When to plant in Tucumcari, NM

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

Safe to plant out

May 3

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 18

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 23

1 year in 10 by Oct 10

Frost-free days

188

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Tucumcari 4 Ne · 4.8 km away · station 1245 m, town 1247 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Mar 8 – Mar 22	May 3 – May 17	Jun 27
Sweet pepper	Feb 22 – Mar 8	May 3 – May 17	Jul 2
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 14 – Feb 21	Mar 21 – Apr 4	Apr 30
Peas	—	Mar 7 – Apr 4	May 1
Bush beans	—	Apr 26 – May 17	Jun 15
Carrot	—	Mar 28 – May 9	May 27
Beet	—	Mar 21 – May 2	May 10
Potato	—	Mar 28 – Apr 18	Jun 6
Kale	Feb 7 – Feb 21	Mar 21 – Apr 4	May 3
Broccoli	Feb 7 – Feb 21	Mar 21 – Apr 11	May 20
Cucumber	Apr 5 – Apr 12	May 3 – May 17	Jun 22
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 5 – Apr 12	May 3 – May 17	Jun 17
Winter squash	Apr 5 – Apr 12	May 3 – May 17	Jul 22
Sweet corn	—	Apr 26 – May 17	Jun 25
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 21 – Apr 11	Jun 19
Garlic	—	Oct 9 – Nov 6 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 7 – Apr 4	Apr 14
Basil	Mar 22 – Apr 5	May 3 – May 17	Jun 29

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Tucumcari'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
1905	Apr 24
1907	Apr 30
1908	May 6
1909	May 1
1910	Apr 15
1911	Apr 15
1912	Apr 22
1913	Apr 25
1914	Apr 13
1915	May 18
1916	Apr 15
1917	May 7
1918	Apr 21
1919	Apr 11
1920	Apr 27
1921	Apr 28
1922	Apr 17
1923	Apr 5
1924	Apr 27
1925	Apr 30
1926	Apr 12
1927	Apr 22
1928	Apr 15
1929	May 2
1930	May 11
1931	Apr 21
1932	Apr 28
1933	Apr 23
1934	Apr 4
1935	May 5
1936	Apr 10
1937	Apr 9
1938	May 8
1939	Apr 17
1940	Apr 18
1941	Mar 27
1942	Apr 9
1944	Apr 19
1945	May 16
1946	Mar 26
1947	Apr 26
1948	Apr 1
1949	Apr 5
1950	Apr 30
1951	Apr 16
1952	Apr 10
1953	Apr 20
1954	May 3
1955	Apr 7
1956	Apr 20
1957	Apr 21
1958	Apr 24
1959	Apr 22
1960	Apr 30
1961	Apr 16
1962	May 1
1963	Apr 19
1964	Apr 14
1965	Mar 30
1966	Apr 20
1967	May 3
1968	Apr 23
1969	Mar 30
1970	May 1
1971	Apr 6
1972	Apr 15
1973	Apr 27
1974	Apr 16
1975	Apr 30
1976	Mar 31
1977	Apr 5
1978	May 3
1979	Apr 13
1980	Apr 15
1981	Apr 4
1982	Apr 22
1983	Apr 15
1984	Apr 23
1985	Apr 5
1986	Apr 4
1987	Apr 10
1988	Apr 11
1989	Apr 11
1990	Apr 7
1991	Apr 13
1992	Apr 1
1993	Apr 21
1994	Apr 30
1995	Apr 23
1996	Apr 15
1997	Apr 27
1998	Apr 19
1999	Apr 17
2000	Apr 16
2001	Apr 12
2002	Apr 4
2003	Apr 8
2004	Apr 24
2005	May 2
2006	Mar 24
2007	Apr 14
2008	May 3
2009	Apr 18
2010	Apr 8
2011	May 3
2012	Apr 4
2013	May 3
2014	Apr 15
2015	Mar 26
2017	Apr 30
2018	Apr 15
2019	May 11
2021	Apr 21
2022	Apr 14
2023	Apr 23
2024	Apr 10
2025	Apr 7

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1905	173
1908	167
1909	190
1910	187
1911	187
1912	193
1913	181
1914	182
1915	176
1916	187
1917	163
1918	187
1919	199
1922	195
1923	207
1924	186
1925	171
1926	194
1927	172
1928	200
1929	173
1930	170
1931	191
1932	179
1933	193
1934	212
1936	169
1937	213
1938	164
1939	195
1940	193
1941	216
1942	204
1944	203
1945	135
1946	198
1947	179
1948	198
1949	199
1950	186
1951	188
1952	187
1953	201
1954	176
1955	199
1956	183
1957	188
1958	189
1959	187
1960	183
1961	200
1962	180
1963	195
1964	188
1966	177
1967	180
1969	195
1970	147
1971	196
1972	186
1973	186
1974	202
1975	176
1976	190
1977	210
1978	191
1979	191
1980	186
1981	204
1982	189
1983	207
1984	178
1985	210
1986	190
1987	212
1988	207
1989	190
1990	184
1991	188
1992	189
1993	188
1994	188
1995	192
1996	185
1997	180
1998	204
1999	183
2000	161
2001	183
2002	208
2003	200
2004	191
2005	187
2006	216
2007	191
2008	172
2009	166
2010	202
2011	167
2012	205
2013	168
2014	209
2015	224
2017	162
2018	182
2019	152
2021	204
2022	193
2023	188
2024	203
2025	204

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1905	21.4 °C
1906	21.2 °C
1907	21.3 °C
1908	21.6 °C
1909	22.0 °C
1910	22.9 °C
1911	22.7 °C
1912	20.8 °C
1913	22.1 °C
1914	21.7 °C
1915	20.9 °C
1916	22.0 °C
1917	21.1 °C
1918	21.7 °C
1919	20.7 °C
1921	21.3 °C
1922	22.6 °C
1923	21.6 °C
1924	21.4 °C
1925	22.2 °C
1926	20.9 °C
1927	22.2 °C
1928	21.3 °C
1929	21.4 °C
1930	22.3 °C
1931	21.1 °C
1932	21.5 °C
1933	22.2 °C
1934	23.6 °C
1935	21.5 °C
1936	22.5 °C
1937	22.6 °C
1938	22.2 °C
1939	22.5 °C
1940	22.4 °C
1941	20.3 °C
1942	20.8 °C
1943	23.1 °C
1944	20.9 °C
1945	21.3 °C
1946	22.9 °C
1947	22.1 °C
1948	22.2 °C
1949	20.8 °C
1950	21.0 °C
1951	21.9 °C
1952	22.3 °C
1953	22.1 °C
1954	22.9 °C
1955	21.0 °C
1956	22.1 °C
1957	21.0 °C
1958	21.9 °C
1959	21.6 °C
1960	21.4 °C
1961	21.0 °C
1962	21.9 °C
1963	21.9 °C
1964	21.9 °C
1966	21.8 °C
1967	21.3 °C
1968	21.7 °C
1969	22.5 °C
1970	21.8 °C
1971	21.3 °C
1972	22.0 °C
1973	20.7 °C
1974	22.1 °C
1975	21.0 °C
1976	21.9 °C
1977	23.5 °C
1978	22.7 °C
1979	21.3 °C
1980	22.3 °C
1981	21.9 °C
1982	21.3 °C
1983	20.7 °C
1984	20.7 °C
1985	21.7 °C
1986	21.4 °C
1987	20.8 °C
1988	20.6 °C
1989	21.2 °C
1990	21.9 °C
1991	21.0 °C
1992	21.3 °C
1993	21.6 °C
1994	22.4 °C
1995	21.3 °C
1996	22.1 °C
1997	20.9 °C
1998	22.3 °C
1999	21.5 °C
2000	23.9 °C
2001	23.1 °C
2002	23.4 °C
2003	22.8 °C
2004	22.0 °C
2005	21.9 °C
2006	22.7 °C
2007	22.2 °C
2008	21.7 °C
2009	21.8 °C
2010	23.2 °C
2011	23.5 °C
2012	24.2 °C
2013	22.6 °C
2014	22.1 °C
2015	22.2 °C
2017	21.8 °C
2018	23.0 °C
2019	22.7 °C
2021	22.4 °C
2022	23.6 °C
2023	23.0 °C
2024	23.7 °C
2025	22.1 °C

What this means for you: Since 1905, Tucumcari'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 Tucumcari 4 Ne (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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