When to plant in Questa, NM

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

Safe to plant out

Jun 18

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Jun 5

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Sep 23

1 year in 10 by Sep 11

Frost-free days

108

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Cerro · 4.1 km away · station 2332 m, town 2274 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 23 – May 7	Jun 18 – Jul 2	Aug 12
Sweet pepper	Apr 9 – Apr 23	Jun 18 – Jul 2	Aug 17
Lettuce (leaf)	Apr 3 – Apr 10	May 8 – May 22	Jun 17
Peas	—	Apr 24 – May 22	Jun 18
Bush beans	—	Jun 11 – Jul 2	Jul 31
Carrot	—	May 15 – Jun 26	Jul 14
Beet	—	May 8 – Jun 19	Jun 27
Potato	—	May 15 – Jun 5	Jul 24
Kale	Mar 27 – Apr 10	May 8 – May 22	Jun 20
Broccoli	Mar 27 – Apr 10	May 8 – May 29	Jul 7
Cucumber	May 21 – May 28	Jun 18 – Jul 2	Aug 7
Summer squash and zucchini	May 21 – May 28	Jun 18 – Jul 2	Aug 2
Winter squash	May 21 – May 28	Jun 18 – Jul 2	Sep 6
Sweet corn	—	Jun 11 – Jul 2	Aug 10
Onion (from sets)	—	May 8 – May 29	Aug 6
Garlic	—	Sep 9 – Oct 7 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 24 – May 22	Jun 1
Basil	May 7 – May 21	Jun 18 – Jul 2	Aug 14

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Questa'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
1912	May 14
1913	May 14
1914	May 19
1916	Jun 17
1919	Jun 2
1920	May 15
1923	May 23
1924	Jun 11
1928	May 13
1929	May 29
1930	May 23
1932	Jun 6
1933	May 23
1934	Jun 7
1935	Jun 1
1936	Jun 5
1937	Jun 6
1938	May 26
1939	Jun 19
1940	Jun 10
1941	May 21
1942	May 28
1943	Jun 3
1944	Jun 19
1945	Jun 29
1946	May 31
1947	Jun 13
1948	May 13
1949	Jun 2
1950	Jun 10
1951	Jun 7
1952	May 23
1953	Jun 5
1954	Jun 8
1955	Jun 10
1956	May 16
1957	Jun 17
1958	May 10
1959	May 23
1960	May 26
1961	May 14
1962	Jun 17
1963	May 14
1964	May 12
1965	May 28
1966	May 19
1967	May 21
1968	Jun 9
1969	Jun 12
1970	Jun 2
1971	Jun 6
1972	May 24
1973	Jun 3
1976	May 23
1977	May 22
1979	Jun 21
1981	May 23
1983	Jun 14
1984	May 19
1988	Jun 2
1990	May 29
1992	Jun 18
1993	Jun 10
1994	May 11
1995	Jun 10
1996	May 27
1997	May 27
1998	Jun 18
1999	Jun 9
2000	May 20
2001	Jun 15
2002	May 25
2003	May 12
2004	Jun 12
2007	May 31
2008	Jun 13
2009	Jun 9
2010	Jun 14
2012	Jun 2
2015	May 29
2016	May 28
2017	May 28
2018	May 16
2019	Jul 10
2020	Jul 6
2021	May 24
2022	May 31

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1912	125
1913	128
1914	130
1919	111
1920	132
1923	118
1929	102
1932	112
1933	58
1934	110
1935	117
1936	112
1937	108
1938	136
1939	102
1940	117
1941	110
1942	119
1943	121
1944	102
1945	76
1946	111
1947	102
1948	145
1949	121
1950	94
1951	97
1952	136
1953	95
1954	127
1955	102
1956	138
1957	86
1958	145
1959	107
1960	131
1961	133
1962	84
1963	152
1964	148
1965	115
1966	140
1967	129
1968	99
1969	114
1970	96
1971	90
1972	128
1973	90
1976	128
1990	127
1992	100
1993	95
1995	103
1996	122
1997	133
1998	108
1999	110
2000	127
2001	85
2003	121
2004	102
2007	116
2008	91
2009	104
2016	118
2017	119
2018	142
2019	73
2020	65
2021	119

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1912	15.3 °C
1913	15.8 °C
1914	14.6 °C
1916	11.5 °C
1919	14.6 °C
1920	13.7 °C
1921	11.8 °C
1923	13.5 °C
1929	14.1 °C
1930	14.5 °C
1932	13.6 °C
1933	14.1 °C
1934	14.7 °C
1935	12.6 °C
1936	13.2 °C
1937	14.7 °C
1938	11.6 °C
1939	15.0 °C
1940	14.5 °C
1941	12.9 °C
1942	13.4 °C
1943	15.0 °C
1944	13.8 °C
1945	14.1 °C
1946	14.6 °C
1947	13.2 °C
1948	14.3 °C
1949	13.4 °C
1950	13.5 °C
1951	14.4 °C
1952	14.2 °C
1953	14.3 °C
1954	15.1 °C
1955	13.8 °C
1956	15.0 °C
1957	12.8 °C
1958	14.7 °C
1959	14.4 °C
1960	14.6 °C
1961	14.0 °C
1962	14.7 °C
1963	15.5 °C
1964	14.5 °C
1965	13.3 °C
1966	14.8 °C
1967	13.7 °C
1968	13.1 °C
1969	14.8 °C
1970	13.8 °C
1971	13.4 °C
1972	14.6 °C
1973	12.9 °C
1976	13.8 °C
1977	14.9 °C
1981	14.9 °C
1983	13.5 °C
1992	13.6 °C
1993	13.4 °C
1994	14.1 °C
1995	12.9 °C
1996	14.8 °C
1997	13.6 °C
1998	14.0 °C
1999	12.9 °C
2000	16.1 °C
2001	15.0 °C
2012	16.1 °C
2013	15.1 °C
2016	14.1 °C
2017	13.8 °C
2018	16.1 °C
2019	13.8 °C
2020	14.9 °C
2021	15.8 °C
2022	16.2 °C

What this means for you: Since 1912, Questa'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 Cerro (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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