These zones are based on mean minimum temperatures and represent only an average for areas within the zone. Your location might be a zone or two warmer than the map shows if you live near a large body of water, or a zone or two colder if you live at a high elevation or on a north-facing slope. Adapted from the USDA Plant Climate Zone Map.

Range of average minimum temperatures for each zone:

	Zone 1	Below -50° F		Zone 6	-10° to 0° F
	Zone 2	-50° to -40° F		Zone 7	0° to 10° F
	Zone 3	-40° to -30° F		Zone 8	10° to 20° F
	Zone 4	-30° to -20° F		Zone 9	20° to 30° F
	Zone 5	-20° to -10° F		Zone 10	30° to 40° F
				Zone 11	Above 40° F