Usda Climate Zones By Zip Code

2012 usda plant hardiness zone map, courtesy usda agricultural research service. All you need to do it go to the usda plant hardiness zone map page. The usda plant hardiness zones are related to the average lowest minimum temperature at a location.

In some systems other statistics are included in the calculations. Use the climate data lookup to find climate information by zip code. The maps are based on extreme minimum temperatures to typical high temperatures.

A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined as having a certain range of annual minimum temperature, a factor relevant to the survival of many plants.

You could use gis software or tools, and a list of the center point of each zip, to find the hardiness zone. The usda plant hardiness zone map is the standard by which gardeners can determine which plants are most likely to thrive in a specific location. Here are the 3 ways to use the map, use whichever method you prefer: If you see a hardiness zone in a gardening catalog or plant description, chances are it refers to this usda map.