Frost dates by ZIP code: The nearest NOAA stations to your ZIP, 1991-2020 normals
Enter a five-digit ZIP code. PlainClimate finds its center (Census Bureau 2024) and the five nearest NOAA stations with frost dates, and shows each station's last spring and first autumn 32°F dates with its distance and elevation.
Frost dates near ZIP 79932
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 79932 in zone 8b (the coldest night of a typical year: 15 to 20°F).
The nearest station, Santa Teresa, NM, is 5 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after March 23 in half of years and after April 9 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 8a.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Teresa, NMSanta Teresa Airport | 5 mi | 4,109 ft | March 23 | April 9 | November 11 | 8a |
| La Tuna (1 mi S), TX | 8 mi | 3,870 ft | February 28 | March 17 | November 20 | 8b |
| El Paso, TXEl Paso International Airport | 14 mi | 3,918 ft | March 2 | March 19 | November 20 | 8b |
| Las Cruces, NMState University | 30 mi | 3,886 ft | March 12 | April 2 | November 13 | 8b |
| El Paso (32 mi ENE), TX | 38 mi | 5,240 ft | March 24 | April 10 | November 11 | – |
Frost comes later in spring at higher and colder stations and earlier in low, open ground: prefer a station at a similar elevation to yours. Hardiness zone in the table: the USDA's rule (the average of each year's coldest night, 1991-2020) applied to the station's own record.
Every frost threshold at Santa Teresa
NOAA publishes the dates for several temperatures and odds. A 30% spring date means a 3-in-10 chance of a later frost (the convention almanacs use); 50% is the median; 10% the cautious date.
| Threshold | Spring, 10% | Spring, 30% | Spring, 50% | Spring, 90% | Autumn, 50% | Autumn, 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F (light frost) | April 23 | April 13 | April 6 | March 19 | November 2 | October 21 |
| 32°F | April 9 | March 31 | March 23 | March 3 | November 11 | October 29 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | March 25 | March 11 | March 5 | February 16 | November 19 | November 4 |
| 24°F | March 10 | March 1 | February 19 | January 28 | November 30 | November 13 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals; ZIP centers: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. Autumn 10%: one year in ten has its first frost before this date.