Spring Freeze Information for Southern Colorado

Ready to Plant Spring Flowers?

While it will definitely feel like Spring this weekend, it generally remains too early to plant those Spring flowers across most of south Central and southeast Colorado, as the average last freeze date remains several weeks away, â€‹

The following Freeze/Frost information for Alamosa, Colorado Springs and Pueblo has been compiled from NWS Pueblo and NCEI (NCDC) Data.

Alamosa

Mean Date of Last Freeze.....…...............June 7^th

^{Earliest Date of Last Freeze............May 6th, 2009}

Latest Date of Last Freeze…..…….July 2nd, 1997

Last Year's Last Freeze…......... June 24th, 2023 (32 F)

Last Year's Last Hard Freeze….May 10th, 2023 (26 F)

There is a 90 percent and 50 percent chance, respectively, of the following temperature thresholds by the specified date:

36 F	June 11^th	36 F	June 28^th
32 F	May 26^th	32 F	June 9^th
28 F	May 12^th	28 F	May 28^th

Colorado Springs

Mean Date of Last Freeze…..........………May 8^th

Earliest Date of Last Freeze............April 6th, 1977

Latest Date of Last Freeze...…......June 18^th, 1912

Last Year's Last Freeze…........April 24th, 2023 (32 F)

Last Year's Last Hard Freeze…April 23rd, 2023 (27 F)

There is a 90 percent and 50 percent chance, respectively, of the following temperature thresholds by the specified date:

36 F	April 30^th	36 F	May 15^th
32 F	April 24^th	32 F	May 4^th
28 F	April 8^th	28 F	April 22^nd

Pueblo

Mean Date of Last Freeze……...….…April 29^th

Earliest Date of Last Freeze....March 31st, 1967

Latest Date of Last Freeze…......June 2^nd, 1919

Last Year's Last Freeze...........April 27th, 2023 (32 F)

Last Year's Last Hard Freeze....April 21st, 2023 (27 F)

There is a 90 percent and 50 percent chance, respectively, of the following temperature thresholds by the specified date:

36 F	April 28^th	36 F	May 12^th
32 F	April 16^th	32 F	April 30^th
28 F	April 8^th	28 F	April 20^th