Minnesota Planting Zones

Minnesota runs from zone 3a to zone 5a on the 2023 USDA map. Zone 4b is the most common, covering 36% of the state's ZIP codes. Minneapolis is 5a, Rochester is 4b and Duluth is 4b.

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Zones across Minnesota

Zone	Average coldest night	Share of Minnesota ZIP codes
3a	−40 to −35°F	under 1%
3b	−35 to −30°F	13%
4a	−30 to −25°F	21%
4b	−25 to −20°F	36%
5a	−20 to −15°F	29%

Planting zone for every city and town in Minnesota

Each Minnesota 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
Ada	4a	−30 to −25°F
Adams	4b	−25 to −20°F
Adrian	5a	−20 to −15°F
Afton	5a	−20 to −15°F
Aitkin	4a	−30 to −25°F
Akeley	4a	−30 to −25°F
Albany	4b	−25 to −20°F
Albert Lea	5a	−20 to −15°F
Alberta	4b	−25 to −20°F
Albertville	4b	−25 to −20°F
Alden	5a	−20 to −15°F
Aldrich	4a	−30 to −25°F
Alexandria	4b	−25 to −20°F
Alpha	5a	−20 to −15°F
Altura	4b	−25 to −20°F
Alvarado	4a	−30 to −25°F
Amboy	5a	−20 to −15°F
Andover	4b	−25 to −20°F
Annandale	4b	−25 to −20°F
Anoka	5a	−20 to −15°F
Apple Valley	5a	−20 to −15°F
Appleton	4b	−25 to −20°F
Arco	5a	−20 to −15°F
Arden Hills	5a	−20 to −15°F
Argyle	4a	−30 to −25°F
Arlington	4b	−25 to −20°F
Ashby	4b	−25 to −20°F
Askov	4a	−30 to −25°F
Atwater	4b	−25 to −20°F
Audubon	4a	−30 to −25°F
Aurora	3b	−35 to −30°F
Austin	4b	−25 to −20°F
Avoca	5a	−20 to −15°F
Avon	4b	−25 to −20°F
Babbitt	3b	−35 to −30°F
Backus	4a	−30 to −25°F
Badger	3b	−35 to −30°F
Bagley	3b	−35 to −30°F
Balaton	5a	−20 to −15°F
Barnesville	4a	−30 to −25°F
Barnum	4a	−30 to −25°F
Barrett	4b	−25 to −20°F
Barry	4b	−25 to −20°F
Battle Lake	4a	−30 to −25°F
Baudette	3b	−35 to −30°F
Baxter	4a	−30 to −25°F
Bayport	5a	−20 to −15°F
Beardsley	4b	−25 to −20°F
Beaver Bay	4a	−30 to −25°F
Beaver Creek	5a	−20 to −15°F
Becker	4b	−25 to −20°F
Bejou	4a	−30 to −25°F
Belgrade	4b	−25 to −20°F
Belle Plaine	4b	−25 to −20°F
Bellechester	4b	−25 to −20°F
Bellingham	4b	−25 to −20°F
Beltrami	4a	−30 to −25°F
Belview	4b	−25 to −20°F
Bemidji	3b	−35 to −30°F
Bena	3b	−35 to −30°F
Benson	4b	−25 to −20°F
Bertha	4a	−30 to −25°F
Bethel	4b	−25 to −20°F
Big Falls	3b	−35 to −30°F
Big Lake	4b	−25 to −20°F
Bigelow	4b	−25 to −20°F
Bigfork	3b	−35 to −30°F
Bingham Lake	5a	−20 to −15°F
Bird Island	4b	−25 to −20°F
Biscay	4b	−25 to −20°F
Biwabik	3b	−35 to −30°F
Blackduck	3b	−35 to −30°F
Blaine	5a	−20 to −15°F
Blomkest	4b	−25 to −20°F
Blooming Prairie	5a	−20 to −15°F
Bloomington	5a	−20 to −15°F
Blue Earth	5a	−20 to −15°F
Bluffton	4a	−30 to −25°F
Bock	4a	−30 to −25°F
Borup	4a	−30 to −25°F
Bovey	4a	−30 to −25°F
Bowlus	4a	−30 to −25°F
Boy River	3b	−35 to −30°F
Boyd	4b	−25 to −20°F
Braham	4b	−25 to −20°F
Brainerd	4a	−30 to −25°F
Brandon	4b	−25 to −20°F
Breckenridge	4a	−30 to −25°F
Breezy Point	4a	−30 to −25°F
Brewster	5a	−20 to −15°F
Bricelyn	5a	−20 to −15°F
Brook Park	4a	−30 to −25°F
Brooklyn Center	5a	−20 to −15°F
Brooklyn Park	5a	−20 to −15°F
Brooks	3b	−35 to −30°F
Brookston	4a	−30 to −25°F
Brooten	4b	−25 to −20°F
Browerville	4a	−30 to −25°F
Browns Valley	4b	−25 to −20°F
Brownsdale	4b	−25 to −20°F
Brownsville	5a	−20 to −15°F
Brownton	4b	−25 to −20°F
Bruno	4a	−30 to −25°F
Buckman	4a	−30 to −25°F
Buffalo	4b	−25 to −20°F
Buffalo Lake	4b	−25 to −20°F
Buhl	3b	−35 to −30°F
Burnsville	5a	−20 to −15°F
Burtrum	4b	−25 to −20°F
Butterfield	5a	−20 to −15°F
Byron	4b	−25 to −20°F
Caledonia	5a	−20 to −15°F
Callaway	4a	−30 to −25°F
Calumet	4a	−30 to −25°F
Cambridge	4b	−25 to −20°F
Campbell	4a	−30 to −25°F
Canby	4b	−25 to −20°F
Cannon Falls	4b	−25 to −20°F
Canton	4b	−25 to −20°F
Carlos	4a	−30 to −25°F
Carlton	4a	−30 to −25°F
Carver	4b	−25 to −20°F
Cass Lake	3b	−35 to −30°F
Cedar Mills	4b	−25 to −20°F
Center City	4b	−25 to −20°F
Centerville	5a	−20 to −15°F
Ceylon	5a	−20 to −15°F
Champlin	5a	−20 to −15°F
Chandler	5a	−20 to −15°F
Chanhassen	5a	−20 to −15°F
Chaska	4b	−25 to −20°F
Chatfield	4b	−25 to −20°F
Chickamaw Beach	4a	−30 to −25°F
Chisago City	4b	−25 to −20°F
Chisholm	3b	−35 to −30°F
Chokio	4b	−25 to −20°F
Circle Pines	5a	−20 to −15°F
Clara City	4b	−25 to −20°F
Claremont	5a	−20 to −15°F
Clarissa	4a	−30 to −25°F
Clarkfield	4b	−25 to −20°F
Clarks Grove	5a	−20 to −15°F
Clear Lake	4b	−25 to −20°F
Clearbrook	3b	−35 to −30°F
Clearwater	4b	−25 to −20°F
Clements	5a	−20 to −15°F
Cleveland	5a	−20 to −15°F
Climax	4a	−30 to −25°F
Clinton	4b	−25 to −20°F
Clitherall	4a	−30 to −25°F
Clontarf	4b	−25 to −20°F
Cloquet	4a	−30 to −25°F
Coates	5a	−20 to −15°F
Cobden	5a	−20 to −15°F
Cohasset	4a	−30 to −25°F
Cokato	4b	−25 to −20°F
Cold Spring	4b	−25 to −20°F
Coleraine	4a	−30 to −25°F
Cologne	4b	−25 to −20°F
Columbia Heights	5a	−20 to −15°F
Columbus	4b	−25 to −20°F
Comfrey	5a	−20 to −15°F
Comstock	4a	−30 to −25°F
Cook	3b	−35 to −30°F
Coon Rapids	5a	−20 to −15°F
Corcoran	4b	−25 to −20°F
Correll	4b	−25 to −20°F
Cosmos	4b	−25 to −20°F
Cottage Grove	5a	−20 to −15°F
Cottonwood	5a	−20 to −15°F
Courtland	5a	−20 to −15°F
Credit River	4b	−25 to −20°F
Cromwell	4a	−30 to −25°F
Crookston	4a	−30 to −25°F
Crosby	4a	−30 to −25°F
Crosslake	4a	−30 to −25°F
Crystal	5a	−20 to −15°F
Currie	5a	−20 to −15°F
Cuyuna	4a	−30 to −25°F
Cyrus	4b	−25 to −20°F
Dakota	5a	−20 to −15°F
Dalton	4a	−30 to −25°F
Danube	4b	−25 to −20°F
Danvers	4b	−25 to −20°F
Darwin	4b	−25 to −20°F
Dassel	4b	−25 to −20°F
Dawson	4b	−25 to −20°F
Dayton	4b	−25 to −20°F
De Graff	4b	−25 to −20°F
Deephaven	5a	−20 to −15°F
Deer Creek	4a	−30 to −25°F
Deer River	3b	−35 to −30°F
Deerwood	4a	−30 to −25°F
Delano	4b	−25 to −20°F
Delavan	5a	−20 to −15°F
Delhi	4b	−25 to −20°F
Dellwood	5a	−20 to −15°F
Denham	4a	−30 to −25°F
Dennison	4b	−25 to −20°F
Dent	4a	−30 to −25°F
Detroit Lakes	4a	−30 to −25°F
Dexter	4b	−25 to −20°F
Dilworth	4a	−30 to −25°F
Dodge Center	4b	−25 to −20°F
Donaldson	4a	−30 to −25°F
Donnelly	4b	−25 to −20°F
Doran	4a	−30 to −25°F
Dover	4b	−25 to −20°F
Duluth	4b	−25 to −20°F
Dumont	4b	−25 to −20°F
Dundas	4b	−25 to −20°F
Dundee	5a	−20 to −15°F
Dunnell	5a	−20 to −15°F
Eagan	5a	−20 to −15°F
Eagle Bend	4a	−30 to −25°F
Eagle Lake	5a	−20 to −15°F
East Bethel	4b	−25 to −20°F
East Grand Forks	4a	−30 to −25°F
East Gull Lake	4a	−30 to −25°F
Easton	5a	−20 to −15°F
Echo	4b	−25 to −20°F
Eden Prairie	5a	−20 to −15°F
Eden Valley	4b	−25 to −20°F
Edgerton	4b	−25 to −20°F
Edina	5a	−20 to −15°F
Effie	3b	−35 to −30°F
Eitzen	5a	−20 to −15°F
Elba	4b	−25 to −20°F
Elbow Lake	4b	−25 to −20°F
Elgin	4b	−25 to −20°F
Elizabeth	4a	−30 to −25°F
Elk River	4b	−25 to −20°F
Elko New Market	4b	−25 to −20°F
Elkton	4b	−25 to −20°F
Ellendale	4b	−25 to −20°F
Ellsworth	5a	−20 to −15°F
Elmdale	4a	−30 to −25°F
Elmore	5a	−20 to −15°F
Ely	3b	−35 to −30°F
Elysian	5a	−20 to −15°F
Emily	4a	−30 to −25°F
Emmons	5a	−20 to −15°F
Erhard	4a	−30 to −25°F
Erskine	3b	−35 to −30°F
Evan	5a	−20 to −15°F
Evansville	4b	−25 to −20°F
Eveleth	3b	−35 to −30°F
Excelsior	5a	−20 to −15°F
Eyota	4b	−25 to −20°F
Fairfax	4b	−25 to −20°F
Fairmont	5a	−20 to −15°F
Falcon Heights	5a	−20 to −15°F
Faribault	4b	−25 to −20°F
Farmington	5a	−20 to −15°F
Farwell	4b	−25 to −20°F
Federal Dam	3b	−35 to −30°F
Felton	4a	−30 to −25°F
Fergus Falls	4a	−30 to −25°F
Fertile	4a	−30 to −25°F
Fifty Lakes	4a	−30 to −25°F
Finlayson	4a	−30 to −25°F
Fisher	4a	−30 to −25°F
Flensburg	4a	−30 to −25°F
Floodwood	4a	−30 to −25°F
Florence	4b	−25 to −20°F
Foley	4a	−30 to −25°F
Forada	4b	−25 to −20°F
Forest Lake	4b	−25 to −20°F
Foreston	4a	−30 to −25°F
Fort Ripley	4a	−30 to −25°F
Fosston	3b	−35 to −30°F
Fountain	4b	−25 to −20°F
Foxhome	4a	−30 to −25°F
Franklin	4b	−25 to −20°F
Frazee	4a	−30 to −25°F
Freeborn	5a	−20 to −15°F
Freeport	4b	−25 to −20°F
Fridley	5a	−20 to −15°F
Frost	5a	−20 to −15°F
Fulda	5a	−20 to −15°F
Funkley	3b	−35 to −30°F
Garfield	4b	−25 to −20°F
Garrison	4a	−30 to −25°F
Garvin	5a	−20 to −15°F
Gary	4a	−30 to −25°F
Gaylord	4b	−25 to −20°F
Gem Lake	5a	−20 to −15°F
Geneva	4b	−25 to −20°F
Genola	4a	−30 to −25°F
Georgetown	4a	−30 to −25°F
Ghent	5a	−20 to −15°F
Gibbon	4b	−25 to −20°F
Gilbert	3b	−35 to −30°F
Gilman	4a	−30 to −25°F
Glencoe	4b	−25 to −20°F
Glenville	5a	−20 to −15°F
Glenwood	4b	−25 to −20°F
Glyndon	4a	−30 to −25°F
Golden Valley	5a	−20 to −15°F
Gonvick	3b	−35 to −30°F
Good Thunder	5a	−20 to −15°F
Goodhue	4b	−25 to −20°F
Goodridge	3b	−35 to −30°F
Goodview	4b	−25 to −20°F
Graceville	4b	−25 to −20°F
Granada	5a	−20 to −15°F
Grand Marais	3b	−35 to −30°F
Grand Meadow	4b	−25 to −20°F
Grand Rapids	4a	−30 to −25°F
Granite Falls	4b	−25 to −20°F
Grant	5a	−20 to −15°F
Grasston	4a	−30 to −25°F
Green Isle	4b	−25 to −20°F
Greenbush	3b	−35 to −30°F
Greenfield	4b	−25 to −20°F
Greenwald	4b	−25 to −20°F
Greenwood	5a	−20 to −15°F
Grey Eagle	4b	−25 to −20°F
Grove City	4b	−25 to −20°F
Grygla	3b	−35 to −30°F
Gully	3b	−35 to −30°F
Hackensack	4a	−30 to −25°F
Hadley	5a	−20 to −15°F
Hallock	3b	−35 to −30°F
Halma	3b	−35 to −30°F
Halstad	4a	−30 to −25°F
Ham Lake	4b	−25 to −20°F
Hamburg	4b	−25 to −20°F
Hammond	4b	−25 to −20°F
Hampton	4b	−25 to −20°F
Hancock	4b	−25 to −20°F
Hanley Falls	4b	−25 to −20°F
Hanover	4b	−25 to −20°F
Hanska	5a	−20 to −15°F
Harding	4a	−30 to −25°F
Hardwick	4b	−25 to −20°F
Harmony	4b	−25 to −20°F
Harris	4b	−25 to −20°F
Hartland	5a	−20 to −15°F
Hastings	5a	−20 to −15°F
Hawley	4a	−30 to −25°F
Hayfield	5a	−20 to −15°F
Hayward	5a	−20 to −15°F
Hazel Run	4b	−25 to −20°F
Hector	4b	−25 to −20°F
Heidelberg	4b	−25 to −20°F
Henderson	4b	−25 to −20°F
Hendricks	4b	−25 to −20°F
Hendrum	4a	−30 to −25°F
Henning	4a	−30 to −25°F
Henriette	4a	−30 to −25°F
Herman	4b	−25 to −20°F
Hermantown	4b	−25 to −20°F
Heron Lake	5a	−20 to −15°F
Hewitt	4a	−30 to −25°F
Hibbing	3b	−35 to −30°F
Hill City	4a	−30 to −25°F
Hillman	4a	−30 to −25°F
Hills	5a	−20 to −15°F
Hilltop	5a	−20 to −15°F
Hinckley	4a	−30 to −25°F
Hitterdal	4a	−30 to −25°F
Hoffman	4b	−25 to −20°F
Hokah	5a	−20 to −15°F
Holdingford	4b	−25 to −20°F
Holland	4b	−25 to −20°F
Hollandale	4b	−25 to −20°F
Holloway	4b	−25 to −20°F
Holt	3b	−35 to −30°F
Hopkins	5a	−20 to −15°F
Houston	5a	−20 to −15°F
Howard Lake	4b	−25 to −20°F
Hoyt Lakes	3b	−35 to −30°F
Hugo	4b	−25 to −20°F
Humboldt	3b	−35 to −30°F
Hutchinson	4b	−25 to −20°F
Ihlen	4b	−25 to −20°F
Independence	4b	−25 to −20°F
International Falls	3a	−40 to −35°F
Inver Grove Heights	5a	−20 to −15°F
Iona	5a	−20 to −15°F
Iron Junction	3b	−35 to −30°F
Ironton	4a	−30 to −25°F
Isanti	4b	−25 to −20°F
Isle	4a	−30 to −25°F
Ivanhoe	4b	−25 to −20°F
Jackson	5a	−20 to −15°F
Janesville	5a	−20 to −15°F
Jasper	4b	−25 to −20°F
Jeffers	5a	−20 to −15°F
Jenkins	4a	−30 to −25°F
Johnson	4b	−25 to −20°F
Jordan	4b	−25 to −20°F
Kandiyohi	4b	−25 to −20°F
Karlstad	3b	−35 to −30°F
Kasota	5a	−20 to −15°F
Kasson	4b	−25 to −20°F
Keewatin	4a	−30 to −25°F
Kelliher	3b	−35 to −30°F
Kellogg	4b	−25 to −20°F
Kennedy	4a	−30 to −25°F
Kenneth	5a	−20 to −15°F
Kensington	4b	−25 to −20°F
Kent	4a	−30 to −25°F
Kenyon	4b	−25 to −20°F
Kerkhoven	4b	−25 to −20°F
Kerrick	4a	−30 to −25°F
Kettle River	4a	−30 to −25°F
Kiester	5a	−20 to −15°F
Kilkenny	4b	−25 to −20°F
Kimball	4b	−25 to −20°F
Kinbrae	5a	−20 to −15°F
Kingston	4b	−25 to −20°F
Kinney	3b	−35 to −30°F
La Crescent	5a	−20 to −15°F
La Prairie	4a	−30 to −25°F
La Salle	5a	−20 to −15°F
Lafayette	4b	−25 to −20°F
Lake Benton	4b	−25 to −20°F
Lake Bronson	3b	−35 to −30°F
Lake City	4b	−25 to −20°F
Lake Crystal	5a	−20 to −15°F
Lake Elmo	5a	−20 to −15°F
Lake Henry	4b	−25 to −20°F
Lake Lillian	4b	−25 to −20°F
Lake Park	4a	−30 to −25°F
Lake Shore	4a	−30 to −25°F
Lake St. Croix Beach	5a	−20 to −15°F
Lake Wilson	5a	−20 to −15°F
Lakefield	5a	−20 to −15°F
Lakeland	5a	−20 to −15°F
Lakeland Shores	5a	−20 to −15°F
Lakeville	4b	−25 to −20°F
Lamberton	5a	−20 to −15°F
Lancaster	3b	−35 to −30°F
Landfall	5a	−20 to −15°F
Lanesboro	4b	−25 to −20°F
Laporte	3b	−35 to −30°F
Lastrup	4a	−30 to −25°F
Lauderdale	5a	−20 to −15°F
Le Center	4b	−25 to −20°F
Le Roy	4b	−25 to −20°F
Le Sueur	4b	−25 to −20°F
Lengby	3b	−35 to −30°F
Leonard	3b	−35 to −30°F
Leonidas	3b	−35 to −30°F
Lester Prairie	4b	−25 to −20°F
Lewiston	4b	−25 to −20°F
Lewisville	5a	−20 to −15°F
Lexington	5a	−20 to −15°F
Lilydale	5a	−20 to −15°F
Lindstrom	4b	−25 to −20°F
Lino Lakes	5a	−20 to −15°F
Lismore	5a	−20 to −15°F
Litchfield	4b	−25 to −20°F
Little Canada	5a	−20 to −15°F
Little Falls	4a	−30 to −25°F
Littlefork	3b	−35 to −30°F
Long Beach	4b	−25 to −20°F
Long Lake	4b	−25 to −20°F
Long Prairie	4a	−30 to −25°F
Longville	4a	−30 to −25°F
Lonsdale	4b	−25 to −20°F
Loretto	4b	−25 to −20°F
Louisburg	4b	−25 to −20°F
Lowry	4b	−25 to −20°F
Lucan	5a	−20 to −15°F
Luverne	5a	−20 to −15°F
Lyle	5a	−20 to −15°F
Lynd	5a	−20 to −15°F
Mabel	4b	−25 to −20°F
Madelia	5a	−20 to −15°F
Madison	4b	−25 to −20°F
Madison Lake	5a	−20 to −15°F
Magnolia	5a	−20 to −15°F
Mahnomen	4a	−30 to −25°F
Manchester	5a	−20 to −15°F
Manhattan Beach	4a	−30 to −25°F
Mankato	5a	−20 to −15°F
Mantorville	4b	−25 to −20°F
Maple Grove	5a	−20 to −15°F
Maple Lake	4b	−25 to −20°F
Maple Plain	4b	−25 to −20°F
Mapleton	5a	−20 to −15°F
Mapleview	4b	−25 to −20°F
Maplewood	5a	−20 to −15°F
Marble	4a	−30 to −25°F
Marietta	4b	−25 to −20°F
Marine on St. Croix	4b	−25 to −20°F
Marshall	5a	−20 to −15°F
Mayer	4b	−25 to −20°F
Maynard	4b	−25 to −20°F
Mazeppa	4b	−25 to −20°F
McGrath	4a	−30 to −25°F
McGregor	4a	−30 to −25°F
McIntosh	3b	−35 to −30°F
McKinley	3b	−35 to −30°F
Meadowlands	3b	−35 to −30°F
Medford	4b	−25 to −20°F
Medicine Lake	5a	−20 to −15°F
Medina	4b	−25 to −20°F
Meire Grove	4b	−25 to −20°F
Melrose	4b	−25 to −20°F
Menahga	4a	−30 to −25°F
Mendota	5a	−20 to −15°F
Mendota Heights	5a	−20 to −15°F
Mentor	4a	−30 to −25°F
Middle River	3b	−35 to −30°F
Miesville	4b	−25 to −20°F
Milaca	4a	−30 to −25°F
Milan	4b	−25 to −20°F
Millerville	4b	−25 to −20°F
Millville	4b	−25 to −20°F
Milroy	5a	−20 to −15°F
Miltona	4a	−30 to −25°F
Minneapolis	5a	−20 to −15°F
Minneiska	4b	−25 to −20°F
Minneota	5a	−20 to −15°F
Minnesota City	4b	−25 to −20°F
Minnesota Lake	5a	−20 to −15°F
Minnetonka	5a	−20 to −15°F
Minnetonka Beach	4b	−25 to −20°F
Minnetrista	4b	−25 to −20°F
Mizpah	3b	−35 to −30°F
Montevideo	4b	−25 to −20°F
Montgomery	4b	−25 to −20°F
Monticello	4b	−25 to −20°F
Montrose	4b	−25 to −20°F
Moorhead	4a	−30 to −25°F
Moose Lake	4a	−30 to −25°F
Mora	4a	−30 to −25°F
Morgan	5a	−20 to −15°F
Morris	4b	−25 to −20°F
Morristown	4b	−25 to −20°F
Morton	4b	−25 to −20°F
Motley	4a	−30 to −25°F
Mound	4b	−25 to −20°F
Mounds View	5a	−20 to −15°F
Mountain Iron	3b	−35 to −30°F
Mountain Lake	5a	−20 to −15°F
Murdock	4b	−25 to −20°F
Myrtle	5a	−20 to −15°F
Nashua	4a	−30 to −25°F
Nashwauk	4a	−30 to −25°F
Nassau	4b	−25 to −20°F
Nelson	4a	−30 to −25°F
Nerstrand	4b	−25 to −20°F
Nevis	3b	−35 to −30°F
New Auburn	4b	−25 to −20°F
New Brighton	5a	−20 to −15°F
New Germany	4b	−25 to −20°F
New Hope	5a	−20 to −15°F
New London	4b	−25 to −20°F
New Munich	4a	−30 to −25°F
New Prague	4b	−25 to −20°F
New Richland	4b	−25 to −20°F
New Trier	4b	−25 to −20°F
New Ulm	5a	−20 to −15°F
New York Mills	4a	−30 to −25°F
Newfolden	3b	−35 to −30°F
Newport	5a	−20 to −15°F
Nicollet	5a	−20 to −15°F
Nielsville	4a	−30 to −25°F
Nimrod	4a	−30 to −25°F
Nisswa	4a	−30 to −25°F
Norcross	4b	−25 to −20°F
North Branch	4b	−25 to −20°F
North Mankato	5a	−20 to −15°F
North Oaks	5a	−20 to −15°F
North St. Paul	5a	−20 to −15°F
Northfield	4b	−25 to −20°F
Northome	3b	−35 to −30°F
Northrop	5a	−20 to −15°F
Norwood Young America	4b	−25 to −20°F
Nowthen	4b	−25 to −20°F
Oak Grove	4b	−25 to −20°F
Oak Park Heights	5a	−20 to −15°F
Oakdale	5a	−20 to −15°F
Odessa	4b	−25 to −20°F
Odin	5a	−20 to −15°F
Ogema	4a	−30 to −25°F
Ogilvie	4a	−30 to −25°F
Okabena	5a	−20 to −15°F
Oklee	3b	−35 to −30°F
Olivia	4b	−25 to −20°F
Onamia	4a	−30 to −25°F
Ormsby	5a	−20 to −15°F
Orono	4b	−25 to −20°F
Oronoco	4b	−25 to −20°F
Orr	3b	−35 to −30°F
Ortonville	4b	−25 to −20°F
Osakis	4b	−25 to −20°F
Oslo	4a	−30 to −25°F
Osseo	5a	−20 to −15°F
Ostrander	4b	−25 to −20°F
Otsego	4b	−25 to −20°F
Ottertail	4a	−30 to −25°F
Owatonna	4b	−25 to −20°F
Palisade	4a	−30 to −25°F
Park Rapids	3b	−35 to −30°F
Parkers Prairie	4a	−30 to −25°F
Paynesville	4b	−25 to −20°F
Pease	4b	−25 to −20°F
Pelican Rapids	4a	−30 to −25°F
Pemberton	5a	−20 to −15°F
Pennock	4b	−25 to −20°F
Pequot Lakes	4a	−30 to −25°F
Perham	4a	−30 to −25°F
Perley	4a	−30 to −25°F
Peterson	4b	−25 to −20°F
Pierz	4a	−30 to −25°F
Pillager	4a	−30 to −25°F
Pine City	4a	−30 to −25°F
Pine Island	4b	−25 to −20°F
Pine River	4a	−30 to −25°F
Pipestone	4b	−25 to −20°F
Plainview	4b	−25 to −20°F
Plato	4b	−25 to −20°F
Plummer	3b	−35 to −30°F
Plymouth	5a	−20 to −15°F
Porter	5a	−20 to −15°F
Preston	4b	−25 to −20°F
Princeton	4b	−25 to −20°F
Prinsburg	4b	−25 to −20°F
Prior Lake	4b	−25 to −20°F
Proctor	4b	−25 to −20°F
Quamba	4a	−30 to −25°F
Racine	4b	−25 to −20°F
Ramsey	4b	−25 to −20°F
Randall	4a	−30 to −25°F
Randolph	4b	−25 to −20°F
Ranier	3a	−40 to −35°F
Raymond	4b	−25 to −20°F
Red Lake Falls	3b	−35 to −30°F
Red Wing	4b	−25 to −20°F
Redwood Falls	5a	−20 to −15°F
Regal	4b	−25 to −20°F
Remer	3b	−35 to −30°F
Renville	4b	−25 to −20°F
Revere	5a	−20 to −15°F
Rice	4a	−30 to −25°F
Rice Lake	4b	−25 to −20°F
Richfield	5a	−20 to −15°F
Richmond	4b	−25 to −20°F
Richville	4a	−30 to −25°F
Riverton	4a	−30 to −25°F
Robbinsdale	5a	−20 to −15°F
Rochester	4b	−25 to −20°F
Rock Creek	4a	−30 to −25°F
Rockford	4b	−25 to −20°F
Rockville	4b	−25 to −20°F
Rogers	4b	−25 to −20°F
Rollingstone	4b	−25 to −20°F
Roosevelt	3b	−35 to −30°F
Roscoe	4b	−25 to −20°F
Rose Creek	4b	−25 to −20°F
Roseau	3b	−35 to −30°F
Rosemount	5a	−20 to −15°F
Roseville	5a	−20 to −15°F
Rothsay	4a	−30 to −25°F
Round Lake	5a	−20 to −15°F
Royalton	4a	−30 to −25°F
Rush City	4b	−25 to −20°F
Rushford	4b	−25 to −20°F
Rushford Village	4b	−25 to −20°F
Rushmore	5a	−20 to −15°F
Russell	5a	−20 to −15°F
Ruthton	4b	−25 to −20°F
Rutledge	4a	−30 to −25°F
Sabin	4a	−30 to −25°F
Sacred Heart	4b	−25 to −20°F
Sanborn	5a	−20 to −15°F
Sandstone	4a	−30 to −25°F
Sargeant	5a	−20 to −15°F
Sartell	4b	−25 to −20°F
Sauk Centre	4b	−25 to −20°F
Sauk Rapids	4b	−25 to −20°F
Savage	5a	−20 to −15°F
Scandia	4b	−25 to −20°F
Scanlon	4b	−25 to −20°F
Seaforth	4b	−25 to −20°F
Sebeka	4a	−30 to −25°F
Sedan	4b	−25 to −20°F
Shafer	4b	−25 to −20°F
Shakopee	5a	−20 to −15°F
Shelly	4a	−30 to −25°F
Sherburn	5a	−20 to −15°F
Shevlin	3b	−35 to −30°F
Shoreview	5a	−20 to −15°F
Shorewood	5a	−20 to −15°F
Silver Bay	4a	−30 to −25°F
Silver Lake	4b	−25 to −20°F
Skyline	5a	−20 to −15°F
Slayton	5a	−20 to −15°F
Sleepy Eye	5a	−20 to −15°F
Sobieski	4a	−30 to −25°F
Solway	3b	−35 to −30°F
South Haven	4b	−25 to −20°F
South St. Paul	5a	−20 to −15°F
Spicer	4b	−25 to −20°F
Spring Grove	5a	−20 to −15°F
Spring Hill	4b	−25 to −20°F
Spring Lake Park	5a	−20 to −15°F
Spring Park	4b	−25 to −20°F
Spring Valley	4b	−25 to −20°F
Springfield	5a	−20 to −15°F
Squaw Lake	3b	−35 to −30°F
St. Anthony	5a	−20 to −15°F
St. Augusta	4b	−25 to −20°F
St. Bonifacius	4b	−25 to −20°F
St. Charles	4b	−25 to −20°F
St. Clair	5a	−20 to −15°F
St. Cloud	4b	−25 to −20°F
St. Francis	4b	−25 to −20°F
St. Hilaire	3b	−35 to −30°F
St. James	5a	−20 to −15°F
St. Joseph	4b	−25 to −20°F
St. Leo	5a	−20 to −15°F
St. Louis Park	5a	−20 to −15°F
St. Martin	4b	−25 to −20°F
St. Marys Point	5a	−20 to −15°F
St. Michael	4b	−25 to −20°F
St. Paul	5a	−20 to −15°F
St. Paul Park	5a	−20 to −15°F
St. Peter	4b	−25 to −20°F
St. Rosa	4b	−25 to −20°F
St. Stephen	4a	−30 to −25°F
St. Vincent	3b	−35 to −30°F
Stacy	4b	−25 to −20°F
Staples	4a	−30 to −25°F
Starbuck	4b	−25 to −20°F
Steen	5a	−20 to −15°F
Stephen	4a	−30 to −25°F
Stewart	4b	−25 to −20°F
Stewartville	4b	−25 to −20°F
Stillwater	4b	−25 to −20°F
Stockton	4b	−25 to −20°F
Storden	5a	−20 to −15°F
Strandquist	3b	−35 to −30°F
Strathcona	3b	−35 to −30°F
Sturgeon Lake	4a	−30 to −25°F
Sunburg	4b	−25 to −20°F
Sunfish Lake	5a	−20 to −15°F
Swanville	4a	−30 to −25°F
Taconite	4a	−30 to −25°F
Tamarack	4a	−30 to −25°F
Taopi	4b	−25 to −20°F
Taunton	5a	−20 to −15°F
Taylors Falls	4b	−25 to −20°F
Tenstrike	3b	−35 to −30°F
Thief River Falls	4a	−30 to −25°F
Tintah	4a	−30 to −25°F
Tonka Bay	5a	−20 to −15°F
Tower	3a	−40 to −35°F
Tracy	5a	−20 to −15°F
Trail	3b	−35 to −30°F
Trimont	5a	−20 to −15°F
Trommald	4a	−30 to −25°F
Truman	5a	−20 to −15°F
Turtle River	3b	−35 to −30°F
Twin Lakes	5a	−20 to −15°F
Twin Valley	4a	−30 to −25°F
Two Harbors	4b	−25 to −20°F
Tyler	4b	−25 to −20°F
Ulen	4a	−30 to −25°F
Underwood	4a	−30 to −25°F
Upsala	4b	−25 to −20°F
Urbank	4a	−30 to −25°F
Utica	4b	−25 to −20°F
Vadnais Heights	5a	−20 to −15°F
Vergas	4a	−30 to −25°F
Vermillion	5a	−20 to −15°F
Verndale	4a	−30 to −25°F
Vernon Center	5a	−20 to −15°F
Vesta	4b	−25 to −20°F
Victoria	4b	−25 to −20°F
Viking	3b	−35 to −30°F
Villard	4b	−25 to −20°F
Vining	4a	−30 to −25°F
Virginia	3b	−35 to −30°F
Wabasha	4b	−25 to −20°F
Wabasso	4b	−25 to −20°F
Waconia	4b	−25 to −20°F
Wadena	4a	−30 to −25°F
Wahkon	4a	−30 to −25°F
Waite Park	4b	−25 to −20°F
Waldorf	5a	−20 to −15°F
Walker	4a	−30 to −25°F
Walnut Grove	5a	−20 to −15°F
Walters	5a	−20 to −15°F
Waltham	4b	−25 to −20°F
Wanamingo	4b	−25 to −20°F
Wanda	4b	−25 to −20°F
Warba	4a	−30 to −25°F
Warren	4a	−30 to −25°F
Warroad	3b	−35 to −30°F
Waseca	4b	−25 to −20°F
Watertown	4b	−25 to −20°F
Waterville	4b	−25 to −20°F
Watkins	4b	−25 to −20°F
Watson	4b	−25 to −20°F
Waubun	4a	−30 to −25°F
Waverly	4b	−25 to −20°F
Wayzata	5a	−20 to −15°F
Welcome	5a	−20 to −15°F
Wells	4b	−25 to −20°F
Wendell	4a	−30 to −25°F
West Concord	4b	−25 to −20°F
West St. Paul	5a	−20 to −15°F
West Union	4b	−25 to −20°F
Westbrook	5a	−20 to −15°F
Westport	4b	−25 to −20°F
Whalan	4b	−25 to −20°F
Wheaton	4b	−25 to −20°F
White Bear Lake	5a	−20 to −15°F
Wilder	5a	−20 to −15°F
Williams	3b	−35 to −30°F
Willmar	4b	−25 to −20°F
Willow River	4a	−30 to −25°F
Wilmont	5a	−20 to −15°F
Wilton	3b	−35 to −30°F
Windom	5a	−20 to −15°F
Winger	3b	−35 to −30°F
Winnebago	5a	−20 to −15°F
Winona	5a	−20 to −15°F
Winsted	4b	−25 to −20°F
Winthrop	4b	−25 to −20°F
Winton	3b	−35 to −30°F
Wolf Lake	3b	−35 to −30°F
Wolverton	4a	−30 to −25°F
Wood Lake	4b	−25 to −20°F
Woodbury	5a	−20 to −15°F
Woodland	5a	−20 to −15°F
Woodstock	4b	−25 to −20°F
Worthington	5a	−20 to −15°F
Wrenshall	4a	−30 to −25°F
Wright	4a	−30 to −25°F
Wykoff	4b	−25 to −20°F
Wyoming	4b	−25 to −20°F
Zemple	4a	−30 to −25°F
Zimmerman	4b	−25 to −20°F
Zumbro Falls	4b	−25 to −20°F
Zumbrota	4b	−25 to −20°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 Minnesota?

Minnesota spans zones 3a to 5a on the 2023 USDA map, and zone 4b is the most common. Look up your ZIP code for your exact zone.

What zone is Minneapolis, MN?

Minneapolis is zone 5a, where the coldest night of an average winter falls from −20 to −15°F. Plants rated hardy to zone 5 or colder should survive a typical winter there.

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