New Mexico planting calendars
Planting calendars, USDA hardiness zones, and average frost dates for 190 New Mexico locations (Abeytas, NM, Albuquerque, NM, Albuquerque, NM, Albuquerque, NM, Albuquerque, NM, Albuquerque, NM, Albuquerque, NM, Alma, NM, Angel Fire, NM, Angel Fire, NM, Animas, NM, Aragon, NM, and 178 more). Pick a location to see its zone, average last and first frost dates, growing-season length, and a printable per-crop planting calendar, all from public NOAA and USDA data.
Locations in New Mexico — 150 of 190
| Location | USDA zone | Last frost | First frost | Season (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abeytas | 7b 5 to 10 °F | Apr 29 | Oct 14 | 166 |
| Albuquerque | 7b 5 to 10 °F | Apr 25 | Oct 17 | 173 |
| Albuquerque | 7b 5 to 10 °F | Apr 23 | Oct 20 | 179 |
| Albuquerque | 8a 10 to 15 °F | Apr 6 | Nov 3 | 208 |
| Albuquerque | 7b 5 to 10 °F | Apr 6 | Nov 3 | 208 |
| Albuquerque | 7b 5 to 10 °F | Apr 15 | Oct 27 | 193 |
| Alma | 8a 10 to 15 °F | May 6 | Oct 18 | 164 |
| Angel Fire | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Jun 16 | Sep 14 | 87 |
| Animas | 8a 10 to 15 °F | Apr 2 | Nov 7 | 218 |
| Aragon | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Jun 17 | Sep 21 | 93 |
| Arenas Valley | 7b 5 to 10 °F | Apr 4 | Nov 8 | 216 |
| Atoka | 8a 10 to 15 °F | Apr 11 | Oct 29 | 198 |
| Blanco | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 23 | Oct 19 | 177 |
| Brimhall Nizhoni | 6b −5 to 0 °F | May 31 | Sep 28 | 119 |
| Buckhorn | 7b 5 to 10 °F | Apr 24 | Oct 25 | 183 |
| Cañon | 7a 0 to 5 °F | May 9 | Oct 11 | 153 |
| Cañones | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 29 | Oct 16 | 168 |
| Canjilon | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Jun 11 | Sep 20 | 98 |
| Canjilon | 5b −15 to −10 °F | Jun 13 | Sep 18 | 94 |
| Capulin | 5b −15 to −10 °F | May 17 | Oct 1 | 136 |
| Carrizozo | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 27 | Oct 20 | 175 |
| Causey | 7b 5 to 10 °F | Apr 15 | Oct 26 | 193 |
| Causey | 7b 5 to 10 °F | Apr 11 | Oct 31 | 199 |
| Chama | 5b −15 to −10 °F | Jun 14 | Sep 18 | 93 |
| Chaparral | 8b 15 to 20 °F | Mar 24 | Nov 7 | 225 |
| City of the Sun | 8a 10 to 15 °F | Mar 18 | Nov 11 | 237 |
| Clayton | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 27 | Oct 17 | 170 |
| Clovis | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 20 | Oct 24 | 184 |
| Cochiti Lake | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 26 | Oct 21 | 178 |
| Conchas Dam | 7b 5 to 10 °F | Apr 4 | Nov 2 | 210 |
| Corona | 7a 0 to 5 °F | May 2 | Oct 15 | 164 |
| Corona | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 29 | Oct 20 | 172 |
| Costilla | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 31 | Sep 26 | 116 |
| Coyote | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Jun 19 | Sep 13 | 83 |
| Deer Canyon | 7a 0 to 5 °F | May 2 | Oct 19 | 167 |
| Des Moines | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 24 | Oct 18 | 175 |
| Des Moines | 6b −5 to 0 °F | May 5 | Oct 9 | 156 |
| Dexter | 7b 5 to 10 °F | Mar 29 | Nov 7 | 223 |
| El Cerro | 7b 5 to 10 °F | Apr 23 | Oct 21 | 178 |
| El Rito | 7a 0 to 5 °F | May 15 | Oct 7 | 143 |
| Eldorado at Santa Fe | 7a 0 to 5 °F | May 14 | Oct 6 | 144 |
| Elida | 7b 5 to 10 °F | Apr 21 | Oct 23 | 183 |
| Farmington | 7a 0 to 5 °F | May 2 | Oct 13 | 160 |
| Faywood | 8a 10 to 15 °F | Apr 21 | Oct 31 | 191 |
| Fence Lake | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 31 | Oct 1 | 122 |
| Fort Sumner | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 9 | Oct 30 | 201 |
| Gallina | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 29 | Oct 16 | 168 |
| Gallup | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 31 | Sep 28 | 119 |
| Gila Hot Springs | 7b 5 to 10 °F | May 26 | Oct 5 | 129 |
| Grenville | 6b −5 to 0 °F | May 5 | Oct 7 | 153 |
| Hachita | 8a 10 to 15 °F | Apr 16 | Oct 30 | 195 |
| Hagerman | 7b 5 to 10 °F | Apr 11 | Oct 29 | 198 |
| High Rolls | 8a 10 to 15 °F | Apr 30 | Oct 21 | 173 |
| Highland Meadows | 7a 0 to 5 °F | May 13 | Oct 4 | 145 |
| Hillsboro | 8a 10 to 15 °F | Apr 23 | Oct 23 | 183 |
| Hobbs | 8a 10 to 15 °F | Mar 28 | Nov 10 | 225 |
| Holloman AFB | 8a 10 to 15 °F | Apr 22 | Oct 22 | 183 |
| Hope | 7b 5 to 10 °F | Apr 1 | Nov 6 | 218 |
| Hot Springs Landing | 8a 10 to 15 °F | Mar 13 | Nov 15 | 243 |
| House | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 24 | Oct 21 | 177 |
| Hyde Park | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 15 | Oct 3 | 138 |
| Jal | 8a 10 to 15 °F | Apr 4 | Nov 6 | 217 |
| La Cienega | 7a 0 to 5 °F | May 4 | Oct 15 | 164 |
| La Cueva | 6b −5 to 0 °F | May 9 | Oct 11 | 153 |
| La Hacienda | 8a 10 to 15 °F | Apr 7 | Nov 3 | 208 |
| La Jara | 5b −15 to −10 °F | May 28 | Sep 27 | 121 |
| La Luz | 7b 5 to 10 °F | Apr 30 | Oct 21 | 173 |
| La Madera | 7a 0 to 5 °F | May 9 | Oct 9 | 152 |
| La Madera | 5b −15 to −10 °F | May 31 | Sep 28 | 118 |
| La Madera | 6b −5 to 0 °F | May 15 | Oct 7 | 143 |
| La Plata | 6b −5 to 0 °F | May 12 | Oct 6 | 147 |
| Laguna | 6b −5 to 0 °F | May 13 | Oct 4 | 145 |
| Las Palomas | 8a 10 to 15 °F | Mar 30 | Nov 5 | 220 |
| Las Vegas | 6b −5 to 0 °F | May 28 | Sep 26 | 119 |
| Las Vegas | 6b −5 to 0 °F | May 10 | Oct 7 | 149 |
| Logan | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 20 | Oct 21 | 183 |
| Lordsburg | 8a 10 to 15 °F | Apr 27 | Oct 25 | 179 |
| Los Chaves | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 23 | Oct 21 | 178 |
| Lovington | 7b 5 to 10 °F | Apr 19 | Oct 26 | 188 |
| Malaga | 8a 10 to 15 °F | Apr 6 | Nov 2 | 210 |
| Malaga | 8a 10 to 15 °F | Mar 17 | Nov 12 | 238 |
| Manzano | 6b −5 to 0 °F | May 2 | Oct 19 | 167 |
| Maxwell | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 17 | Oct 1 | 135 |
| McIntosh | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 18 | Oct 1 | 135 |
| Melrose | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 17 | Oct 26 | 190 |
| Mogollon | 7a 0 to 5 °F | May 6 | Oct 18 | 164 |
| Monument | 8a 10 to 15 °F | Mar 28 | Nov 13 | 230 |
| Mosquero | 6b −5 to 0 °F | May 3 | Oct 12 | 160 |
| Mosquero | 7a 0 to 5 °F | May 3 | Oct 12 | 160 |
| Mountain View | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Jun 3 | Sep 27 | 114 |
| Nara Visa | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 27 | Oct 17 | 172 |
| Newcomb | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 29 | Oct 15 | 167 |
| Newkirk | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 21 | Oct 21 | 183 |
| Oasis | 8a 10 to 15 °F | Mar 25 | Nov 6 | 224 |
| Ojo Sarco | 6b −5 to 0 °F | May 10 | Oct 4 | 145 |
| Organ | 8b 15 to 20 °F | Apr 24 | Oct 24 | 181 |
| Orogrande | 8a 10 to 15 °F | Mar 24 | Nov 7 | 225 |
| Picacho Hills | 8a 10 to 15 °F | Mar 12 | Nov 13 | 241 |
| Pinehill | 5b −15 to −10 °F | Jun 3 | Sep 27 | 114 |
| Pinon | 7b 5 to 10 °F | May 7 | Oct 11 | 155 |
| Polvadera | 7b 5 to 10 °F | Apr 16 | Oct 25 | 191 |
| Ponderosa Pine | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 21 | Oct 23 | 184 |
| Quemado | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Jun 1 | Sep 29 | 117 |
| Questa | 5b −15 to −10 °F | May 31 | Sep 26 | 116 |
| Questa | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 31 | Sep 26 | 116 |
| Raton | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 19 | Sep 29 | 132 |
| Red River | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Jun 19 | Sep 7 | 77 |
| Red Rock Ranch | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 29 | Sep 26 | 118 |
| Redrock | 7b 5 to 10 °F | Apr 30 | Oct 23 | 175 |
| Rincon | 8a 10 to 15 °F | Apr 27 | Oct 23 | 178 |
| Rio Rancho | 7b 5 to 10 °F | Apr 8 | Nov 1 | 203 |
| Rio Rancho | 7b 5 to 10 °F | Apr 16 | Oct 23 | 191 |
| Rodeo | 8a 10 to 15 °F | May 3 | Oct 25 | 174 |
| Roy | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 30 | Oct 15 | 167 |
| Ruidoso | 7a 0 to 5 °F | May 3 | Oct 12 | 161 |
| Ruidoso | 7a 0 to 5 °F | May 11 | Oct 5 | 147 |
| Ruidoso Downs | 7b 5 to 10 °F | May 3 | Oct 12 | 161 |
| Sacramento | 7a 0 to 5 °F | May 18 | Oct 1 | 134 |
| Sagar | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 29 | Oct 2 | 127 |
| San Acacia | 7b 5 to 10 °F | Apr 12 | Oct 27 | 196 |
| San Felipe Pueblo | 7b 5 to 10 °F | Apr 26 | Oct 21 | 178 |
| San Jon | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 18 | Oct 24 | 187 |
| San Lorenzo | 7b 5 to 10 °F | Apr 21 | Oct 31 | 191 |
| San Rafael | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 17 | Oct 3 | 137 |
| Santa Rosa | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 20 | Oct 23 | 183 |
| Santa Teresa | 8a 10 to 15 °F | Mar 23 | Nov 11 | 231 |
| Sheep Springs | 7a 0 to 5 °F | May 31 | Sep 28 | 119 |
| South Valley | 7b 5 to 10 °F | Apr 18 | Oct 24 | 189 |
| Stanley | 6b −5 to 0 °F | May 9 | Oct 7 | 150 |
| Stanley | 6b −5 to 0 °F | May 4 | Oct 12 | 159 |
| Taos | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 19 | Oct 3 | 136 |
| Taos Pueblo | 5b −15 to −10 °F | May 19 | Oct 3 | 136 |
| Tesuque Pueblo | 7a 0 to 5 °F | May 11 | Oct 6 | 149 |
| Thoreau | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Jun 5 | Sep 25 | 109 |
| Thunder Mountain | 6b −5 to 0 °F | May 14 | Oct 4 | 142 |
| Timberon | 7b 5 to 10 °F | May 18 | Oct 1 | 134 |
| Truchas | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 10 | Oct 4 | 145 |
| Truth or Consequences | 8a 10 to 15 °F | Mar 22 | Nov 9 | 230 |
| Truth or Consequences | 7b 5 to 10 °F | Mar 22 | Nov 9 | 230 |
| Tucumcari | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 18 | Oct 25 | 189 |
| Tularosa | 8a 10 to 15 °F | Apr 5 | Nov 4 | 212 |
| Ute Park | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 11 | Oct 3 | 143 |
| Vaughn | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 18 | Oct 26 | 188 |
| Villanueva | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 24 | Oct 20 | 176 |
| Wagon Mound | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 18 | Oct 1 | 135 |
| West Hammond | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 23 | Oct 19 | 177 |
| White Rock | 7a 0 to 5 °F | May 2 | Oct 12 | 162 |
| Whites | 8a 10 to 15 °F | Mar 27 | Nov 7 | 223 |
| Whites | 8a 10 to 15 °F | Apr 2 | Nov 11 | 223 |
| Willard | 6b −5 to 0 °F | May 18 | Oct 1 | 135 |
Data: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (public domain) and USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023. Planting windows synthesized from U.S. Cooperative Extension guides.
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