Thoreau |
| Melrose | 4,599 ft | April 17 | October 26 | 192 | Melrose |
| Moriarty 1 Ne | 6,220 ft | May 14 | October 4 | 143 | Moriarty |
| Mosquero 1 Ne | 5,465 ft | May 3 | October 12 | 162 | Mosquero |
| Mountainair | 6,520 ft | May 2 | October 19 | 170 | Mountainair |
| Mountainair 8NW | 6,672 ft | May 7 | October 9 | 155 | Mountainair |
| Mtn Park | 6,804 ft | April 30 | October 21 | 174 | High Rolls |
| Navajo Dam | 5,770 ft | April 27 | October 19 | 175 | Cedar Hill |
| Newkirk | 4,564 ft | April 21 | October 21 | 183 | Santa Rosa |
| Ocate 2 Nw | 7,655 ft | May 26 | September 26 | 123 | Angel Fire |
| Ochoa | 3,398 ft | April 4 | November 6 | 216 | Jal |
| Orogrande | 4,221 ft | March 24 | November 7 | 228 | White Sands |
| Otis | 6,880 ft | May 4 | October 15 | 164 | West Hammond |
| Pasamonte | 5,650 ft | May 5 | October 7 | 155 | Clayton |
| Pecos Nm | 6,878 ft | May 15 | October 3 | 141 | Pecos |
| Pedernal 9 E | 6,150 ft | May 9 | October 6 | 150 | Estancia |
| Petroglyph Natl Mon | 5,121 ft | April 15 | October 27 | 195 | Lee Acres |
| Picacho | 4,990 ft | April 19 | October 25 | 189 | Ruidoso Downs |
| Pietown 19NE | 7,961 ft | May 12 | October 9 | 150 | Alamo |
| Placitas 4W | 5,585 ft | April 16 | October 23 | 190 | Placitas |
| Portales | 4,010 ft | April 15 | October 26 | 194 | Portales |
| Quemado | 6,878 ft | June 1 | September 29 | 120 | Reserve |
| Ragland 3 Ssw | 5,060 ft | April 24 | October 21 | 180 | Melrose |
| Ramon 8 Sw | 5,327 ft | April 28 | October 16 | 171 | Fort Sumner |
| Raton Fltr Plt | 6,932 ft | May 5 | October 9 | 157 | Raton |
| Raton Krtn Radio | 6,640 ft | May 19 | September 29 | 133 | Raton |
| Raton Muni Crews AP | 6,349 ft | May 11 | October 4 | 146 | Raton |
| Red River | 8,667 ft | June 19 | September 7 | 80 | Questa |
| Redrock 1 Nne | 4,056 ft | April 30 | October 23 | 176 | |
| Reserve RS | 5,847 ft | May 30 | October 3 | 126 | Reserve |
| Rio Grande Nature Ctr | 4,944 ft | April 23 | October 20 | 180 | Lee Acres |
| Rio Rancho #1 | 5,230 ft | April 16 | October 23 | 190 | Corrales |
| Rio Rancho #2 | 5,290 ft | April 8 | November 1 | 207 | Corrales |
| Rosebud 7NW | 4,780 ft | April 21 | October 24 | 186 | Mosquero |
| Roswell Climat | 3,605 ft | April 13 | October 30 | 200 | Roswell |
| Roswell Ind Air Pk | 3,649 ft | March 29 | November 7 | 223 | Midway |
| Roy | 5,743 ft | April 30 | October 15 | 168 | Mosquero |
| Ruidoso | 6,930 ft | May 11 | October 5 | 147 | Ruidoso |
| San Jon | 4,230 ft | April 18 | October 24 | 189 | Logan |
| Sandia Park | 7,030 ft | May 9 | October 9 | 153 | San Antonito |
| Santa Fe 2 | 6,756 ft | May 14 | October 6 | 145 | Agua Fria |
| Santa Fe CO Muni AP | 6,344 ft | May 4 | October 15 | 164 | La Cienega |
| Santa Fe Seton | 7,000 ft | May 2 | October 17 | 168 | Eldorado at Santa Fe |
| Santa Rosa | 4,650 ft | April 20 | October 23 | 186 | Santa Rosa |
| Santa Teresa AP | 4,109 ft | March 23 | November 11 | 233 | Santa Teresa |
| Socorro | 4,593 ft | April 16 | October 25 | 192 | Socorro |
| Socorro 20 N | 4,847 ft | April 12 | October 27 | 198 | Madrone |
| Springer | 5,888 ft | April 30 | October 11 | 164 | Springer |
| Stanley 2 Nne | 6,375 ft | May 9 | October 7 | 151 | Cedar Grove |
| Star Lake | 6,635 ft | May 28 | September 28 | 123 | Cuba |
| State Univ | 3,886 ft | March 12 | November 13 | 246 | University Park |
| Sumner Lake | 4,306 ft | April 17 | October 28 | 194 | Fort Sumner |
| Taos | 6,965 ft | May 19 | October 3 | 137 | Taos |
| Tatum | 4,012 ft | April 19 | October 26 | 190 | Tatum |
| Thoreau 12 Se | 7,425 ft | May 29 | September 26 | 120 | Thoreau |
| Tierra Amarilla 4 N | 7,464 ft | June 11 | September 20 | 101 | Tierra Amarilla |
| Torreon Navajo Mission | 6,700 ft | May 15 | October 5 | 143 | Cuba |
| Tres Piedras | 8,140 ft | May 31 | September 28 | 120 | Questa |
| Truth Or Consequence AP | 4,850 ft | March 22 | November 9 | 232 | Truth or Consequences |
| Truth Or Consequences | 4,296 ft | March 30 | November 5 | 220 | Truth or Consequences |
| Tucumcari 4 Ne | 4,086 ft | April 18 | October 25 | 190 | Tucumcari |
| Tucumcari Muni AP | 4,065 ft | April 18 | October 26 | 191 | Tucumcari |
| Tularosa | 4,422 ft | April 5 | November 4 | 213 | Tularosa |
| Valmora | 6,325 ft | May 18 | October 1 | 136 | Las Vegas |
| Villanueva | 5,765 ft | April 24 | October 20 | 179 | Las Vegas |
| Waste Isolt'n Pilot Plt | 3,411 ft | April 6 | November 2 | 210 | Loving |
| White Sands Natl Mon | 4,006 ft | April 22 | October 22 | 183 | Holloman Air Force Base |
| White Signal | 5,991 ft | April 23 | October 26 | 186 | Tyrone |
| Winston | 6,196 ft | May 10 | October 8 | 151 | Truth or Consequences |
| Wolf Canyon | 8,221 ft | June 19 | September 13 | 86 | Cuba |
| Yeso 2 S | 4,850 ft | April 18 | October 26 | 191 | Fort Sumner |
| Zuni | 6,311 ft | May 29 | October 2 | 126 | Zuni Pueblo |
Sources
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, annual and seasonal freeze probabilities. Public domain.