When to plant in Aztec, NM

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

Safe to plant out

May 28

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 10

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 8

1 year in 10 by Sep 23

Frost-free days

151

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Aztec Ruins Nm · 1.6 km away · station 1720 m, town 1721 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	Apr 2 – Apr 16	May 28 – Jun 11	Jul 22
Sweet pepper	Mar 19 – Apr 2	May 28 – Jun 11	Jul 27
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 8 – Mar 15	Apr 12 – Apr 26	May 22
Peas	—	Mar 29 – Apr 26	May 23
Bush beans	—	May 21 – Jun 11	Jul 10
Carrot	—	Apr 19 – May 31	Jun 18
Beet	—	Apr 12 – May 24	Jun 1
Potato	—	Apr 19 – May 10	Jun 28
Kale	Mar 1 – Mar 15	Apr 12 – Apr 26	May 25
Broccoli	Mar 1 – Mar 15	Apr 12 – May 3	Jun 11
Cucumber	Apr 30 – May 7	May 28 – Jun 11	Jul 17
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 30 – May 7	May 28 – Jun 11	Jul 12
Winter squash	Apr 30 – May 7	May 28 – Jun 11	Aug 16
Sweet corn	—	May 21 – Jun 11	Jul 20
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 12 – May 3	Jul 11
Garlic	—	Sep 24 – Oct 22 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 29 – Apr 26	May 6
Basil	Apr 16 – Apr 30	May 28 – Jun 11	Jul 24

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Aztec'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
1895	May 3
1896	May 14
1897	Jun 2
1898	May 21
1899	May 29
1900	Apr 28
1920	May 12
1921	May 19
1922	May 13
1923	Jun 1
1924	May 9
1925	Apr 28
1926	Apr 11
1928	May 3
1929	May 29
1930	May 23
1931	May 20
1932	May 7
1933	May 15
1934	Apr 24
1935	May 15
1936	May 9
1937	Jun 6
1938	May 9
1939	Jun 18
1940	May 2
1941	Apr 24
1942	Jun 5
1943	May 19
1944	May 6
1945	Jun 17
1946	May 30
1947	Apr 30
1948	May 20
1949	May 21
1950	Jun 8
1951	Jun 3
1952	May 23
1953	May 29
1954	May 2
1955	May 18
1956	May 15
1957	Apr 28
1958	May 9
1959	May 10
1960	May 20
1961	May 8
1962	May 27
1963	May 12
1964	May 10
1965	May 9
1966	Apr 24
1967	May 15
1968	May 17
1969	Apr 29
1970	May 14
1971	May 24
1972	May 23
1973	Jun 19
1974	Jun 10
1975	Jun 26
1976	Jun 15
1978	May 18
1979	May 13
1980	May 26
1981	May 10
1982	May 14
1983	May 19
1984	May 8
1985	May 14
1986	May 10
1987	May 27
1988	Jun 1
1989	Jun 22
1990	Jun 2
1991	May 12
1992	Apr 21
1993	May 10
1994	Apr 30
1995	May 6
1996	Apr 30
1997	May 2
1998	May 15
1999	Jun 5
2000	Apr 25
2001	Apr 23
2002	May 22
2003	May 13
2004	May 14
2005	May 13
2006	May 29
2007	May 7
2008	May 3
2009	Apr 27
2010	May 20
2011	May 13
2012	May 30
2013	May 5
2014	May 14
2015	May 11
2016	Apr 30
2018	Apr 27
2019	May 28
2021	May 24
2022	May 13

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1895	140
1896	148
1897	129
1898	113
1899	138
1900	143
1921	151
1922	146
1923	131
1925	169
1926	175
1928	132
1929	134
1930	124
1931	123
1932	155
1933	153
1934	154
1935	154
1936	142
1937	111
1938	159
1939	107
1940	172
1941	165
1942	120
1943	146
1944	176
1945	126
1946	129
1947	174
1948	139
1949	140
1950	145
1951	124
1952	141
1953	147
1954	165
1955	141
1956	152
1957	177
1958	164
1959	138
1960	152
1961	144
1962	157
1963	172
1964	162
1965	134
1966	171
1967	144
1968	122
1969	158
1970	134
1971	116
1972	129
1973	98
1974	109
1975	91
1978	124
1980	120
1981	159
1982	140
1983	124
1984	157
1985	131
1986	123
1987	130
1988	109
1989	78
1990	128
1991	165
1992	169
1993	162
1994	169
1995	151
1996	141
1997	163
1998	143
1999	115
2000	152
2001	170
2002	134
2003	153
2005	150
2006	110
2008	161
2009	147
2010	141
2011	147
2012	129
2014	151
2015	169
2016	146
2018	169
2019	135
2021	142
2022	153

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1895	18.4 °C
1896	18.4 °C
1897	17.2 °C
1898	18.0 °C
1900	17.5 °C
1920	16.5 °C
1921	16.6 °C
1922	17.6 °C
1923	16.3 °C
1925	18.5 °C
1928	17.8 °C
1929	18.3 °C
1930	17.4 °C
1931	18.4 °C
1932	17.5 °C
1933	17.7 °C
1934	18.9 °C
1935	17.4 °C
1936	18.5 °C
1937	17.7 °C
1938	17.3 °C
1939	18.4 °C
1940	17.6 °C
1941	16.9 °C
1942	17.9 °C
1943	18.6 °C
1944	17.0 °C
1945	17.2 °C
1946	18.1 °C
1947	17.1 °C
1948	17.3 °C
1949	17.1 °C
1950	17.3 °C
1951	17.9 °C
1952	18.7 °C
1953	18.1 °C
1954	19.5 °C
1955	18.2 °C
1956	19.0 °C
1957	17.7 °C
1958	19.1 °C
1959	19.1 °C
1960	19.4 °C
1961	18.4 °C
1962	18.2 °C
1963	19.2 °C
1964	18.2 °C
1965	17.3 °C
1966	19.1 °C
1967	18.1 °C
1968	17.5 °C
1969	18.8 °C
1970	17.9 °C
1971	17.9 °C
1972	17.6 °C
1973	16.5 °C
1974	17.6 °C
1975	16.4 °C
1976	17.7 °C
1977	17.8 °C
1978	17.0 °C
1980	18.0 °C
1981	19.4 °C
1982	18.4 °C
1983	17.7 °C
1984	18.5 °C
1985	18.6 °C
1986	17.9 °C
1987	17.9 °C
1988	18.3 °C
1989	18.3 °C
1990	18.5 °C
1991	17.8 °C
1992	18.3 °C
1993	17.8 °C
1994	19.5 °C
1995	17.7 °C
1996	19.0 °C
1997	18.1 °C
1998	18.4 °C
1999	17.2 °C
2000	19.9 °C
2001	19.3 °C
2002	19.6 °C
2004	18.0 °C
2005	18.3 °C
2006	19.1 °C
2007	19.3 °C
2008	18.7 °C
2009	18.7 °C
2010	19.1 °C
2011	19.2 °C
2012	19.8 °C
2013	19.8 °C
2014	19.8 °C
2015	19.4 °C
2016	19.4 °C
2018	20.8 °C
2019	19.4 °C
2021	20.4 °C
2022	20.3 °C

What this means for you: Since 1895, Aztec'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 Aztec Ruins Nm (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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