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 87104
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 87104 in zone 7b (the coldest night of a typical year: 5 to 10°F).
The nearest station, Rio Grande Nature Center, NM, is 2 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 23 in half of years and after May 6 in one year in ten.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande Nature Center, NM | 2 mi | 4,944 ft | April 23 | May 6 | October 20 | – |
| Petroglyph National Mon, NM | 3 mi | 5,121 ft | April 15 | April 30 | October 27 | – |
| Albuquerque, NMAlbuquerque International Airport | 5 mi | 5,310 ft | April 6 | April 23 | November 3 | 8a |
| South Valley, NMAlbuquerque Valley | 6 mi | 4,955 ft | April 18 | May 3 | October 24 | 7b |
| Albuquerque Foothills NE, NM | 10 mi | 5,994 ft | April 21 | May 4 | October 23 | 7b |
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 Rio Grande Nature Center
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) | May 18 | May 10 | May 5 | April 23 | October 10 | September 28 |
| 32°F | May 6 | April 29 | April 23 | April 7 | October 20 | October 8 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 21 | April 12 | April 5 | March 19 | October 31 | October 17 |
| 24°F | April 4 | March 23 | March 15 | March 1 | November 9 | October 28 |
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.