When to plant in Artesia, NM

Planting dates worked out from Artesia's own frost records, not a generic zone chart.

Safe to plant out

Apr 29

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 13

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 27

1 year in 10 by Oct 14

Frost-free days

194

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Artesia 6s · 9.9 km away · station 1026 m, town 1030 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Mar 4 – Mar 18	Apr 29 – May 13	Jun 23
Sweet pepper	Feb 18 – Mar 4	Apr 29 – May 13	Jun 28
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 9 – Feb 16	Mar 16 – Mar 30	Apr 25
Peas	—	Mar 2 – Mar 30	Apr 26
Bush beans	—	Apr 22 – May 13	Jun 11
Carrot	—	Mar 23 – May 4	May 22
Beet	—	Mar 16 – Apr 27	May 5
Potato	—	Mar 23 – Apr 13	Jun 1
Kale	Feb 2 – Feb 16	Mar 16 – Mar 30	Apr 28
Broccoli	Feb 2 – Feb 16	Mar 16 – Apr 6	May 15
Cucumber	Apr 1 – Apr 8	Apr 29 – May 13	Jun 18
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 1 – Apr 8	Apr 29 – May 13	Jun 13
Winter squash	Apr 1 – Apr 8	Apr 29 – May 13	Jul 18
Sweet corn	—	Apr 22 – May 13	Jun 21
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 16 – Apr 6	Jun 14
Garlic	—	Oct 13 – Nov 10 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 2 – Mar 30	Apr 9
Basil	Mar 18 – Apr 1	Apr 29 – May 13	Jun 25

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Artesia's weather over time

How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.

Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend

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Year	Last spring frost
1906	Mar 21
1910	Apr 16
1911	Mar 16
1912	Apr 17
1913	Apr 25
1914	Apr 13
1915	May 7
1916	May 2
1917	May 7
1918	Apr 21
1919	Apr 10
1920	Apr 27
1921	Apr 25
1922	Apr 19
1923	Apr 15
1925	Mar 22
1926	Apr 16
1927	May 12
1928	Apr 15
1929	May 2
1930	May 11
1931	Apr 11
1932	Apr 12
1933	May 13
1934	Mar 27
1936	Apr 13
1937	Apr 6
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 8
1940	Apr 12
1941	Mar 19
1942	Apr 9
1943	Apr 18
1944	Apr 22
1945	Apr 16
1946	Mar 21
1948	Mar 31
1949	Apr 4
1950	Mar 18
1951	Apr 13
1952	Apr 10
1953	Apr 30
1954	Mar 27
1955	Mar 29
1956	Apr 10
1957	Apr 8
1958	Apr 14
1959	Apr 13
1960	Apr 3
1961	Apr 12
1962	Mar 25
1963	Mar 20
1964	Apr 8
1965	Mar 26
1966	Mar 24
1968	Apr 29
1969	Mar 28
1970	May 1
1971	Apr 20
1972	Apr 22
1973	Apr 27
1974	Apr 17
1975	May 7
1976	Apr 19
1977	Apr 6
1978	Apr 18
1979	Apr 14
1981	Apr 5
1982	Apr 21
1983	Apr 16
1984	Apr 27
1985	Apr 24
1986	Apr 20
1987	Apr 23
1988	Apr 13
1989	Apr 12
1990	Mar 20
1991	Apr 15
1992	Apr 4
1993	Apr 10
1994	Apr 13
1995	Apr 24
1996	Apr 7
1997	Apr 15
1998	Apr 21
1999	Apr 18
2000	Apr 5
2001	Mar 20
2002	Mar 27
2004	Apr 13
2005	Apr 12
2006	Mar 25
2007	Apr 15
2008	Apr 19
2009	Apr 18
2010	Apr 10
2011	May 4
2012	Mar 23
2013	May 4
2014	Apr 16
2015	Apr 29
2016	Apr 4
2017	Apr 30
2018	Apr 15
2019	Apr 14
2020	Apr 13
2021	Apr 1
2022	Apr 10
2024	Apr 10
2025	Mar 31
2026	Apr 20

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1906	214
1910	187
1911	217
1912	194
1913	177
1914	184
1915	172
1916	170
1917	164
1918	188
1919	204
1920	181
1921	183
1922	186
1923	203
1925	219
1926	203
1927	152
1928	185
1929	174
1930	175
1931	188
1932	196
1933	181
1934	211
1936	203
1937	217
1938	195
1939	204
1940	201
1941	226
1942	195
1943	184
1944	199
1945	189
1946	226
1948	217
1950	229
1951	202
1952	208
1953	191
1954	220
1955	214
1957	200
1958	200
1959	205
1960	210
1961	204
1962	227
1963	237
1964	211
1965	245
1968	151
1969	198
1970	160
1971	182
1972	192
1973	183
1974	201
1975	161
1976	171
1977	188
1978	211
1979	191
1981	201
1982	170
1983	207
1984	174
1985	191
1986	176
1987	200
1988	206
1989	189
1990	215
1991	196
1992	186
1993	194
1994	179
1995	178
1996	197
1997	182
1998	202
1999	182
2000	187
2001	244
2002	222
2004	202
2005	202
2007	190
2008	186
2009	191
2010	200
2011	167
2012	217
2013	167
2014	208
2015	190
2016	227
2017	180
2018	208
2019	193
2020	196
2021	197
2022	197
2024	212
2025	211

Each year's average temperature, April to SeptemberLong-term trend

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1906	21.7 °C
1910	23.6 °C
1912	22.2 °C
1913	22.1 °C
1914	23.3 °C
1915	22.9 °C
1916	23.1 °C
1917	23.1 °C
1918	23.5 °C
1919	23.4 °C
1920	22.4 °C
1921	22.1 °C
1922	22.9 °C
1923	22.8 °C
1924	23.1 °C
1925	23.1 °C
1926	21.6 °C
1927	22.8 °C
1929	22.7 °C
1930	23.3 °C
1931	22.6 °C
1932	21.5 °C
1933	22.4 °C
1934	24.0 °C
1936	22.7 °C
1937	23.5 °C
1938	22.4 °C
1939	22.7 °C
1940	23.1 °C
1941	21.5 °C
1942	21.6 °C
1943	23.2 °C
1944	22.1 °C
1945	22.9 °C
1946	23.9 °C
1948	24.4 °C
1949	22.8 °C
1950	23.2 °C
1951	23.8 °C
1952	23.5 °C
1953	23.5 °C
1954	24.4 °C
1955	23.4 °C
1956	23.9 °C
1957	23.3 °C
1958	23.8 °C
1959	23.9 °C
1960	24.0 °C
1961	23.6 °C
1962	24.2 °C
1963	24.6 °C
1964	24.2 °C
1965	23.8 °C
1966	23.1 °C
1967	22.8 °C
1968	21.1 °C
1969	22.5 °C
1970	21.5 °C
1971	21.4 °C
1972	21.9 °C
1973	20.7 °C
1974	21.7 °C
1975	20.3 °C
1976	21.2 °C
1977	22.8 °C
1978	22.2 °C
1979	20.9 °C
1981	22.0 °C
1982	22.4 °C
1983	21.7 °C
1984	21.6 °C
1985	22.4 °C
1986	22.1 °C
1987	21.1 °C
1988	21.4 °C
1989	22.6 °C
1990	22.6 °C
1991	21.9 °C
1992	22.0 °C
1993	22.6 °C
1994	23.3 °C
1995	22.3 °C
1996	23.2 °C
1997	22.4 °C
1998	23.1 °C
1999	22.4 °C
2000	23.6 °C
2001	23.4 °C
2002	23.7 °C
2004	21.9 °C
2005	22.6 °C
2007	21.9 °C
2008	22.4 °C
2009	22.7 °C
2010	23.1 °C
2011	24.4 °C
2012	23.8 °C
2013	23.1 °C
2014	22.7 °C
2015	23.1 °C
2016	23.2 °C
2017	23.2 °C
2018	23.5 °C
2019	24.1 °C
2020	24.1 °C
2021	22.9 °C
2022	24.1 °C
2024	24.2 °C
2025	23.4 °C
2026	25.2 °C

What this means for you: Since 1906, Artesia's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Artesia 6s (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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