Plant By Frost

Colorado

Frost dates for Alamosa San Luis Airport, CO

At this NOAA station the last spring frost (32°F) usually comes by June 7 and the first fall frost around September 15, giving a growing season of about 98 days.

June 7average last spring frost
September 15average first fall frost
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Frost odds

1 year in 10 the last spring frost is later thanJune 24
Half of years the last spring frost is later thanJune 7
9 years in 10 the last spring frost is later thanMay 24
1 year in 10 the first fall frost is earlier thanSeptember 4
Half of years the first fall frost is earlier thanSeptember 15
9 years in 10 the first fall frost is earlier thanSeptember 26

A hard freeze (28°F) usually ends by May 23 and returns around September 25.

Station USW00023061, elevation 2296 m. Based on 29 years of 1991 to 2020 records. A garden higher up, in a hollow or far from this station can freeze later in spring.

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Sources

  1. U.S. Annual/Seasonal Climate Normals, 1991 to 2020 (freeze probability dates by station), NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, checked 1 November 2026
  2. Annual/Seasonal Normals 1991 to 2020 documentation, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, checked 1 November 2026
  3. 2024 Gazetteer Files, ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, US Census Bureau, checked 1 November 2026