Your seasonal context
Understand the place before the date.
The 87174 area uses a representative location near 35.044°, -106.673°. In the nearby historical climate grid, July is the warmest month on average (26.2°C), while January is the coolest (1.6°C). July has the highest mean daily precipitation (1.66 mm).
No monthly mean in this grid is below freezing. Individual cold nights can still occur; this does not establish a frost-free season. Summer squash are frost sensitive: confirm local frost guidance and suitable soil conditions before sowing or transplanting.
Light at your latitude
At 35.044° N, the length of the day changes independently of temperature. Compare the middle of three seasons when planning your garden.
Geometric daylight estimate from latitude and solar declination, rounded to 0.1 hour. This is time above a flat horizon, excluding atmospheric refraction, hills, buildings and cloud cover. It is not the direct-sun exposure of your bed. About solar-position calculations.
| Month | Mean air temperature | Mean precipitation / day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1.6°C (35°F) | 0.44 mm |
| February | 3.9°C (39°F) | 0.43 mm |
| March | 8.7°C (48°F) | 0.34 mm |
| April | 13.1°C (56°F) | 0.47 mm |
| May | 18.4°C (65°F) | 0.42 mm |
| June | 25.0°C (77°F) | 0.39 mm |
| July | 26.2°C (79°F) | 1.66 mm |
| August | 24.7°C (76°F) | 1.40 mm |
| September | 20.6°C (69°F) | 1.12 mm |
| October | 13.7°C (57°F) | 0.71 mm |
| November | 6.7°C (44°F) | 0.50 mm |
| December | 1.6°C (35°F) | 0.55 mm |
NASA POWER regional grid, 0.5° latitude × 0.625° longitude. Grid center 35.000°, -106.875°. Monthly mean air temperature is neither a nightly low nor soil temperature. Rainfall averages do not set a watering schedule. Open the climate source.
Compare nearby places
Summer squash around 87174
Explore the closest listed postal areas by straight-line distance between their representative coordinates. A nearby garden may still have different soil, shelter or elevation.
| Postal area | Distance | Jan | Jul |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Rancho87174 · this area | — | 1.6°C | 26.2°C |
| AlbuquerqueNM 87103 | 0.0 km | 1.6°C | 26.2°C |
| AlbuquerqueNM 87119 | 0.0 km | 1.6°C | 26.2°C |
| AlbuquerqueNM 87125 | 0.0 km | 1.6°C | 26.2°C |
| AlbuquerqueNM 87131 | 0.0 km | 1.6°C | 26.2°C |
| AlbuquerqueNM 87153 | 0.0 km | 1.6°C | 26.2°C |
| AlbuquerqueNM 87154 | 0.0 km | 1.6°C | 26.2°C |
Distances use GeoNames representative postal coordinates, which may be estimated; they are not driving distances. Nearby areas often share one NASA POWER grid cell, so identical climate values are expected. Differences shown here describe the climate grids, not a measured difference between individual gardens.
The growing checklist
Give summer squash a considered start.
Leave the room specified for your variety even when the seedlings look small. Check leaves and growing tips as part of your weekly walk through the garden.
- Choose a variety suited to your available space and compare its days to maturity with local seasonal guidance.
- Prepare the seedbed and follow the packet depth and spacing.
- Confirm a suitable frost-free window with your local forecast and gardening adviser.
- Inspect soil moisture and drainage in the actual bed. Regional rainfall averages cannot tell you whether roots need water today.
Read University of Minnesota Extension vegetable guidance. Its crop-care principles are useful here; its Minnesota planting dates are not applied to New Mexico.
One small next step
Make a date to check your garden.
Choose your own reminder date after checking local advice. This is a personal planning prompt, not a calculated planting recommendation.
An .ics file works with Apple Calendar, Google Calendar and Outlook. Your chosen date stays in your browser until you download it.
What this postal area includes
Rio Rancho.
A ZIP area is a postal geography, not a neighborhood or municipal boundary. Place names may include multiple communities. The representative coordinates may be estimated. Nearby gardens can differ in elevation, shelter, slope and soil.
