Your nature year
Alamogordo, New Mexicothrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Alamogordo?
The closest place we follow is White Sands, 14 miles away, for wildflowers, from around mid-April, with more flowers joining in mid-May (local timing). For winter wildlife, the nearest is Bosque del Apache Refuge (83 mi, Oct 20–Jan 31 (local timing)).
The town is about 4,308 feet above sea level. At the nearest NOAA station, Alamogordo, the average first fall frost is Nov 18 and the last spring frost Mar 9, which leaves Alamogordo some 254 growing days. Spring takes about 5 weeks to go from leaf to bloom. Spring green-up reaches town around Feb 12, with first blooms around Mar 18. Head southwest for the closest of the 4 places we follow around Alamogordo.
Updated Sep 27. Sources: US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer (places) ↗ (opens in a new tab), US Census Bureau, city and town population estimates, 2024 ↗ (opens in a new tab), NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal) ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Alamogordo's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Mar 9 to ~Nov 18
- First leaf ~Feb 12
- First bloom ~Mar 18
- Today
Near Alamogordo right now
- First fall frost usually around Nov 18 · last spring frost around Mar 9NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Alamogordo (2.4 mi, 50% dates)~7 weeks
- Winter wildlife · Bosque del Apache Refuge · 83 miLocal timing: Oct 20–Jan 31~3 weeks
Alamogordo's nature year
- Feb: Spring green-upFeb
- Mar: Last spring frostMar
- Wildflowers · White SandsApr–May
- Fall foliage · Guadalupe MountainsOct–Nov
- Winter wildlife · Bosque del Apache RefugeOct–Jan
- Nov: First fall frostNov
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Guadalupe Mountains · 94 miusually Oct 25–Nov 7~4 weeks
Wildflowers
- White Sands · 14 miLocal timing: from around mid-April, with more flowers joining in mid-May~7 months
Winter wildlife
- Bosque del Apache Refuge · 83 miLocal timing: Oct 20–Jan 31~3 weeks
- Bitter Lake Refuge · 99 miLocal timing: Oct 1–Dec 31~3 days
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Mar 9
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 18
About 254 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Feb 12
First bloom around Mar 18
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Alamogordo (2.4 mi from Alamogordo), the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not. Green-up: the USA-NPN Spring Index, 1991–2020 average at the town.
Questions people ask
When is the first frost in Alamogordo?
On average around Nov 18, and the last spring frost around Mar 9: about 254 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Alamogordo, 2.4 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Alamogordo?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Feb 12 and first bloom around Mar 18, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Alamogordo?
Guadalupe Mountains, 94 miles (usually Oct 25–Nov 7). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildflowers near Alamogordo?
White Sands, 14 miles (local timing: from around mid-April, with more flowers joining in mid-May). Distances are straight-line.
How we know
US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer (places) (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · US Census Bureau, city and town population estimates, 2024 (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal) (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · USA National Phenology Network, Spring Index 1991–2020 averages (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27)