Planting zones by state

South Dakota Planting Zones

South Dakota runs from zone 4a to zone 5b on the 2023 USDA map. Zone 4b is the most common, covering 48% of the state's ZIP codes. Rapid City is 5b and Pierre is 4b.

Zones across South Dakota

ZoneAverage coldest nightShare of South Dakota ZIP codes
4a−30 to −25°F6%
4b−25 to −20°F48%
5a−20 to −15°F44%
5b−15 to −10°F2%

Planting zone for every city and town in South Dakota

Each South Dakota 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.

CityZoneAverage coldest night
Aberdeen4a−30 to −25°F
Agar4b−25 to −20°F
Akaska4b−25 to −20°F
Albee4b−25 to −20°F
Alcester5a−20 to −15°F
Alexandria5a−20 to −15°F
Alpena4b−25 to −20°F
Altamont4b−25 to −20°F
Andover4b−25 to −20°F
Arlington4b−25 to −20°F
Armour5a−20 to −15°F
Artas4b−25 to −20°F
Artesian4b−25 to −20°F
Ashton4b−25 to −20°F
Astoria4b−25 to −20°F
Aurora4b−25 to −20°F
Avon5a−20 to −15°F
Badger4b−25 to −20°F
Baltic5a−20 to −15°F
Bancroft4b−25 to −20°F
Batesland5a−20 to −15°F
Belle Fourche5b−15 to −10°F
Belvidere5a−20 to −15°F
Beresford5a−20 to −15°F
Big Stone City4b−25 to −20°F
Bison4b−25 to −20°F
Blunt4b−25 to −20°F
Bonesteel5a−20 to −15°F
Bowdle4b−25 to −20°F
Box Elder5b−15 to −10°F
Bradley4b−25 to −20°F
Brandon5a−20 to −15°F
Brandt4b−25 to −20°F
Brant Lake4b−25 to −20°F
Brentford4a−30 to −25°F
Bridgewater5a−20 to −15°F
Bristol4b−25 to −20°F
Britton4a−30 to −25°F
Broadland4b−25 to −20°F
Brookings4b−25 to −20°F
Bruce4b−25 to −20°F
Bryant4b−25 to −20°F
Buffalo4b−25 to −20°F
Buffalo Gap5a−20 to −15°F
Burke5a−20 to −15°F
Bushnell4b−25 to −20°F
Butler4b−25 to −20°F
Camp Crook4b−25 to −20°F
Canistota5a−20 to −15°F
Canova5a−20 to −15°F
Canton5a−20 to −15°F
Carthage4b−25 to −20°F
Castlewood4a−30 to −25°F
Cavour4b−25 to −20°F
Centerville5a−20 to −15°F
Central City5a−20 to −15°F
Chamberlain5a−20 to −15°F
Chancellor5a−20 to −15°F
Chelsea4a−30 to −25°F
Claire City4b−25 to −20°F
Claremont4a−30 to −25°F
Clark4b−25 to −20°F
Clear Lake4b−25 to −20°F
Colman4b−25 to −20°F
Colome5a−20 to −15°F
Colton4b−25 to −20°F
Columbia4a−30 to −25°F
Conde4a−30 to −25°F
Corona4b−25 to −20°F
Corsica5a−20 to −15°F
Cottonwood5a−20 to −15°F
Cresbard4b−25 to −20°F
Crooks5a−20 to −15°F
Custer5a−20 to −15°F
Dallas5a−20 to −15°F
Dante5a−20 to −15°F
Davis5a−20 to −15°F
De Smet4b−25 to −20°F
Dell Rapids4b−25 to −20°F
Delmont5a−20 to −15°F
Dimock5a−20 to −15°F
Doland4b−25 to −20°F
Dolton5a−20 to −15°F
Draper5a−20 to −15°F
Dupree4b−25 to −20°F
Eagle Butte4b−25 to −20°F
Eden4b−25 to −20°F
Edgemont4b−25 to −20°F
Egan4b−25 to −20°F
Elk Point5a−20 to −15°F
Elkton4b−25 to −20°F
Emery5a−20 to −15°F
Erwin4b−25 to −20°F
Estelline4b−25 to −20°F
Ethan5a−20 to −15°F
Eureka4b−25 to −20°F
Fairburn5a−20 to −15°F
Fairfax5a−20 to −15°F
Fairview5a−20 to −15°F
Faith4b−25 to −20°F
Farmer5a−20 to −15°F
Faulkton4b−25 to −20°F
Flandreau4b−25 to −20°F
Florence4b−25 to −20°F
Fort Pierre4b−25 to −20°F
Frankfort4b−25 to −20°F
Frederick4b−25 to −20°F
Freeman5a−20 to −15°F
Fruitdale4b−25 to −20°F
Fulton5a−20 to −15°F
Garden City4b−25 to −20°F
Garretson5a−20 to −15°F
Gary4b−25 to −20°F
Gayville5a−20 to −15°F
Geddes5a−20 to −15°F
Gettysburg4b−25 to −20°F
Glenham4b−25 to −20°F
Goodwin4b−25 to −20°F
Gregory5a−20 to −15°F
Grenville4b−25 to −20°F
Groton4a−30 to −25°F
Harrisburg5a−20 to −15°F
Harrold4b−25 to −20°F
Hartford5a−20 to −15°F
Hayti4b−25 to −20°F
Hazel4b−25 to −20°F
Hecla4a−30 to −25°F
Henry4b−25 to −20°F
Hermosa5a−20 to −15°F
Herreid4b−25 to −20°F
Herrick5a−20 to −15°F
Hetland4b−25 to −20°F
Highmore4b−25 to −20°F
Hill City5a−20 to −15°F
Hillsview4b−25 to −20°F
Hitchcock4b−25 to −20°F
Hosmer4b−25 to −20°F
Hot Springs5a−20 to −15°F
Hoven4b−25 to −20°F
Howard4b−25 to −20°F
Hudson5a−20 to −15°F
Humboldt4b−25 to −20°F
Hurley5a−20 to −15°F
Huron4b−25 to −20°F
Interior5a−20 to −15°F
Ipswich4b−25 to −20°F
Irene5a−20 to −15°F
Iroquois4b−25 to −20°F
Isabel4b−25 to −20°F
Java4b−25 to −20°F
Jefferson5a−20 to −15°F
Kadoka5a−20 to −15°F
Kennebec5a−20 to −15°F
Keystone5a−20 to −15°F
Kimball5a−20 to −15°F
Kranzburg4b−25 to −20°F
La Bolt4b−25 to −20°F
Lake Andes5a−20 to −15°F
Lake City4a−30 to −25°F
Lake Norden4b−25 to −20°F
Lake Preston4b−25 to −20°F
Lane5a−20 to −15°F
Langford4a−30 to −25°F
Lead5a−20 to −15°F
Lebanon4b−25 to −20°F
Lemmon4b−25 to −20°F
Lennox5a−20 to −15°F
Leola4b−25 to −20°F
Lesterville5a−20 to −15°F
Letcher5a−20 to −15°F
Long Lake4b−25 to −20°F
Lowry4b−25 to −20°F
Madison4b−25 to −20°F
Marion5a−20 to −15°F
Martin5a−20 to −15°F
Marvin4b−25 to −20°F
McIntosh4b−25 to −20°F
McLaughlin4b−25 to −20°F
Mellette4a−30 to −25°F
Menno5a−20 to −15°F
Midland4b−25 to −20°F
Milbank4b−25 to −20°F
Miller4b−25 to −20°F
Mission5a−20 to −15°F
Mission Hill5a−20 to −15°F
Mitchell5a−20 to −15°F
Mobridge4b−25 to −20°F
Monroe5a−20 to −15°F
Montrose5a−20 to −15°F
Morristown4b−25 to −20°F
Mound City4b−25 to −20°F
Mount Vernon5a−20 to −15°F
Murdo5a−20 to −15°F
Naples4b−25 to −20°F
New Effington4b−25 to −20°F
New Underwood5a−20 to −15°F
New Witten5a−20 to −15°F
Newell4b−25 to −20°F
Nisland4b−25 to −20°F
North Sioux City5a−20 to −15°F
Northville4a−30 to −25°F
Nunda4b−25 to −20°F
Oacoma5a−20 to −15°F
Oelrichs5a−20 to −15°F
Oldham4b−25 to −20°F
Olivet5a−20 to −15°F
Onaka4b−25 to −20°F
Onida4b−25 to −20°F
Orient4b−25 to −20°F
Ortley4b−25 to −20°F
Parker5a−20 to −15°F
Parkston5a−20 to −15°F
Peever4b−25 to −20°F
Philip5a−20 to −15°F
Pickstown5b−15 to −10°F
Piedmont5a−20 to −15°F
Pierpont4b−25 to −20°F
Pierre4b−25 to −20°F
Plankinton5a−20 to −15°F
Platte5a−20 to −15°F
Pollock4b−25 to −20°F
Presho5a−20 to −15°F
Pringle5b−15 to −10°F
Pukwana5a−20 to −15°F
Quinn5a−20 to −15°F
Ramona4b−25 to −20°F
Rapid City5b−15 to −10°F
Ravinia5a−20 to −15°F
Raymond4b−25 to −20°F
Redfield4b−25 to −20°F
Ree Heights4b−25 to −20°F
Reliance5a−20 to −15°F
Revillo4b−25 to −20°F
Rockham4b−25 to −20°F
Roscoe4b−25 to −20°F
Rosholt4b−25 to −20°F
Roslyn4b−25 to −20°F
Salem5a−20 to −15°F
Scotland5a−20 to −15°F
Selby4b−25 to −20°F
Seneca4b−25 to −20°F
Sherman5a−20 to −15°F
Sinai4b−25 to −20°F
Sisseton4b−25 to −20°F
South Shore4b−25 to −20°F
Spencer5a−20 to −15°F
Springfield5a−20 to −15°F
St. Francis5a−20 to −15°F
St. Lawrence4b−25 to −20°F
Stickney5a−20 to −15°F
Stockholm4b−25 to −20°F
Strandburg4b−25 to −20°F
Stratford4a−30 to −25°F
Summerset5a−20 to −15°F
Summit4a−30 to −25°F
Tabor5a−20 to −15°F
Tea5a−20 to −15°F
Timber Lake4b−25 to −20°F
Tolstoy4b−25 to −20°F
Toronto4b−25 to −20°F
Trent4b−25 to −20°F
Tripp5a−20 to −15°F
Tulare4b−25 to −20°F
Turton4b−25 to −20°F
Twin Brooks4b−25 to −20°F
Tyndall5a−20 to −15°F
Utica5a−20 to −15°F
Valley Springs5a−20 to −15°F
Veblen4b−25 to −20°F
Verdon4a−30 to −25°F
Vermillion5a−20 to −15°F
Viborg5a−20 to −15°F
Vienna4b−25 to −20°F
Vilas4b−25 to −20°F
Virgil4b−25 to −20°F
Volga4b−25 to −20°F
Volin5a−20 to −15°F
Wagner5a−20 to −15°F
Wakonda5a−20 to −15°F
Wall5a−20 to −15°F
Wallace4b−25 to −20°F
Ward4b−25 to −20°F
Warner4a−30 to −25°F
Wasta5a−20 to −15°F
Watertown4b−25 to −20°F
Waubay4b−25 to −20°F
Webster4b−25 to −20°F
Wentworth4b−25 to −20°F
Wessington4b−25 to −20°F
Wessington Springs5a−20 to −15°F
Westport4a−30 to −25°F
Wetonka4b−25 to −20°F
White4b−25 to −20°F
White Lake5a−20 to −15°F
White River5a−20 to −15°F
White Rock4b−25 to −20°F
Whitewood5a−20 to −15°F
Willow Lake4b−25 to −20°F
Wilmot4b−25 to −20°F
Winner5a−20 to −15°F
Wolsey4b−25 to −20°F
Wood5a−20 to −15°F
Woonsocket5a−20 to −15°F
Worthing5a−20 to −15°F
Yale4b−25 to −20°F
Yankton5a−20 to −15°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 South Dakota?

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

What zone is Rapid City, SD?

Rapid City is zone 5b, where the coldest night of an average winter falls from −15 to −10°F. Plants rated hardy to zone 5 or colder should survive a typical winter there.

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