Michigan Planting Zones

Michigan runs from zone 4a to zone 7a on the 2023 USDA map. Zone 6a is the most common, covering 55% of the state's ZIP codes. Detroit is 6b, Grand Rapids is 6a and Marquette is 5b.

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Zones across Michigan

Zone	Average coldest night	Share of Michigan ZIP codes
4a	−30 to −25°F	1%
4b	−25 to −20°F	3%
5a	−20 to −15°F	11%
5b	−15 to −10°F	9%
6a	−10 to −5°F	55%
6b	−5 to 0°F	19%
7a	0 to 5°F	under 1%

Planting zone for every city and town in Michigan

Each Michigan town uses the ZIP code at its center. Big towns can cross into the next half-zone, so look up your own ZIP if you're near a line.

City	Zone	Average coldest night
Addison	6a	−10 to −5°F
Adrian	6a	−10 to −5°F
Ahmeek	5b	−15 to −10°F
Akron	6a	−10 to −5°F
Alanson	5a	−20 to −15°F
Albion	6a	−10 to −5°F
Algonac	6b	−5 to 0°F
Allegan	6a	−10 to −5°F
Allen	6a	−10 to −5°F
Allen Park	6b	−5 to 0°F
Alma	6a	−10 to −5°F
Almont	6a	−10 to −5°F
Alpena	5b	−15 to −10°F
Alpha	4b	−25 to −20°F
Ann Arbor	6a	−10 to −5°F
Applegate	6a	−10 to −5°F
Armada	6a	−10 to −5°F
Ashley	6a	−10 to −5°F
Athens	6a	−10 to −5°F
Au Gres	6a	−10 to −5°F
Auburn	6a	−10 to −5°F
Auburn Hills	6a	−10 to −5°F
Augusta	6a	−10 to −5°F
Bad Axe	6a	−10 to −5°F
Baldwin	5b	−15 to −10°F
Bancroft	6a	−10 to −5°F
Bangor	6a	−10 to −5°F
Baraga	5a	−20 to −15°F
Baroda	6b	−5 to 0°F
Barryton	5b	−15 to −10°F
Barton Hills	6a	−10 to −5°F
Battle Creek	6a	−10 to −5°F
Bay City	6a	−10 to −5°F
Bear Lake	6a	−10 to −5°F
Beaverton	6a	−10 to −5°F
Belding	6a	−10 to −5°F
Bellaire	5b	−15 to −10°F
Belleville	6a	−10 to −5°F
Bellevue	6a	−10 to −5°F
Benton Harbor	6b	−5 to 0°F
Benzonia	6b	−5 to 0°F
Berkley	6b	−5 to 0°F
Bessemer	4b	−25 to −20°F
Beulah	6b	−5 to 0°F
Beverly Hills	6b	−5 to 0°F
Big Rapids	5b	−15 to −10°F
Bingham Farms	6b	−5 to 0°F
Birch Run	6a	−10 to −5°F
Birmingham	6b	−5 to 0°F
Blissfield	6a	−10 to −5°F
Bloomfield Hills	6a	−10 to −5°F
Bloomingdale	6a	−10 to −5°F
Boyne City	5b	−15 to −10°F
Boyne Falls	5a	−20 to −15°F
Breckenridge	6a	−10 to −5°F
Breedsville	6a	−10 to −5°F
Bridgman	6b	−5 to 0°F
Brighton	6a	−10 to −5°F
Britton	6a	−10 to −5°F
Bronson	6a	−10 to −5°F
Brooklyn	6a	−10 to −5°F
Brown City	6a	−10 to −5°F
Buchanan	6a	−10 to −5°F
Buckley	5b	−15 to −10°F
Burlington	6a	−10 to −5°F
Burr Oak	6a	−10 to −5°F
Burton	6a	−10 to −5°F
Byron	6a	−10 to −5°F
Cadillac	5a	−20 to −15°F
Caledonia	6a	−10 to −5°F
Calumet	5b	−15 to −10°F
Camden	6a	−10 to −5°F
Capac	6a	−10 to −5°F
Carleton	6b	−5 to 0°F
Carney	5a	−20 to −15°F
Caro	6a	−10 to −5°F
Carson City	6a	−10 to −5°F
Carsonville	6a	−10 to −5°F
Caseville	6a	−10 to −5°F
Casnovia	6a	−10 to −5°F
Caspian	4a	−30 to −25°F
Cass City	6a	−10 to −5°F
Cassopolis	6a	−10 to −5°F
Cedar Springs	6a	−10 to −5°F
Cement City	6a	−10 to −5°F
Center Line	6b	−5 to 0°F
Central Lake	5b	−15 to −10°F
Centreville	6a	−10 to −5°F
Charlevoix	6a	−10 to −5°F
Charlotte	6a	−10 to −5°F
Chatham	5a	−20 to −15°F
Cheboygan	5a	−20 to −15°F
Chelsea	6a	−10 to −5°F
Chesaning	6a	−10 to −5°F
Clare	5b	−15 to −10°F
Clarksville	6a	−10 to −5°F
Clawson	6b	−5 to 0°F
Clayton	6a	−10 to −5°F
Clifford	6a	−10 to −5°F
Climax	6a	−10 to −5°F
Clinton	6a	−10 to −5°F
Clio	6a	−10 to −5°F
Coldwater	6a	−10 to −5°F
Coleman	6a	−10 to −5°F
Coloma	6b	−5 to 0°F
Colon	6a	−10 to −5°F
Columbiaville	6a	−10 to −5°F
Concord	6a	−10 to −5°F
Constantine	6a	−10 to −5°F
Coopersville	6a	−10 to −5°F
Copemish	5b	−15 to −10°F
Copper City	5b	−15 to −10°F
Corunna	6a	−10 to −5°F
Croswell	6a	−10 to −5°F
Crystal Falls	4a	−30 to −25°F
Custer	6a	−10 to −5°F
Daggett	5a	−20 to −15°F
Dansville	6a	−10 to −5°F
Davison	6a	−10 to −5°F
De Tour Village	5b	−15 to −10°F
Dearborn	6b	−5 to 0°F
Dearborn Heights	6b	−5 to 0°F
Decatur	6a	−10 to −5°F
Deckerville	6a	−10 to −5°F
Deerfield	6a	−10 to −5°F
Detroit	6b	−5 to 0°F
DeWitt	6a	−10 to −5°F
Dexter	6a	−10 to −5°F
Dimondale	6a	−10 to −5°F
Douglas	6b	−5 to 0°F
Dowagiac	6a	−10 to −5°F
Dryden	6a	−10 to −5°F
Dundee	6a	−10 to −5°F
Durand	6a	−10 to −5°F
Eagle	6a	−10 to −5°F
East Grand Rapids	6a	−10 to −5°F
East Jordan	5b	−15 to −10°F
East Lansing	6a	−10 to −5°F
East Tawas	5b	−15 to −10°F
Eastlake	6b	−5 to 0°F
Eastpointe	6b	−5 to 0°F
Eaton Rapids	6a	−10 to −5°F
Eau Claire	6a	−10 to −5°F
Ecorse	6b	−5 to 0°F
Edmore	5b	−15 to −10°F
Edwardsburg	6a	−10 to −5°F
Elberta	6b	−5 to 0°F
Elk Rapids	6a	−10 to −5°F
Elkton	6a	−10 to −5°F
Ellsworth	5b	−15 to −10°F
Elsie	6a	−10 to −5°F
Emmett	6a	−10 to −5°F
Empire	6b	−5 to 0°F
Escanaba	5a	−20 to −15°F
Essexville	6a	−10 to −5°F
Estral Beach	6b	−5 to 0°F
Evart	5a	−20 to −15°F
Fairgrove	6a	−10 to −5°F
Farmington	6a	−10 to −5°F
Farmington Hills	6a	−10 to −5°F
Farwell	5b	−15 to −10°F
Fennville	6b	−5 to 0°F
Fenton	6a	−10 to −5°F
Ferndale	6b	−5 to 0°F
Ferrysburg	6b	−5 to 0°F
Fife Lake	5b	−15 to −10°F
Flat Rock	6b	−5 to 0°F
Flint	6a	−10 to −5°F
Flushing	6a	−10 to −5°F
Forestville	6a	−10 to −5°F
Fountain	6a	−10 to −5°F
Fowler	6a	−10 to −5°F
Fowlerville	6a	−10 to −5°F
Frankenmuth	6a	−10 to −5°F
Frankfort	6b	−5 to 0°F
Franklin	6b	−5 to 0°F
Fraser	6b	−5 to 0°F
Free Soil	6a	−10 to −5°F
Freeport	6a	−10 to −5°F
Fremont	5b	−15 to −10°F
Fruitport	6b	−5 to 0°F
Gaastra	4a	−30 to −25°F
Gagetown	6a	−10 to −5°F
Gaines	6a	−10 to −5°F
Galesburg	6a	−10 to −5°F
Galien	6a	−10 to −5°F
Garden	5b	−15 to −10°F
Garden City	6b	−5 to 0°F
Gaylord	5a	−20 to −15°F
Gibraltar	6b	−5 to 0°F
Gladstone	5a	−20 to −15°F
Gladwin	5b	−15 to −10°F
Gobles	6a	−10 to −5°F
Goodrich	6a	−10 to −5°F
Grand Beach	6a	−10 to −5°F
Grand Blanc	6a	−10 to −5°F
Grand Haven	6b	−5 to 0°F
Grand Ledge	6a	−10 to −5°F
Grand Rapids	6a	−10 to −5°F
Grandville	6a	−10 to −5°F
Grant	6a	−10 to −5°F
Grass Lake	6a	−10 to −5°F
Grayling	5a	−20 to −15°F
Greenville	6a	−10 to −5°F
Grosse Pointe	6b	−5 to 0°F
Grosse Pointe Farms	6b	−5 to 0°F
Grosse Pointe Park	6b	−5 to 0°F
Grosse Pointe Woods	6b	−5 to 0°F
Hamtramck	6b	−5 to 0°F
Hancock	5b	−15 to −10°F
Hanover	6a	−10 to −5°F
Harbor Beach	6a	−10 to −5°F
Harbor Springs	5b	−15 to −10°F
Harper Woods	6b	−5 to 0°F
Harrietta	5b	−15 to −10°F
Harrison	5a	−20 to −15°F
Harrisville	5b	−15 to −10°F
Hart	6a	−10 to −5°F
Hartford	6a	−10 to −5°F
Hastings	6a	−10 to −5°F
Hazel Park	6b	−5 to 0°F
Hersey	5a	−20 to −15°F
Hesperia	5b	−15 to −10°F
Highland Park	6b	−5 to 0°F
Hillman	5a	−20 to −15°F
Hillsdale	6a	−10 to −5°F
Holland	6b	−5 to 0°F
Holly	6a	−10 to −5°F
Homer	6a	−10 to −5°F
Honor	6a	−10 to −5°F
Hopkins	6a	−10 to −5°F
Houghton	5b	−15 to −10°F
Howard City	5b	−15 to −10°F
Howell	6a	−10 to −5°F
Hubbardston	6a	−10 to −5°F
Hudson	6a	−10 to −5°F
Hudsonville	6a	−10 to −5°F
Huntington Woods	6b	−5 to 0°F
Imlay City	6a	−10 to −5°F
Inkster	6b	−5 to 0°F
Ionia	6a	−10 to −5°F
Iron Mountain	4b	−25 to −20°F
Iron River	4a	−30 to −25°F
Ironwood	4b	−25 to −20°F
Ishpeming	4b	−25 to −20°F
Ithaca	6a	−10 to −5°F
Jackson	6a	−10 to −5°F
Jonesville	6a	−10 to −5°F
Kalamazoo	6a	−10 to −5°F
Kaleva	6a	−10 to −5°F
Kalkaska	5a	−20 to −15°F
Keego Harbor	6a	−10 to −5°F
Kent City	6a	−10 to −5°F
Kentwood	6a	−10 to −5°F
Kinde	6a	−10 to −5°F
Kingsford	4b	−25 to −20°F
Kingsley	5b	−15 to −10°F
Kingston	6a	−10 to −5°F
L'Anse	5a	−20 to −15°F
Laingsburg	6a	−10 to −5°F
Lake Angelus	6a	−10 to −5°F
Lake Ann	6a	−10 to −5°F
Lake City	5a	−20 to −15°F
Lake Isabella	5b	−15 to −10°F
Lake Linden	5b	−15 to −10°F
Lake Odessa	6a	−10 to −5°F
Lake Orion	6a	−10 to −5°F
Lakeview	5b	−15 to −10°F
Lakewood Club	6b	−5 to 0°F
Lapeer	6a	−10 to −5°F
Lathrup Village	6b	−5 to 0°F
Laurium	5b	−15 to −10°F
Lawrence	6a	−10 to −5°F
Lawton	6a	−10 to −5°F
Le Roy	5a	−20 to −15°F
Lennon	6a	−10 to −5°F
Leonard	6a	−10 to −5°F
Leslie	6a	−10 to −5°F
Lexington	6a	−10 to −5°F
Lincoln	5b	−15 to −10°F
Lincoln Park	6b	−5 to 0°F
Linden	6a	−10 to −5°F
Litchfield	6a	−10 to −5°F
Livonia	6b	−5 to 0°F
Lowell	6a	−10 to −5°F
Ludington	6b	−5 to 0°F
Luna Pier	6b	−5 to 0°F
Luther	5a	−20 to −15°F
Lyons	6a	−10 to −5°F
Mackinac Island	5b	−15 to −10°F
Mackinaw City	5b	−15 to −10°F
Madison Heights	6b	−5 to 0°F
Mancelona	5a	−20 to −15°F
Manchester	6a	−10 to −5°F
Manistee	6b	−5 to 0°F
Manistique	5a	−20 to −15°F
Manton	5b	−15 to −10°F
Maple Rapids	6a	−10 to −5°F
Marcellus	6a	−10 to −5°F
Marine City	6b	−5 to 0°F
Marion	5a	−20 to −15°F
Marlette	6a	−10 to −5°F
Marquette	5b	−15 to −10°F
Marshall	6a	−10 to −5°F
Martin	6a	−10 to −5°F
Marysville	6a	−10 to −5°F
Mason	6a	−10 to −5°F
Mattawan	6a	−10 to −5°F
Maybee	6a	−10 to −5°F
Mayville	6a	−10 to −5°F
McBain	5a	−20 to −15°F
McBride	5b	−15 to −10°F
Mecosta	5b	−15 to −10°F
Melvin	6a	−10 to −5°F
Melvindale	6b	−5 to 0°F
Memphis	6a	−10 to −5°F
Mendon	6a	−10 to −5°F
Menominee	5b	−15 to −10°F
Merrill	6a	−10 to −5°F
Mesick	5b	−15 to −10°F
Metamora	6a	−10 to −5°F
Michiana	6a	−10 to −5°F
Middleville	6a	−10 to −5°F
Midland	6a	−10 to −5°F
Milan	6a	−10 to −5°F
Milford	6a	−10 to −5°F
Millersburg	5b	−15 to −10°F
Millington	6a	−10 to −5°F
Minden City	6a	−10 to −5°F
Monroe	6b	−5 to 0°F
Montague	6b	−5 to 0°F
Montgomery	6a	−10 to −5°F
Montrose	6a	−10 to −5°F
Morenci	6a	−10 to −5°F
Morley	5b	−15 to −10°F
Morrice	6a	−10 to −5°F
Mount Clemens	6b	−5 to 0°F
Mount Morris	6a	−10 to −5°F
Mount Pleasant	6a	−10 to −5°F
Muir	6a	−10 to −5°F
Mulliken	6a	−10 to −5°F
Munising	5b	−15 to −10°F
Muskegon	6b	−5 to 0°F
Muskegon Heights	6b	−5 to 0°F
Nashville	6a	−10 to −5°F
Negaunee	4b	−25 to −20°F
New Baltimore	6b	−5 to 0°F
New Buffalo	6a	−10 to −5°F
New Era	6a	−10 to −5°F
New Haven	6a	−10 to −5°F
New Lothrop	6a	−10 to −5°F
Newaygo	5b	−15 to −10°F
Newberry	5a	−20 to −15°F
Niles	6a	−10 to −5°F
North Adams	6a	−10 to −5°F
North Branch	6a	−10 to −5°F
North Muskegon	6b	−5 to 0°F
Northport	6b	−5 to 0°F
Northville	6a	−10 to −5°F
Norton Shores	6b	−5 to 0°F
Norway	4b	−25 to −20°F
Novi	6a	−10 to −5°F
Oak Park	6b	−5 to 0°F
Oakley	6a	−10 to −5°F
Olivet	6a	−10 to −5°F
Omer	5b	−15 to −10°F
Onaway	5a	−20 to −15°F
Onekama	6b	−5 to 0°F
Onsted	6a	−10 to −5°F
Ontonagon	5a	−20 to −15°F
Orchard Lake Village	6a	−10 to −5°F
Ortonville	6a	−10 to −5°F
Otisville	6a	−10 to −5°F
Otsego	6a	−10 to −5°F
Otter Lake	6a	−10 to −5°F
Ovid	6a	−10 to −5°F
Owendale	6a	−10 to −5°F
Owosso	6a	−10 to −5°F
Oxford	6a	−10 to −5°F
Parchment	6a	−10 to −5°F
Parma	6a	−10 to −5°F
Paw Paw	6a	−10 to −5°F
Peck	6a	−10 to −5°F
Pellston	4b	−25 to −20°F
Pentwater	6b	−5 to 0°F
Perrinton	6a	−10 to −5°F
Perry	6a	−10 to −5°F
Petersburg	6a	−10 to −5°F
Petoskey	5b	−15 to −10°F
Pewamo	6a	−10 to −5°F
Pierson	5b	−15 to −10°F
Pigeon	6a	−10 to −5°F
Pinckney	6a	−10 to −5°F
Pinconning	6a	−10 to −5°F
Plainwell	6a	−10 to −5°F
Pleasant Ridge	6b	−5 to 0°F
Plymouth	6b	−5 to 0°F
Pontiac	6a	−10 to −5°F
Port Austin	6a	−10 to −5°F
Port Hope	6a	−10 to −5°F
Port Huron	6b	−5 to 0°F
Port Sanilac	6a	−10 to −5°F
Portage	6a	−10 to −5°F
Portland	6a	−10 to −5°F
Posen	5b	−15 to −10°F
Potterville	6a	−10 to −5°F
Powers	5a	−20 to −15°F
Prescott	5a	−20 to −15°F
Quincy	6a	−10 to −5°F
Ravenna	6a	−10 to −5°F
Reading	6a	−10 to −5°F
Reed City	5a	−20 to −15°F
Reese	6a	−10 to −5°F
Richland	6a	−10 to −5°F
Richmond	6a	−10 to −5°F
River Rouge	6b	−5 to 0°F
Riverview	6b	−5 to 0°F
Rochester	6a	−10 to −5°F
Rochester Hills	6a	−10 to −5°F
Rockford	6a	−10 to −5°F
Rockwood	6b	−5 to 0°F
Rogers City	6a	−10 to −5°F
Romeo	6a	−10 to −5°F
Romulus	6b	−5 to 0°F
Roosevelt Park	6b	−5 to 0°F
Roscommon	5a	−20 to −15°F
Rose City	5a	−20 to −15°F
Rosebush	6a	−10 to −5°F
Roseville	6b	−5 to 0°F
Rothbury	6a	−10 to −5°F
Royal Oak	6b	−5 to 0°F
Saginaw	6a	−10 to −5°F
Saline	6a	−10 to −5°F
Sand Lake	6a	−10 to −5°F
Sandusky	6a	−10 to −5°F
Sanford	6a	−10 to −5°F
Saranac	6a	−10 to −5°F
Saugatuck	6b	−5 to 0°F
Sault Ste. Marie	4b	−25 to −20°F
Schoolcraft	6a	−10 to −5°F
Scottville	6a	−10 to −5°F
Sebewaing	6a	−10 to −5°F
Shelby	6a	−10 to −5°F
Shepherd	6a	−10 to −5°F
Sheridan	6a	−10 to −5°F
Sherwood	6a	−10 to −5°F
Shoreham	6b	−5 to 0°F
South Haven	6b	−5 to 0°F
South Lyon	6a	−10 to −5°F
South Range	5a	−20 to −15°F
South Rockwood	6b	−5 to 0°F
Southfield	6b	−5 to 0°F
Southgate	6b	−5 to 0°F
Sparta	6a	−10 to −5°F
Spring Lake	6b	−5 to 0°F
Springfield	6a	−10 to −5°F
Springport	6a	−10 to −5°F
St. Charles	6a	−10 to −5°F
St. Clair	6a	−10 to −5°F
St. Clair Shores	6b	−5 to 0°F
St. Ignace	5b	−15 to −10°F
St. Johns	6a	−10 to −5°F
St. Joseph	6b	−5 to 0°F
St. Louis	6a	−10 to −5°F
Standish	5b	−15 to −10°F
Stanton	5b	−15 to −10°F
Stanwood	5b	−15 to −10°F
Stephenson	5a	−20 to −15°F
Sterling	5b	−15 to −10°F
Sterling Heights	6b	−5 to 0°F
Stevensville	6b	−5 to 0°F
Stockbridge	6a	−10 to −5°F
Sturgis	6a	−10 to −5°F
Sunfield	6a	−10 to −5°F
Suttons Bay	6b	−5 to 0°F
Swartz Creek	6a	−10 to −5°F
Sylvan Lake	6a	−10 to −5°F
Tawas City	5b	−15 to −10°F
Taylor	6b	−5 to 0°F
Tecumseh	6a	−10 to −5°F
Tekonsha	6a	−10 to −5°F
Thompsonville	6a	−10 to −5°F
Three Oaks	6a	−10 to −5°F
Three Rivers	6a	−10 to −5°F
Traverse City	6b	−5 to 0°F
Trenton	6b	−5 to 0°F
Troy	6b	−5 to 0°F
Turner	5b	−15 to −10°F
Tustin	5a	−20 to −15°F
Twining	5b	−15 to −10°F
Ubly	6a	−10 to −5°F
Union City	6a	−10 to −5°F
Unionville	6a	−10 to −5°F
Utica	6a	−10 to −5°F
Vandalia	6a	−10 to −5°F
Vanderbilt	5a	−20 to −15°F
Vassar	6a	−10 to −5°F
Vermontville	6a	−10 to −5°F
Vernon	6a	−10 to −5°F
Vicksburg	6a	−10 to −5°F
Village of Clarkston	6a	−10 to −5°F
Village of Grosse Pointe Shores	6b	−5 to 0°F
Wakefield	4a	−30 to −25°F
Waldron	6a	−10 to −5°F
Walker	6a	−10 to −5°F
Walkerville	5b	−15 to −10°F
Walled Lake	6a	−10 to −5°F
Warren	6b	−5 to 0°F
Watervliet	6a	−10 to −5°F
Wayland	6a	−10 to −5°F
Wayne	6b	−5 to 0°F
Webberville	6a	−10 to −5°F
West Branch	5a	−20 to −15°F
Westland	6b	−5 to 0°F
Westphalia	6a	−10 to −5°F
White Cloud	5b	−15 to −10°F
White Pigeon	6a	−10 to −5°F
Whitehall	6b	−5 to 0°F
Whittemore	5a	−20 to −15°F
Williamston	6a	−10 to −5°F
Wixom	6a	−10 to −5°F
Wolverine	4b	−25 to −20°F
Wolverine Lake	6a	−10 to −5°F
Woodhaven	6b	−5 to 0°F
Woodland	6a	−10 to −5°F
Wyandotte	6b	−5 to 0°F
Wyoming	6a	−10 to −5°F
Yale	6a	−10 to −5°F
Ypsilanti	6a	−10 to −5°F
Zeeland	6a	−10 to −5°F
Zilwaukee	6a	−10 to −5°F

Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; ZIP code table from the PRISM Group, Oregon State University (accessed Oct 2026). This list is our own summary, not the official USDA map. See how we calculate.

Frequently asked questions

What planting zone is Michigan?

Michigan spans zones 4a to 7a on the 2023 USDA map, and zone 6a is the most common. Look up your ZIP code for your exact zone.

What zone is Detroit, MI?

Detroit is zone 6b, where the coldest night of an average winter falls from −5 to 0°F. Plants rated hardy to zone 6 or colder should survive a typical winter there.

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