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 87507
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 87507 in zone 7a (the coldest night of a typical year: 0 to 5°F).
The nearest station, Santa Fe, NM, is 1 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after May 4 in half of years and after May 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe, NMSanta Fe County Municipal Airport | 1 mi | 6,344 ft | May 4 | May 17 | October 15 | 7a |
| Santa Fe 2, NM | 7 mi | 6,756 ft | May 14 | May 28 | October 6 | 6b |
| Santa Fe Seton, NM | 10 mi | 7,000 ft | May 2 | May 14 | October 17 | 7a |
| Cochiti, NMCochiti Dam | 13 mi | 5,560 ft | April 26 | May 8 | October 21 | 7b |
| Los Alamos, NM | 21 mi | 7,424 ft | May 2 | May 17 | October 12 | – |
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 Fe
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 28 | May 20 | May 14 | May 1 | October 5 | September 25 |
| 32°F | May 17 | May 9 | May 4 | April 22 | October 15 | October 4 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | May 7 | April 30 | April 23 | April 8 | October 24 | October 13 |
| 24°F | April 26 | April 16 | April 8 | March 21 | November 3 | October 21 |
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.