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 87113
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 87113 in zone 7b (the coldest night of a typical year: 5 to 10°F).
The nearest station, Corrales, NM, is 4 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 25 in half of years and after May 10 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 7a.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corrales, NM | 4 mi | 5,026 ft | April 25 | May 10 | October 17 | 7a |
| Rio Rancho, NMRio Rancho #2 | 5 mi | 5,290 ft | April 8 | April 28 | November 1 | – |
| Albuquerque Foothills NE, NM | 6 mi | 5,994 ft | April 21 | May 4 | October 23 | 7b |
| Rio Rancho #1, NM | 7 mi | 5,230 ft | April 16 | May 2 | October 23 | – |
| Rio Grande Nature Center, NM | 8 mi | 4,944 ft | April 23 | May 6 | October 20 | – |
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 Corrales
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 21 | May 13 | May 7 | April 26 | October 7 | September 26 |
| 32°F | May 10 | May 1 | April 25 | April 11 | October 17 | October 4 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 26 | April 14 | April 8 | March 23 | October 27 | October 15 |
| 24°F | April 7 | March 29 | March 22 | March 5 | November 6 | October 24 |
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.