Frost dates / New Mexico / Albuquerque

Frost dates in Albuquerque, NM

The station on this page is PETROGLYPH NATL MON, NM US (USC00296754), 4.3 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 560,326.

Zone 7bUSDA average annual extreme minimum 5°F to 10°F, from ZIP 87101 (0.6 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is April 15. Median first 32°F is October 27. The 50% growing-season length is 193 days. The green band runs from the median last frost to the median first frost. Thin ticks mark the 10%, 50%, and 90% dates.

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

Last 32°F in spring

NCEI’s probability is the chance the last spring minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or after the date.

Probability	Date	How to read it
90%	March 31	Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%	April 15	Median.
10%	April 30	Later date. A last 32°F on or after this day is uncommon.

First 32°F in fall

NCEI’s probability is the chance the first autumn minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or before the date.

Probability	Date	How to read it
10%	October 16	Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%	October 27	Median.
90%	November 7	Later date. A first 32°F on or before this day is common.

32°F growing-season length

Days between the last spring 32°F and the first autumn 32°F. The figure is a length the season meets or exceeds at that probability, from NCEI, not a subtraction done on this site.

Probability the season is at least this long	Days
10%	214
50%	193
90%	175

28°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	April 16	March 31	March 10
First, on or before	October 23	November 4	November 17
Season at least	242 days	218 days	196 days

36°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	May 8	April 27	April 14
First, on or before	October 7	October 19	October 29
Season at least	191 days	173 days	157 days

Station PETROGLYPH NATL MON, NM US (USC00296754). Completeness flag R, 22 years used for the 32°F dates. NCEI’s annual probability of at least one day at or below 32°F is 100%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 1560.9 m. The same probability language applies to the 28°F and 36°F rows when those dates passed the same quality checks.

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Albuquerque, NM

Zone 7bAverage annual extreme minimum 5°F to 10°F

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

New Mexico. Nearest qualified station: PETROGLYPH NATL MON, NM US (USC00296754), 4.3 miles. Median last 32°F April 15. Median first 32°F October 27. The 50% growing-season length is 193 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station

	10%	50%	90%
Last 32°F on or after	April 30	April 15	March 31
First 32°F on or before	October 16	October 27	November 7

Column order matches the NCEI file: for the last freeze, 10% is the later date and 90% is the earlier date. How to read the probabilities.

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