Planting zones by state

Wisconsin Planting Zones

Wisconsin runs from zone 3b to zone 6a on the 2023 USDA map. Zone 5b is the most common, covering 30% of the state's ZIP codes. Milwaukee is 6a, Madison is 5a and Green Bay is 5b.

Zones across Wisconsin

ZoneAverage coldest nightShare of Wisconsin ZIP codes
3b−35 to −30°Funder 1%
4a−30 to −25°F8%
4b−25 to −20°F27%
5a−20 to −15°F29%
5b−15 to −10°F30%
6a−10 to −5°F5%

Planting zone for every city and town in Wisconsin

Each Wisconsin 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
Abbotsford4b−25 to −20°F
Adams4b−25 to −20°F
Adell5b−15 to −10°F
Albany5a−20 to −15°F
Algoma5b−15 to −10°F
Allouez5b−15 to −10°F
Alma4b−25 to −20°F
Alma Center4b−25 to −20°F
Almena4b−25 to −20°F
Almond4b−25 to −20°F
Altoona4b−25 to −20°F
Amery4b−25 to −20°F
Amherst5a−20 to −15°F
Amherst Junction5a−20 to −15°F
Aniwa4b−25 to −20°F
Antigo4b−25 to −20°F
Appleton5b−15 to −10°F
Arcadia4b−25 to −20°F
Arena5a−20 to −15°F
Argyle5a−20 to −15°F
Arlington5a−20 to −15°F
Arpin4b−25 to −20°F
Ashland5a−20 to −15°F
Ashwaubenon5b−15 to −10°F
Athens4b−25 to −20°F
Auburndale4b−25 to −20°F
Augusta4b−25 to −20°F
Avoca5a−20 to −15°F
Bagley5a−20 to −15°F
Baldwin4b−25 to −20°F
Balsam Lake4b−25 to −20°F
Bangor4b−25 to −20°F
Baraboo5a−20 to −15°F
Barneveld5a−20 to −15°F
Barron4b−25 to −20°F
Bay City4b−25 to −20°F
Bayfield5a−20 to −15°F
Bayside6a−10 to −5°F
Bear Creek5a−20 to −15°F
Beaver Dam5a−20 to −15°F
Belgium5b−15 to −10°F
Bell Center5a−20 to −15°F
Belleville5a−20 to −15°F
Bellevue5b−15 to −10°F
Belmont5a−20 to −15°F
Beloit5b−15 to −10°F
Benton5a−20 to −15°F
Berlin5a−20 to −15°F
Big Bend5b−15 to −10°F
Big Falls5a−20 to −15°F
Birchwood4a−30 to −25°F
Birnamwood4b−25 to −20°F
Biron4b−25 to −20°F
Black Creek5a−20 to −15°F
Black Earth5a−20 to −15°F
Black River Falls4b−25 to −20°F
Blair4b−25 to −20°F
Blanchardville5a−20 to −15°F
Bloomer4b−25 to −20°F
Bloomfield5b−15 to −10°F
Bloomington5a−20 to −15°F
Blue Mounds5a−20 to −15°F
Blue River5a−20 to −15°F
Boaz5a−20 to −15°F
Bonduel5a−20 to −15°F
Boscobel5a−20 to −15°F
Bowler4b−25 to −20°F
Boyceville4b−25 to −20°F
Boyd4b−25 to −20°F
Brandon5a−20 to −15°F
Brillion5b−15 to −10°F
Bristol5b−15 to −10°F
Brodhead5a−20 to −15°F
Brookfield5b−15 to −10°F
Brooklyn5b−15 to −10°F
Brown Deer6a−10 to −5°F
Brownsville5a−20 to −15°F
Browntown5a−20 to −15°F
Bruce4b−25 to −20°F
Buffalo City4b−25 to −20°F
Burlington5b−15 to −10°F
Butler5b−15 to −10°F
Butternut4a−30 to −25°F
Cadott4b−25 to −20°F
Caledonia6a−10 to −5°F
Cambria5a−20 to −15°F
Cambridge5b−15 to −10°F
Cameron4b−25 to −20°F
Camp Douglas4b−25 to −20°F
Campbellsport5a−20 to −15°F
Cascade5b−15 to −10°F
Casco5b−15 to −10°F
Cashton5a−20 to −15°F
Cassville5a−20 to −15°F
Catawba4a−30 to −25°F
Cazenovia5a−20 to −15°F
Cecil5a−20 to −15°F
Cedar Grove5b−15 to −10°F
Cedarburg5b−15 to −10°F
Centuria4b−25 to −20°F
Chaseburg5a−20 to −15°F
Chenequa5b−15 to −10°F
Chetek4b−25 to −20°F
Chilton5b−15 to −10°F
Chippewa Falls4b−25 to −20°F
Clayton4b−25 to −20°F
Clear Lake4b−25 to −20°F
Cleveland5b−15 to −10°F
Clinton5b−15 to −10°F
Clintonville5a−20 to −15°F
Clyman5a−20 to −15°F
Cobb5a−20 to −15°F
Cochrane4b−25 to −20°F
Colby4b−25 to −20°F
Coleman5a−20 to −15°F
Colfax4b−25 to −20°F
Coloma4b−25 to −20°F
Columbus5a−20 to −15°F
Combined Locks5b−15 to −10°F
Conrath4b−25 to −20°F
Coon Valley5a−20 to −15°F
Cornell4b−25 to −20°F
Cottage Grove5b−15 to −10°F
Couderay4a−30 to −25°F
Crandon4b−25 to −20°F
Crivitz4b−25 to −20°F
Cross Plains5a−20 to −15°F
Cuba City5a−20 to −15°F
Cudahy6a−10 to −5°F
Cumberland4b−25 to −20°F
Curtiss4b−25 to −20°F
Dallas4b−25 to −20°F
Dane5a−20 to −15°F
Darien5b−15 to −10°F
Darlington5a−20 to −15°F
De Pere5b−15 to −10°F
De Soto5a−20 to −15°F
Deer Park4b−25 to −20°F
Deerfield5b−15 to −10°F
DeForest5a−20 to −15°F
Delafield5b−15 to −10°F
Delavan5b−15 to −10°F
Denmark5b−15 to −10°F
Dickeyville5a−20 to −15°F
Dodgeville5a−20 to −15°F
Dorchester4b−25 to −20°F
Dousman5b−15 to −10°F
Downing4b−25 to −20°F
Doylestown5a−20 to −15°F
Dresser4b−25 to −20°F
Durand4b−25 to −20°F
Eagle5b−15 to −10°F
Eagle River4b−25 to −20°F
East Troy5b−15 to −10°F
Eastman5a−20 to −15°F
Eau Claire4b−25 to −20°F
Eden5a−20 to −15°F
Edgar4b−25 to −20°F
Edgerton5b−15 to −10°F
Egg Harbor5b−15 to −10°F
Eland4b−25 to −20°F
Elderon4b−25 to −20°F
Eleva4b−25 to −20°F
Elk Mound4b−25 to −20°F
Elkhart Lake5b−15 to −10°F
Elkhorn5b−15 to −10°F
Elm Grove5b−15 to −10°F
Elmwood4b−25 to −20°F
Elmwood Park6a−10 to −5°F
Elroy5a−20 to −15°F
Embarrass5a−20 to −15°F
Endeavor5a−20 to −15°F
Ephraim5b−15 to −10°F
Ettrick4b−25 to −20°F
Evansville5b−15 to −10°F
Exeland4a−30 to −25°F
Fairchild4b−25 to −20°F
Fairwater5a−20 to −15°F
Fall Creek4b−25 to −20°F
Fall River5a−20 to −15°F
Fennimore5a−20 to −15°F
Fenwood4b−25 to −20°F
Ferryville5a−20 to −15°F
Fitchburg5b−15 to −10°F
Fond du Lac5b−15 to −10°F
Fontana-on-Geneva Lake5b−15 to −10°F
Footville5b−15 to −10°F
Forestville5b−15 to −10°F
Fort Atkinson5b−15 to −10°F
Fountain City4b−25 to −20°F
Fox Crossing5b−15 to −10°F
Fox Lake5a−20 to −15°F
Fox Point6a−10 to −5°F
Francis Creek5b−15 to −10°F
Franklin5b−15 to −10°F
Frederic4b−25 to −20°F
Fredonia5b−15 to −10°F
Fremont5a−20 to −15°F
Friendship4b−25 to −20°F
Friesland5a−20 to −15°F
Galesville4b−25 to −20°F
Gays Mills5a−20 to −15°F
Genoa5a−20 to −15°F
Genoa City5b−15 to −10°F
Germantown5b−15 to −10°F
Gillett5a−20 to −15°F
Gilman4a−30 to −25°F
Glen Flora4a−30 to −25°F
Glenbeulah5b−15 to −10°F
Glendale6a−10 to −5°F
Glenwood City4b−25 to −20°F
Grafton6a−10 to −5°F
Granton4b−25 to −20°F
Grantsburg4a−30 to −25°F
Gratiot5a−20 to −15°F
Green Bay5b−15 to −10°F
Green Lake5a−20 to −15°F
Greendale5b−15 to −10°F
Greenfield5b−15 to −10°F
Greenville5b−15 to −10°F
Greenwood4b−25 to −20°F
Gresham5a−20 to −15°F
Hales Corners5b−15 to −10°F
Hammond4b−25 to −20°F
Hancock4b−25 to −20°F
Harrison5b−15 to −10°F
Hartford5a−20 to −15°F
Hartland5b−15 to −10°F
Hatley4b−25 to −20°F
Haugen4a−30 to −25°F
Hawkins4a−30 to −25°F
Hayward4a−30 to −25°F
Hazel Green5a−20 to −15°F
Hewitt4b−25 to −20°F
Highland5a−20 to −15°F
Hilbert5b−15 to −10°F
Hillsboro5a−20 to −15°F
Hixton4b−25 to −20°F
Hobart5b−15 to −10°F
Hollandale5a−20 to −15°F
Holmen5a−20 to −15°F
Horicon5a−20 to −15°F
Hortonville5a−20 to −15°F
Howard5b−15 to −10°F
Howards Grove5b−15 to −10°F
Hudson4b−25 to −20°F
Hurley4b−25 to −20°F
Hustisford5a−20 to −15°F
Hustler4b−25 to −20°F
Independence4b−25 to −20°F
Ingram4a−30 to −25°F
Iola5a−20 to −15°F
Iron Ridge5a−20 to −15°F
Ironton5a−20 to −15°F
Jackson5b−15 to −10°F
Janesville5b−15 to −10°F
Jefferson5b−15 to −10°F
Johnson Creek5b−15 to −10°F
Junction City4b−25 to −20°F
Juneau5a−20 to −15°F
Kaukauna5b−15 to −10°F
Kekoskee5a−20 to −15°F
Kellnersville5b−15 to −10°F
Kendall5a−20 to −15°F
Kennan4a−30 to −25°F
Kenosha6a−10 to −5°F
Kewaskum5b−15 to −10°F
Kewaunee5b−15 to −10°F
Kiel5b−15 to −10°F
Kimberly5b−15 to −10°F
Kingston5a−20 to −15°F
Knapp4b−25 to −20°F
Kohler5b−15 to −10°F
Kronenwetter5a−20 to −15°F
La Crosse5a−20 to −15°F
La Farge4b−25 to −20°F
La Valle5a−20 to −15°F
Lac La Belle5b−15 to −10°F
Ladysmith4a−30 to −25°F
Lake Delton5a−20 to −15°F
Lake Geneva5b−15 to −10°F
Lake Hallie4b−25 to −20°F
Lake Mills5b−15 to −10°F
Lake Nebagamon4a−30 to −25°F
Lancaster5a−20 to −15°F
Lannon5b−15 to −10°F
Lena5a−20 to −15°F
Lime Ridge5a−20 to −15°F
Linden5a−20 to −15°F
Little Chute5b−15 to −10°F
Livingston5a−20 to −15°F
Lodi5a−20 to −15°F
Loganville5a−20 to −15°F
Lohrville5a−20 to −15°F
Lomira5a−20 to −15°F
Lone Rock5a−20 to −15°F
Lowell5b−15 to −10°F
Loyal4b−25 to −20°F
Lublin4a−30 to −25°F
Luck4b−25 to −20°F
Luxemburg5b−15 to −10°F
Lyndon Station5a−20 to −15°F
Lynxville5a−20 to −15°F
Madison5a−20 to −15°F
Maiden Rock4b−25 to −20°F
Maine4b−25 to −20°F
Manawa5a−20 to −15°F
Manitowoc5b−15 to −10°F
Maple Bluff5b−15 to −10°F
Marathon City4b−25 to −20°F
Maribel5b−15 to −10°F
Marinette5b−15 to −10°F
Marion5a−20 to −15°F
Markesan5a−20 to −15°F
Marshall5b−15 to −10°F
Marshfield4b−25 to −20°F
Mason4b−25 to −20°F
Mattoon4b−25 to −20°F
Mauston5a−20 to −15°F
Mayville5a−20 to −15°F
Mazomanie5a−20 to −15°F
McFarland5b−15 to −10°F
Medford4a−30 to −25°F
Mellen4a−30 to −25°F
Melrose4b−25 to −20°F
Melvina5a−20 to −15°F
Menasha5b−15 to −10°F
Menomonee Falls5b−15 to −10°F
Menomonie4b−25 to −20°F
Mequon5b−15 to −10°F
Merrill4b−25 to −20°F
Merrillan4b−25 to −20°F
Merrimac5a−20 to −15°F
Merton5b−15 to −10°F
Middleton5a−20 to −15°F
Milladore4b−25 to −20°F
Milltown4b−25 to −20°F
Milton5b−15 to −10°F
Milwaukee6a−10 to −5°F
Mineral Point5a−20 to −15°F
Minong4a−30 to −25°F
Mishicot5b−15 to −10°F
Mondovi4b−25 to −20°F
Monona5b−15 to −10°F
Monroe5a−20 to −15°F
Montello5a−20 to −15°F
Montfort5a−20 to −15°F
Monticello5a−20 to −15°F
Montreal4b−25 to −20°F
Mosinee5a−20 to −15°F
Mount Calvary5b−15 to −10°F
Mount Hope5a−20 to −15°F
Mount Horeb5a−20 to −15°F
Mount Pleasant5b−15 to −10°F
Mount Sterling5a−20 to −15°F
Mukwonago5b−15 to −10°F
Muscoda5a−20 to −15°F
Muskego5b−15 to −10°F
Nashotah5b−15 to −10°F
Necedah4b−25 to −20°F
Neenah5b−15 to −10°F
Neillsville4b−25 to −20°F
Nekoosa4b−25 to −20°F
Nelson4b−25 to −20°F
Nelsonville5a−20 to −15°F
Neosho5a−20 to −15°F
Neshkoro5a−20 to −15°F
New Auburn4b−25 to −20°F
New Berlin5b−15 to −10°F
New Glarus5a−20 to −15°F
New Holstein5b−15 to −10°F
New Lisbon4b−25 to −20°F
New London5a−20 to −15°F
New Richmond4b−25 to −20°F
Newburg5b−15 to −10°F
Niagara4b−25 to −20°F
Nichols5a−20 to −15°F
North Bay6a−10 to −5°F
North Fond du Lac5b−15 to −10°F
North Freedom5a−20 to −15°F
North Hudson4b−25 to −20°F
North Prairie5b−15 to −10°F
Norwalk5a−20 to −15°F
Oak Creek6a−10 to −5°F
Oakdale4b−25 to −20°F
Oakfield5a−20 to −15°F
Oconomowoc5b−15 to −10°F
Oconomowoc Lake5b−15 to −10°F
Oconto5a−20 to −15°F
Oconto Falls5a−20 to −15°F
Ogdensburg5a−20 to −15°F
Oliver4b−25 to −20°F
Omro5b−15 to −10°F
Onalaska5a−20 to −15°F
Ontario4b−25 to −20°F
Oostburg5b−15 to −10°F
Oregon5a−20 to −15°F
Orfordville5b−15 to −10°F
Osceola4b−25 to −20°F
Oshkosh5b−15 to −10°F
Osseo4b−25 to −20°F
Owen4b−25 to −20°F
Oxford5a−20 to −15°F
Paddock Lake5b−15 to −10°F
Palmyra5b−15 to −10°F
Pardeeville5a−20 to −15°F
Park Falls4a−30 to −25°F
Park Ridge4b−25 to −20°F
Patch Grove5a−20 to −15°F
Pepin4b−25 to −20°F
Peshtigo5b−15 to −10°F
Pewaukee5b−15 to −10°F
Phillips4a−30 to −25°F
Pigeon Falls4b−25 to −20°F
Pittsville4b−25 to −20°F
Plain5a−20 to −15°F
Plainfield4b−25 to −20°F
Platteville5a−20 to −15°F
Pleasant Prairie5b−15 to −10°F
Plover4b−25 to −20°F
Plum City4b−25 to −20°F
Plymouth5b−15 to −10°F
Poplar4b−25 to −20°F
Port Edwards4b−25 to −20°F
Port Washington5b−15 to −10°F
Portage5a−20 to −15°F
Potosi5a−20 to −15°F
Pound5a−20 to −15°F
Poynette5a−20 to −15°F
Prairie du Chien5a−20 to −15°F
Prairie du Sac5a−20 to −15°F
Prairie Farm4b−25 to −20°F
Prentice4a−30 to −25°F
Prescott4b−25 to −20°F
Princeton5a−20 to −15°F
Pulaski5a−20 to −15°F
Racine6a−10 to −5°F
Radisson4a−30 to −25°F
Randolph5a−20 to −15°F
Random Lake5b−15 to −10°F
Raymond5b−15 to −10°F
Readstown5a−20 to −15°F
Redgranite5a−20 to −15°F
Reedsburg5a−20 to −15°F
Reedsville5b−15 to −10°F
Reeseville5b−15 to −10°F
Rewey5a−20 to −15°F
Rhinelander4b−25 to −20°F
Rib Lake4a−30 to −25°F
Rice Lake4b−25 to −20°F
Richfield5a−20 to −15°F
Richland Center5a−20 to −15°F
Ridgeland4b−25 to −20°F
Ridgeway5a−20 to −15°F
Rio5a−20 to −15°F
Ripon5a−20 to −15°F
River Falls4b−25 to −20°F
River Hills6a−10 to −5°F
Roberts4b−25 to −20°F
Rochester5b−15 to −10°F
Rock Springs5a−20 to −15°F
Rockdale5b−15 to −10°F
Rockland4b−25 to −20°F
Rosendale5a−20 to −15°F
Rosholt4b−25 to −20°F
Rothschild5a−20 to −15°F
Rudolph4b−25 to −20°F
Salem Lakes5b−15 to −10°F
Sauk City5a−20 to −15°F
Saukville5b−15 to −10°F
Scandinavia5a−20 to −15°F
Schofield5a−20 to −15°F
Seymour5a−20 to −15°F
Sharon5b−15 to −10°F
Shawano5a−20 to −15°F
Sheboygan6a−10 to −5°F
Sheboygan Falls5b−15 to −10°F
Sheldon4a−30 to −25°F
Shell Lake4a−30 to −25°F
Sherwood5b−15 to −10°F
Shiocton5a−20 to −15°F
Shorewood6a−10 to −5°F
Shorewood Hills5b−15 to −10°F
Shullsburg5a−20 to −15°F
Siren4b−25 to −20°F
Sister Bay5b−15 to −10°F
Slinger5a−20 to −15°F
Soldiers Grove5a−20 to −15°F
Solon Springs4a−30 to −25°F
Somers5b−15 to −10°F
Somerset4b−25 to −20°F
South Milwaukee6a−10 to −5°F
South Wayne5a−20 to −15°F
Sparta4b−25 to −20°F
Spencer4b−25 to −20°F
Spooner4a−30 to −25°F
Spring Green5a−20 to −15°F
Spring Valley4b−25 to −20°F
St. Cloud5b−15 to −10°F
St. Croix Falls4b−25 to −20°F
St. Francis6a−10 to −5°F
St. Nazianz5b−15 to −10°F
Stanley4b−25 to −20°F
Star Prairie4b−25 to −20°F
Stetsonville4b−25 to −20°F
Steuben5a−20 to −15°F
Stevens Point4b−25 to −20°F
Stockbridge5b−15 to −10°F
Stockholm4b−25 to −20°F
Stoddard5a−20 to −15°F
Stoughton5b−15 to −10°F
Stratford4b−25 to −20°F
Strum4b−25 to −20°F
Sturgeon Bay5b−15 to −10°F
Sturtevant5b−15 to −10°F
Suamico5b−15 to −10°F
Sullivan5b−15 to −10°F
Summit5b−15 to −10°F
Sun Prairie5a−20 to −15°F
Superior4b−25 to −20°F
Suring5a−20 to −15°F
Sussex5b−15 to −10°F
Taylor4b−25 to −20°F
Tennyson5a−20 to −15°F
Theresa5a−20 to −15°F
Thiensville5b−15 to −10°F
Thorp4b−25 to −20°F
Tigerton5a−20 to −15°F
Tomah4b−25 to −20°F
Tomahawk4a−30 to −25°F
Tony4a−30 to −25°F
Trempealeau5a−20 to −15°F
Turtle Lake4b−25 to −20°F
Twin Lakes5b−15 to −10°F
Two Rivers5b−15 to −10°F
Union Center5a−20 to −15°F
Union Grove5b−15 to −10°F
Unity4b−25 to −20°F
Valders5b−15 to −10°F
Vernon5b−15 to −10°F
Verona5a−20 to −15°F
Vesper4b−25 to −20°F
Viola5a−20 to −15°F
Viroqua5a−20 to −15°F
Waldo5b−15 to −10°F
Wales5b−15 to −10°F
Walworth5b−15 to −10°F
Warrens4b−25 to −20°F
Washburn4b−25 to −20°F
Waterford5b−15 to −10°F
Waterloo5b−15 to −10°F
Watertown5b−15 to −10°F
Waukesha5b−15 to −10°F
Waunakee5a−20 to −15°F
Waupaca5a−20 to −15°F
Waupun5a−20 to −15°F
Wausau4b−25 to −20°F
Wausaukee4b−25 to −20°F
Wautoma5a−20 to −15°F
Wauwatosa5b−15 to −10°F
Wauzeka5a−20 to −15°F
Webster4a−30 to −25°F
West Allis5b−15 to −10°F
West Baraboo5a−20 to −15°F
West Bend5b−15 to −10°F
West Milwaukee6a−10 to −5°F
West Salem5a−20 to −15°F
Westby5a−20 to −15°F
Westfield5a−20 to −15°F
Weston4b−25 to −20°F
Weyauwega5a−20 to −15°F
Weyerhaeuser4a−30 to −25°F
Wheeler4b−25 to −20°F
White Lake4b−25 to −20°F
Whitefish Bay6a−10 to −5°F
Whitehall4b−25 to −20°F
Whitelaw5b−15 to −10°F
Whitewater5b−15 to −10°F
Whiting5a−20 to −15°F
Wild Rose5a−20 to −15°F
Williams Bay5b−15 to −10°F
Wilson4b−25 to −20°F
Wilton5a−20 to −15°F
Wind Point6a−10 to −5°F
Windsor5a−20 to −15°F
Winneconne5b−15 to −10°F
Winter4a−30 to −25°F
Wisconsin Dells5a−20 to −15°F
Wisconsin Rapids4b−25 to −20°F
Withee4b−25 to −20°F
Wittenberg4b−25 to −20°F
Wonewoc5a−20 to −15°F
Woodman5a−20 to −15°F
Woodville4b−25 to −20°F
Wrightstown5b−15 to −10°F
Wyeville4b−25 to −20°F
Wyocena5a−20 to −15°F
Yorkville5b−15 to −10°F
Yuba4b−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 Wisconsin?

Wisconsin spans zones 3b to 6a on the 2023 USDA map, and zone 5b is the most common. Look up your ZIP code for your exact zone.

What zone is Milwaukee, WI?

Milwaukee is zone 6a, where the coldest night of an average winter falls from −10 to −5°F. Plants rated hardy to zone 6 or colder should survive a typical winter there.

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