Frost Dates for 88030 — Deming, New Mexico

Half of springs at Deming Municipal Airport, NM see their last 32°F night by April 5; only one in ten is past it by March 18, and one in ten still has one after April 24. Planting tender crops after April 12 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 17 20%, and after April 24 10%. The 19 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 87% of the 70 New Mexico stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 5 in half of years, as early as October 23 one year in ten, and holds off past November 17 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 10 days later, around November 15; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 3, 21 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 213 days in a typical year, longer than at 83% of the 70 New Mexico stations; it reaches 235 days one year in ten and falls short of 192 one year in ten. On average 87 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. Nights of 36°F, when frost can still settle on leaves in low, open spots, continue 16 days longer, to about April 21, and return around October 28. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 100% of winters and 16°F in 88%.

July is the warmest month at Deming Municipal Airport, NM, averaging 96°F by day and 67°F at night; December is the coldest at 57°F and 28°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to March (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, April still brings one in 61% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,988 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 84% of the 70 New Mexico stations. 39% of them (1,921) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 973. Precipitation totals 9.5 inches a year, most in August (2.0") and least in April (0.2"); May to September bring 62% of it.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 9 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Deming, NM, 3.1 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 88030 is 3 miles from Deming Municipal Airport, NM, which stands at 4,301 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 88030 in zone 8a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 10 to 15°F (-12.2 to -9.4°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.