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Plan your vegetable garden in New Mexico

All the statistical weather information you need to prepare a bulletproof plan for your garden in New Mexico

Temperature range in New Mexico

New Mexico has temperatures ranging from 4°F to 98°F, with approximately 192 frost free days.

New Mexico has 21 days with average temperature range from 50°F to 90°F that are suitable for growing warm season vegetables and 19 days with average temperature range from 40°F to 80°F that are suitable for growing cool season vegetables

Chart displaying weekly air temperature in New Mexico

New Mexico air temperature chart based on weather statistics from 2019 to 2023

Total frost free days (after last frost and before first frost)192
Total days suitable to grow warm season vegetables21
Total days suitable to grow cool season vegetables19
Day with highest recorded temperature in past 4 yearsJuly 18: 98°F
Day with lowest recorded temperature in past 4 yearsJanuary 02: 4°F
First expected frost dateOctober 25
Last expected frost dateApril 16

Notable temperature facts for gardening in New Mexico

Warm season vegetables you can grow in New Mexico

Chart displaying days suitable for growing warm season vegetables in New Mexico

Days suitable for growing warm season vegetables in New Mexico

Warm season vegetables that can be planted directly into soil in New Mexico
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Okra

Warm season vegetables that need to be started indoors before transplanting outdoors in New Mexico

Cool season vegetables you can grow in New Mexico

Chart displaying days suitable for growing cool season vegetables in New Mexico

Days suitable for growing cool season vegetables in New Mexico

Cool season vegetables that need to be started indoors before transplanting outdoors in New Mexico

Table with days suitable to grow vegetables in New Mexico

Tolerable temperature range for cool season vegetables: 40°F to 80°F

Tolerable temperature range for warm season vegetables: 50°F to 90°F

WeekAverage temperaturePossible min and max temperatureSuitable for cool season vegetablesSuitable for warm season vegetables
1January 01 - January 0319°F to 39°F4°F to 51°F
2January 04 - January 1024°F to 46°F10°F to 53°F
3January 11 - January 1726°F to 47°F14°F to 56°F
4January 18 - January 2425°F to 44°F14°F to 54°F
5January 25 - January 3122°F to 44°F9°F to 53°F
6February 01 - February 0725°F to 48°F7°F to 59°F
7February 08 - February 1426°F to 49°F13°F to 59°F
8February 15 - February 2124°F to 46°F6°F to 59°F
9February 22 - February 2826°F to 49°F10°F to 59°F
10March 01 - March 0731°F to 57°F21°F to 66°F
11March 08 - March 1434°F to 57°F22°F to 66°F
12March 15 - March 2133°F to 56°F23°F to 69°F
13March 22 - March 2834°F to 59°F22°F to 75°F
14March 29 - April 0437°F to 64°F27°F to 75°F
15April 05 - April 1140°F to 69°F24°F to 78°FTRUE
16April 12 - April 1839°F to 66°F28°F to 77°FTRUE
17April 19 - April 2542°F to 70°F32°F to 79°FTRUE
18April 26 - May 0247°F to 75°F37°F to 85°FTRUE
19May 03 - May 0949°F to 77°F40°F to 86°FTRUE
20May 10 - May 1649°F to 76°F40°F to 87°FTRUE
21May 17 - May 2351°F to 77°F38°F to 88°FTRUETRUE
22May 24 - May 3052°F to 80°F41°F to 88°FTRUETRUE
23May 31 - June 0656°F to 82°F48°F to 93°FTRUE
24June 07 - June 1358°F to 87°F46°F to 95°FTRUE
25June 14 - June 2061°F to 88°F53°F to 96°FTRUE
26June 21 - June 2761°F to 87°F53°F to 94°FTRUE
27June 28 - July 0462°F to 85°F55°F to 93°FTRUE
28July 05 - July 1164°F to 89°F57°F to 97°FTRUE
29July 12 - July 1867°F to 91°F62°F to 98°F
30July 19 - July 2566°F to 89°F59°F to 97°FTRUE
31July 26 - August 0164°F to 86°F60°F to 96°FTRUE
32August 02 - August 0864°F to 88°F59°F to 95°FTRUE
33August 09 - August 1563°F to 86°F58°F to 94°FTRUE
34August 16 - August 2263°F to 86°F56°F to 94°FTRUE
35August 23 - August 2962°F to 86°F57°F to 94°FTRUE
36August 30 - September 0561°F to 85°F56°F to 91°FTRUE
37September 06 - September 1259°F to 84°F42°F to 93°FTRUE
38September 13 - September 1956°F to 79°F47°F to 87°FTRUETRUE
39September 20 - September 2655°F to 79°F48°F to 86°FTRUETRUE
40September 27 - October 0353°F to 76°F44°F to 86°FTRUETRUE
41October 04 - October 1050°F to 72°F43°F to 82°FTRUE
42October 11 - October 1744°F to 70°F33°F to 82°FTRUE
43October 18 - October 2445°F to 70°F35°F to 79°FTRUE
44October 25 - October 3136°F to 61°F21°F to 76°F
45November 01 - November 0739°F to 64°F28°F to 73°F
46November 08 - November 1436°F to 59°F24°F to 70°F
47November 15 - November 2135°F to 58°F23°F to 70°F
48November 22 - November 2830°F to 51°F19°F to 65°F
49November 29 - December 0530°F to 50°F15°F to 63°F
50December 06 - December 1230°F to 51°F20°F to 57°F
51December 13 - December 1925°F to 44°F13°F to 56°F
52December 20 - December 2627°F to 47°F16°F to 58°F
53December 27 - December 3126°F to 44°F9°F to 55°F

Table with days suitable to grow vegetables in New Mexico

Counties in New Mexico

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