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Alabama Planting Zones

Alabama covers USDA hardiness zones 7b to 9b on the 2023 map. The most common zone is 8b (42% of ZIP codes), where the coldest winter night averages 15 to 20 °F. Birmingham is zone 8a–8b, Mobile is zone 9a and Montgomery is zone 8b.

Zones in Alabama

Share of the state’s ZIP codes in each zone.

7b 6% 5 to 10 °F
8a 41% 10 to 15 °F
8b 42% 15 to 20 °F
9a 11% 20 to 25 °F
9b <1% 25 to 30 °F

Major cities

Birmingham 8a–8b
Mobile 9a
Montgomery 8b
Huntsville 8a
Tuscaloosa 8a–8b
Anniston 8a
Gadsden 8a
Decatur 8a
Dothan 9a
Florence 7b–8a
Athens 8a
Bessemer 8a–8b

Every city and town in Alabama

Abbeville 36310 8b
Abernant 35440 8a
Adamsville 35005 8a
Addison 35540 7b
Adger 35006 8a
Akron 35441 8b
Alabaster 35007 8b
Alberta 36720 8b
Albertville 35950+ 8a
Alexander City 35010+ 8a
Alexandria 36250 8a
Aliceville 35442 8b
Allgood 35013 8a
Alpine 35014 8a
Alton 35015 8a
Altoona 35952 8a
Andalusia 36420 8b
Andalusia (Mobile) 36421 8b
Anderson 35610 7b
Anniston 36201+ 8a
Arab 35016 8a
Ardmore 35739 7b
Ariton 36311 8b
Arley 35541 8a
Arlington 36722 8b
Ashford 36312 9a
Ashland 36251 8a
Ashville 35953 8a
Athens 35611+ 8a
Atmore 36502+ 8b–9a
Attalla 35954 8a
Auburn 36830+ 8b
Auburn University 36849 8b
Autaugaville 36003 8b
Axis 36505 8b
Baileyton 35019 8a
Banks 36005 8b
Bankston 35542 8a
Bay Minette 36507 9a
Bayou La Batre 36509 9a
Bear Creek 35543 7b
Beatrice 36425 8b
Beaverton 35544 7b
Belk 35545 8a
Bellamy 36901 8b
Belle Mina 35615 8a
Bellwood 36313 8b
Berry 35546 8a
Bessemer 35020+ 8a–8b
Billingsley 36006 8b
Birmingham 35201+ 8a–8b
Birmingham (Shelby) 35242 8b
Black 36314 8b
Blountsville 35031 8a
Boaz 35956+ 8a
Boligee 35443 8b
Bon Air 35032 8a
Bon Secour 36511 9a
Booth 36008 8b
Boykin 36723 8b
Brantley 36009 8b
Bremen 35033 8a
Brent 35034 8a
Brewton 36426+ 8b
Bridgeport 35740 7b
Brierfield 35035 8a
Brilliant 35548 7b
Brooklyn 36429 8b
Brookside 35036 8a
Brookwood 35444 8b
Brownsboro 35741 8a
Brundidge 36010 8b
Bryant 35958 7b
Bucks 36512 8b
Buhl 35446 8b
Burnwell 35038 8a
Butler 36904 8b
Bynum 36253 8a
Calera 35040 8b
Calvert 36513 8b
Camden 36726 8b
Camp Hill 36850 8a
Campbell 36727 8b
Capshaw 35742 8a
Carbon Hill 35549 8a
Carrollton 35447 8a
Castleberry 36432 8b
Catherine 36728 8b
Cecil 36013 8b
Cedar Bluff 35959 8a
Centre 35960 8a
Centreville 35042 8a
Chancellor 36316 8b
Chapman 36015 8b
Chatom 36518 8b
Chelsea 35043 8b
Cherokee 35616 7b
Childersburg 35044 8a
Choccolocco 36254 8a
Chunchula 36521 8b
Citronelle 36522 8b
Clanton 35045+ 8a
Clay 35048 8a
Clayton 36016 8b
Cleveland 35049 8a
Clinton 35448 8b
Clio 36017 8b
Clopton 36317 8b
Cloverdale 35617 7b
Coaling 35449 8b
Coden 36523 9a
Coffee Springs 36318 8b
Coffeeville 36524 8b
Coker 35452 8b
Collinsville 35961 8a
Columbia 36319 9a
Columbiana 35051 8b
Cook Springs 35052 8a
Coosada 36020 8b
Cordova 35550 8a
Cottondale 35453 8b
Cottonton 36851 8b
Cottonwood 36320 9a
Courtland 35618 8a
Cowarts 36321 9a
Coy 36435 8b
Cragford 36255 8a
Crane Hill 35053 8a
Creola 36525 8b
Cropwell 35054 8a
Crossville 35962 8a
Cuba 36907 8b
Cullman 35055+ 8a
Cusseta 36852 8a
Dadeville 36853 8a
Daleville 36322 8b
Danville 35619 8a
Daphne 36526 9a
Dauphin Island 36528 9b
Daviston 36256 8a
Dawson 35963 8a
De Armanville 36257 8a
Deatsville 36022 8b
Decatur 35601+ 8a
Deer Park 36529 8b
Delmar 35551 8a
Delta 36258 8a
Demopolis 36732 8b
Detroit 35552 7b
Dickinson 36436 8b
Dixons Mills 36736 8b
Docena 35060 8a
Dolomite 35061 8a
Dora 35062 8a
Dothan 36301+ 9a
Double Springs 35553 7b
Douglas 35964 8a
Dozier 36028 8b
Duncanville 35456 8b
Dutton 35744 8a
East Tallassee 36023 8b
Eastaboga 36260 8a
Echola 35457 8a
Eclectic 36024 8b
Edwardsville 36261 8a
Eight Mile 36613 9a
Elba 36323 8b
Elberta 36530 9a
Eldridge 35554 8a
Elkmont 35620 7b
Elmore 36025 8b
Elrod 35458 8a
Emelle 35459 8b
Empire 35063 8a
Enterprise 36330+ 8b
Epes 35460 8b
Equality 36026 8a
Estillfork 35745 7b
Ethelsville 35461 8a
Eufaula 36027+ 8b
Eutaw 35462 8b
Eva 35621 8a
Evergreen 36401 8b
Excel 36439 8b
Fackler 35746 7b
Fairfield 35064 8b
Fairhope 36532+ 9a
Falkville 35622 8a
Faunsdale 36738 8b
Fayette 35555 8a
Fitzpatrick 36029 8b
Five Points 36855 8a
Flat Rock 35966 7b
Flomaton 36441 8b
Florala 36442 8b
Florence 35630+ 7b–8a
Foley 36535+ 9a
Forest Home 36030 8b
Forkland 36740 8b
Fort Davis 36031 8b
Fort Deposit 36032 8b
Fort Mitchell 36856 8b
Fort Payne 35967+ 7b–8a
Fort Rucker 36362 8b
Fosters 35463 8b
Franklin 36444 8b
Frankville 36538 8b
Frisco City 36445 8b
Fruitdale 36539 8b
Fruithurst 36262 8a
Fulton 36446 8b
Fultondale 35068 8a
Furman 36741 8b
Fyffe 35971 8a
Gadsden 35901+ 8a
Gainestown 36540 8b
Gainesville 35464 8b
Gallant 35972 8a
Gallion 36742 8b
Garden City 35070 8a
Gardendale 35071 8a
Gaylesville 35973 8a
Geneva 36340 8b
Georgiana 36033 8b
Geraldine 35974 8a
Gilbertown 36908 8b
Glen Allen 35559 7b
Glenwood 36034 8b
Goodsprings 35560 8a
Goodwater 35072 8a
Goodway 36449 8b
Gordo 35466 8a
Gordon 36343 9a
Goshen 36035 8b
Grady 36036 8b
Graham 36263 8a
Grand Bay 36541 9a
Grant 35747 8a
Graysville 35073 8a
Green Pond 35074 8b
Greensboro 36744 8b
Greenville 36037 8b
Grove Hill 36451 8b
Groveoak 35975 8a
Guin 35563 7b
Gulf Shores 36542+ 9a
Guntersville 35976 8a
Gurley 35748 8a
Hackleburg 35564 7b
Haleyville 35565 7b
Hamilton 35570 7b
Hanceville 35077 8a
Hardaway 36039 8b
Harpersville 35078 8a
Hartford 36344 8b
Hartselle 35640 8a
Harvest 35749 8a
Hatchechubbee 36858 8b
Hayden 35079 8a
Hayneville 36040 8b
Hazel Green 35750 7b
Headland 36345 9a
Heflin 36264 8a
Helena 35080 8a
Henagar 35978 7b
Higdon 35979 7b
Highland Home 36041 8b
Hillsboro 35643 8a
Hodges 35571 7b
Hollins 35082 8a
Holly Pond 35083 8a
Hollytree 35751 7b
Hollywood 35752 7b
Holy Trinity 36859 8b
Honoraville 36042 8b
Hope Hull 36043 8b
Horton 35980 8a
Houston 35572 8a
Huntsville 35801+ 8a
Hurtsboro 36860 8b
Huxford 36543 8b
Ider 35981 7b
Irvington 36544 9a
Jachin 36910 8b
Jack 36346 8b
Jackson 36545 8b
Jacksons Gap 36861 8a
Jacksonville 36265 8a
Jasper 35501+ 8a
Jefferson 36745 8b
Jemison 35085 8b
Jones 36749 8b
Joppa 35087 8a
Kansas 35573 8a
Kellyton 35089 8a
Kennedy 35574 8a
Kent 36045 8a
Killen 35645 8a
Kimberly 35091 8a
Kinston 36453 8b
Knoxville 35469 8b
Laceys Spring 35754 8a
Lafayette 36862 8a
Lanett 36863 8a
Langston 35755 8a
Lapine 36046 8b
Lawley 36793 8a
Leeds 35094 8a
Leesburg 35983 8a
Leighton 35646 8a
Lenox 36454 8b
Leroy 36548 8b
Lester 35647 7b
Letohatchee 36047 8b
Lexington 35648 7b
Lillian 36549 9a
Lincoln 35096 8a
Linden 36748 8b
Lineville 36266 8a
Lisman 36912 8b
Little River 36550 8b
Livingston 35470 8b
Loachapoka 36865 8b
Lockhart 36455 9a
Locust Fork 35097 8a
Logan 35098 7b
Louisville 36048 8b
Lower Peach Tree 36751 8b
Lowndesboro 36752 8b
Loxley 36551 9a
Luverne 36049 8b
Lynn 35575 7b
Madison 35756+ 8a
Magnolia 36754 8b
Magnolia Springs 36555 9a
Malcolm 36556 8b
Maplesville 36750 8b
Marbury 36051 8b
Margaret 35112 8a
Marion 36756 8b
Marion Junction 36759 8b
Mathews 36052 8b
Maylene 35114 8b
Mc Calla 35111 8b
Mc Intosh 36553 8b
Mc Kenzie 36456 8b
Mc Shan 35471 8a
Mc Williams 36753 8b
Megargel 36457 8b
Melvin 36913 8b
Mentone 35984 7b
Meridianville 35759 8a
Mexia 36458 8b
Midland City 36350 9a
Midway 36053 8b
Millbrook 36054 8b
Millerville 36267 8a
Millport 35576 8a
Millry 36558 8b
Minter 36761 8b
Mobile 36601+ 9a
Monroeville 36460+ 8b
Montevallo 35115 8b
Montgomery 36101+ 8b
Montrose 36559 9a
Moody 35004 8a
Mooresville 35649 8a
Morris 35116 8a
Moulton 35650 8a
Moundville 35474 8b
Mount Hope 35651 8a
Mount Meigs 36057 8b
Mount Olive 35117 8a
Mount Vernon 36560 8b
Mulga 35118 8a
Munford 36268 8a
Muscadine 36269 8a
Muscle Shoals 35661+ 8a
Myrtlewood 36763 8b
Nanafalia 36764 8b
Natural Bridge 35577 7b
Nauvoo 35578 8a
Needham 36915 8b
New Brockton 36351 8b
New Castle 35119 8a
New Hope 35760 8a
New Market 35761 7b
Newbern 36765 8b
Newton 36352 8b
Newville 36353 8b
Normal 35762 8a
Northport 35473+ 8a–8b
Notasulga 36866 8b
Oak Hill 36766 8b
Oakman 35579 8a
Odenville 35120 8a
Ohatchee 36271 8a
Oneonta 35121 8a
Opelika 36801+ 8a–8b
Opp 36467 8b
Orange Beach 36561 9a
Orrville 36767 8b
Owens Cross Roads 35763 8a
Oxford 36203 8a
Ozark 36360+ 8b
Paint Rock 35764 8a
Palmerdale 35123 8a
Panola 35477 8b
Pansey 36370 9a
Parrish 35580 8a
Pelham 35124 8b
Pell City 35125+ 8a
Pennington 36916 8b
Perdido 36562 8b
Perdue Hill 36470 8b
Perote 36061 8b
Peterman 36471 8b
Peterson 35478 8b
Petrey 36062 8b
Phenix City 36867+ 8b
Phil Campbell 35581 8a
Piedmont 36272 8a
Pike Road 36064 8b
Pinckard 36371 9a
Pine Apple 36768 8b
Pine Hill 36769 8b
Pine Level 36065 8b
Pinson 35126 8a
Pisgah 35765 7b
Pittsview 36871 8b
Plantersville 36758 8b
Pleasant Grove 35127 8b
Point Clear 36564 9a
Prattville 36066+ 8b
Princeton 35766 7b
Quinton 35130 8a
Ragland 35131 8a
Rainbow City 35906 8a
Rainsville 35986 8a
Ralph 35480 8b
Ramer 36069 8b
Ranburne 36273 8a
Randolph 36792 8a
Range 36473 8b
Red Bay 35582 7b
Red Level 36474 8b
Reform 35481 8a
Remlap 35133 8a
Repton 36475 8b
River Falls 36476 8b
Riverside 35135 8a
Roanoke 36274 8a
Robertsdale 36567 9a
Rockford 35136 8a
Rogersville 35652 8a
Russellville 35653+ 7b–8a
Rutledge 36071 8b
Ryland 35767 8a
Safford 36773 8b
Saginaw 35137 8b
Saint Elmo 36568 9a
Saint Stephens 36569 8b
Salem 36874 8b
Samantha 35482 8a
Samson 36477 8b
Saraland 36571 9a
Sardis 36775 8b
Satsuma 36572 8b
Sawyerville 36776 8b
Sayre 35139 8a
Scottsboro 35768+ 7b–8a
Seale 36875 8b
Section 35771 8a
Selma 36701+ 8b
Seminole 36574 9a
Semmes 36575 9a
Shannon 35142 8b
Sheffield 35660 8a
Shelby 35143 8a
Shorter 36075 8b
Shorterville 36373 8b
Silas 36919 8b
Siluria 35144 8b
Silverhill 36576 9a
Sipsey 35584 8a
Skipperville 36374 8b
Slocomb 36375 9a
Smiths Station 36877 8b
Somerville 35670 8a
Spanish Fort 36527+ 9a
Spring Garden 36275 8a
Springville 35146 8a
Spruce Pine 35585 8a
Stanton 36790 8b
Stapleton 36578 9a
Steele 35987 8a
Sterrett 35147 8a
Stevenson 35772 7b
Stockton 36579 8b
Sulligent 35586 8a
Sumiton 35148 8a
Summerdale 36580 9a
Sunflower 36581 8b
Sweet Water 36782 8b
Sycamore 35149 8a
Sylacauga 35150+ 8a
Sylvania 35988 7b
Talladega 35160+ 8a
Tallassee 36078 8b
Tanner 35671 8a
Theodore 36582+ 9a
Thomaston 36783 8b
Thomasville 36784 8b
Thorsby 35171 8a
Tibbie 36583 8b
Titus 36080 8b
Toney 35773 7b
Town Creek 35672 8a
Townley 35587 8a
Toxey 36921 8b
Trafford 35172 8a
Trenton 35774 8a
Trinity 35673 8a
Troy 36079+ 8b
Trussville 35173 8a
Tuscaloosa 35401+ 8a–8b
Tuscumbia 35674 8a
Tuskegee 36083 8b
Tuskegee Institute 36087+ 8b
Tyler 36785 8b
Union Grove 35175 8a
Union Springs 36089 8b
Uniontown 36786 8b
Uriah 36480 8b
Valhermoso Springs 35775 8a
Valley 36854 8b
Valley (Lee) 36872 8b
Valley Head 35989 7b
Vance 35490 8b
Vandiver 35176 8a
Verbena 36091 8b
Vernon 35592 8a
Vina 35593 7b
Vincent 35178 8a
Vinegar Bend 36584 8b
Vinemont 35179 8a
Vredenburgh 36481 8b
Wadley 36276 8a
Wagarville 36585 8b
Walnut Grove 35990 8a
Ward 36922 8b
Warrior 35180 8a
Waterloo 35677 7b
Watson 35181 8a
Wattsville 35182 8a
Waverly 36879 8a
Weaver 36277 8a
Webb 36376 9a
Wedowee 36278 8a
Wellington 36279 8a
Weogufka 35183 8a
West Blocton 35184 8a
West Greene 35491 8b
Westover 35185 8a
Wetumpka 36092+ 8b
Whatley 36482 8b
Wilmer 36587 9a
Wilsonville 35186 8a
Wilton 35187 8a
Winfield 35594 7b
Wing 36483 8b
Woodland 36280 8a
Woodstock 35188 8b
Woodville 35776 8a
York 36925 8b

Other states

Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Zones: 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map ZIP code data, USDA Agricultural Research Service and the PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University (official map). Place names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Each ZIP code gets one zone, but a ZIP code can cross a zone line, and hills, valleys and towns can be warmer or colder than the zone shown.

About the Hardiness Zone Map

The Hardiness Zone Map finds your USDA plant hardiness zone, also called your planting or growing zone, from your ZIP code. Zones are based on the average coldest winter night of the year: each zone is 10 °F wide and split into a and b halves of 5 °F, from zone 1a in Alaska to 13b in Puerto Rico. Plant labels and seed packets give the coldest zone a plant can survive, so knowing your zone tells you which perennials, shrubs and trees can stay outside all winter. Zones come from the official 2023 USDA map ZIP code data for all 50 states, Washington DC and Puerto Rico.

How to use it

1 Enter your 5-digit ZIP code and press Find my zone.
2 Read your zone and the average coldest winter temperature it stands for.
3 Open your state to see its zones and the zone of every city.
4 Choose plants rated for your zone number or a colder (lower) one.

Frequently asked questions

What growing zone is Alabama?

Alabama spans zones 7b–9b. Zone 8b is the most common, covering 42% of the state's ZIP codes. Enter your ZIP code above for your exact zone.

What planting zone is Birmingham, AL?

Birmingham is in USDA zone 8a–8b, depending on the ZIP code. Its average coldest winter night is 10 to 20 °F.

What planting zone is Mobile, AL?

Mobile is in USDA zone 9a. Its average coldest winter night is 20 to 25 °F.

What planting zone is Montgomery, AL?

Montgomery is in USDA zone 8b. Its average coldest winter night is 15 to 20 °F.

What is the coldest zone in Alabama?

The coldest part of Alabama is zone 7b, with winter lows of 5 to 10 °F. The warmest is zone 9b, at 25 to 30 °F.

How are planting zones worked out?

Each zone is a 10 °F band of the average coldest winter night over 1991–2020, split into a and b halves of 5 °F. The map does not show summer heat, rainfall or frost dates, so check local advice before planting.

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