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South Dakota

South Dakota Planting Zones

South Dakota covers USDA hardiness zones 4a to 5b on the 2023 map. The most common zone is 4b (48% of ZIP codes), where the coldest winter night averages -25 to -20 °F. Sioux Falls is zone 5a, Rapid City is zone 5a–5b and Aberdeen is zone 4a.

Zones in South Dakota

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

4a 6% -30 to -25 °F
4b 48% -25 to -20 °F
5a 44% -20 to -15 °F
5b 2% -15 to -10 °F

Major cities

Sioux Falls 5a
Rapid City 5a–5b
Aberdeen 4a
Brookings 4b
Chamberlain 5a
Huron 4b
Agar 4b
Akaska 4b
Alcester 5a
Alexandria 5a
Allen 5a
Alpena 4b

Every city and town in South Dakota

Aberdeen 57401+ 4a
Agar 57520 4b
Akaska 57420 4b
Alcester 57001 5a
Alexandria 57311 5a
Allen 57714 5a
Alpena 57312 4b
Amherst 57421 4a
Andover 57422 4b
Arlington 57212 4b
Armour 57313 5a
Artesian 57314 4b
Ashton 57424 4b
Astoria 57213 4b
Aurora 57002 4b
Avon 57315 5a
Badger 57214 4b
Baltic 57003 5a
Barnard 57426 4a
Batesland 57716 5a
Bath 57427 4a
Belle Fourche 57717 4b
Belvidere 57521 5a
Beresford 57004 5a
Big Stone City 57216 4b
Bison 57620 4b
Black Hawk 57718 5a
Blunt 57522 4b
Bonesteel 57317 5a
Bowdle 57428 4b
Box Elder 57719 5a
Bradley 57217 4b
Brandon 57005 5a
Brandt 57218 4b
Brentford 57429 4a
Bridgewater 57319 5a
Bristol 57219 4b
Britton 57430 4a
Brookings 57006+ 4b
Bruce 57220 4b
Bryant 57221 4b
Buffalo 57720 4b
Buffalo Gap 57722 5a
Bullhead 57621 4b
Burbank 57010 5a
Burke 57523 5a
Camp Crook 57724 4b
Canistota 57012 5a
Canova 57321 5a
Canton 57013 5a
Caputa 57725 5a
Carpenter 57322 4b
Carthage 57323 4b
Castlewood 57223 4a
Cavour 57324 4b
Centerville 57014 5a
Chamberlain 57325+ 5a
Chancellor 57015 5a
Cherry Creek 57622 4b
Chester 57016 4b
Claire City 57224 4b
Claremont 57432 4a
Clark 57225 4b
Clear Lake 57226 4b
Colman 57017 4b
Colome 57528 5a
Colton 57018 4b
Columbia 57433 4a
Conde 57434 4a
Corona 57227 4b
Corsica 57328 5a
Cresbard 57435 4b
Crooks 57020 5a
Custer 57730 5a
Dallas 57529 5a
Dante 57329 5a
Davis 57021 5a
De Smet 57231 4b
Deadwood 57732 5a
Dell Rapids 57022 4b
Delmont 57330 5a
Dimock 57331 5a
Doland 57436 4b
Draper 57531 5a
Dupree 57623 4b
Eagle Butte 57625 4b
Eden 57232 4b
Edgemont 57735 4b
Egan 57024 4b
Elk Point 57025 5a
Elkton 57026 4b
Ellsworth Afb 57706 5b
Emery 57332 5a
Enning 57737 4b
Erwin 57233 4b
Estelline 57234 4b
Ethan 57334 5a
Eureka 57437 4b
Fairburn 57738 5a
Fairfax 57335 5a
Fairview 57027 5a
Faith 57626 4b
Faulkton 57438 4b
Fedora 57337 5a
Ferney 57439 4a
Flandreau 57028 4b
Florence 57235 4b
Fort Pierre 57532 4b
Fort Thompson 57339 4b
Frankfort 57440 4b
Frederick 57441 4b
Freeman 57029 5a
Fulton 57340 5a
Gann Valley 57341 4b
Garden City 57236 4b
Garretson 57030 5a
Gary 57237 4b
Gayville 57031 5a
Geddes 57342 5a
Gettysburg 57442 4b
Glencross 57630 4b
Glenham 57631 4b
Goodwin 57238 4b
Gregory 57533 5a
Grenville 57239 4b
Groton 57445 4a
Hamill 57534 5a
Harrisburg 57032 5a
Harrison 57344 5a
Harrold 57536 4b
Hartford 57033 5a
Hayes 57537 4b
Hayti 57241 4b
Hazel 57242 4b
Hecla 57446 4a
Henry 57243 4b
Hermosa 57744 5a
Herreid 57632 4b
Herrick 57538 5a
Highmore 57345 4b
Hill City 57745 4b
Hitchcock 57348 4b
Holabird 57540 4b
Hosmer 57448 4b
Hot Springs 57747 5a
Houghton 57449 4a
Hoven 57450 4b
Howard 57349 4b
Howes 57748 4b
Hudson 57034 5a
Humboldt 57035 4b
Hurley 57036 5a
Huron 57350+ 4b
Ideal 57541 5a
Interior 57750 5a
Ipswich 57451 4b
Irene 57037 5a
Iroquois 57353 4b
Isabel 57633 4b
Java 57452 4b
Jefferson 57038 5a
Kadoka 57543 5a
Kaylor 57354 5a
Keldron 57634 4b
Kennebec 57544 5a
Keystone 57751 5a
Kimball 57355 5a
Kranzburg 57245 4b
Kyle 57752 5a
Labolt 57246 4b
Lake Andes 57356 5a
Lake City 57247 4a
Lake Norden 57248 4b
Lake Preston 57249 4b
Lane 57358 5a
Langford 57454 4a
Lantry 57636 4b
Lead 57754 5a
Lebanon 57455 4b
Lemmon 57638 4b
Lennox 57039 5a
Leola 57456 4b
Lesterville 57040 5a
Letcher 57359 5a
Little Eagle 57639 4a
Lodgepole 57640 4b
Long Lake 57457 4b
Long Valley 57547 5a
Lower Brule 57548 4b
Ludlow 57755 4b
Lyons 57041 5a
Madison 57042 4b
Manderson 57756 5a
Mansfield 57460 4b
Marion 57043 5a
Martin 57551 5a
Marty 57361 5a
Marvin 57251 4b
Mc Intosh 57641 4b
Mc Laughlin 57642 4b
Meadow 57644 4b
Mellette 57461 4a
Menno 57045 5a
Midland 57552 4b
Milbank 57252 4b
Milesville 57553 4b
Miller 57362 4b
Mission 57555 5a
Mission Hill 57046 5a
Mitchell 57301 5a
Mobridge 57601 4b
Monroe 57047 5a
Montrose 57048 5a
Morristown 57645 4b
Mound City 57646 4b
Mount Vernon 57363 5a
Mud Butte 57758 4b
Murdo 57559 5a
Nemo 57759 5a
New Effington 57255 4b
New Holland 57364 5a
New Underwood 57761 5a
Newell 57760 4b
Nisland 57762 4b
Norris 57560 5a
North Sioux City 57049 5a
Northville 57465 4a
Nunda 57050 4b
Oacoma 57365 5a
Oelrichs 57763 5a
Oglala 57764 5a
Okaton 57562 5a
Okreek 57563 5a
Oldham 57051 4b
Olivet 57052 5a
Onaka 57466 4b
Onida 57564 4b
Oral 57766 5a
Orient 57467 4b
Ortley 57256 4b
Owanka 57767 5a
Parker 57053 5a
Parkston 57366 5a
Parmelee 57566 5a
Peever 57257 4b
Philip 57567 5a
Pickstown 57367 5b
Piedmont 57769 5a
Pierpont 57468 4b
Pierre 57501 4b
Pine Ridge 57770 5a
Plankinton 57368 5a
Platte 57369 5a
Pollock 57648 4a
Porcupine 57772 5a
Prairie City 57649 4b
Presho 57568 5a
Pringle 57773 5b
Pukwana 57370 5a
Quinn 57775 5a
Ralph 57650 4b
Ramona 57054 4b
Rapid City 57701+ 5a–5b
Raymond 57258 4b
Redfield 57469 4b
Redig 57776 4b
Ree Heights 57371 4b
Reliance 57569 5a
Renner 57055 5a
Reva 57651 4b
Revillo 57259 4b
Ridgeview 57652 4b
Rockham 57470 4b
Roscoe 57471 4b
Rosebud 57570 5a
Rosholt 57260 4b
Roslyn 57261 4b
Rutland 57057 4b
Saint Charles 57571 5a
Saint Francis 57572 5a
Saint Lawrence 57373 4b
Saint Onge 57779 5b
Salem 57058 5a
Scenic 57780 5a
Scotland 57059 5a
Selby 57472 4b
Seneca 57473 4b
Sinai 57061 4b
Sioux Falls 57101+ 5a
Sisseton 57262 4b
Smithwick 57782 5a
South Shore 57263 4b
Spearfish 57783 5b
Spencer 57374 5a
Springfield 57062 5a
Stephan 57346 4b
Stickney 57375 5a
Stockholm 57264 4b
Strandburg 57265 4b
Stratford 57474 4a
Sturgis 57785 5a
Summit 57266 4a
Tabor 57063 5a
Tea 57064 5a
Timber Lake 57656 4b
Tolstoy 57475 4b
Toronto 57268 4b
Trail City 57657 4b
Trent 57065 4b
Tripp 57376 5a
Tulare 57476 4b
Turton 57477 4b
Tuthill 57574 5a
Twin Brooks 57269 4b
Tyndall 57066 5a
Union Center 57787 4b
Utica 57067 5a
Vale 57788 4b
Valley Springs 57068 5a
Veblen 57270 4b
Vermillion 57069 5a
Viborg 57070 5a
Vienna 57271 4b
Virgil 57379 4b
Vivian 57576 5a
Volga 57071 4b
Volin 57072 5a
Wagner 57380 5a
Wakonda 57073 5a
Wakpala 57658 4b
Walker 57659 4b
Wall 57790 5a
Wallace 57272 4b
Wanblee 57577 5a
Warner 57479 4a
Wasta 57791 4b
Watauga 57660 4b
Watertown 57201 4b
Waubay 57273 4b
Webster 57274 4b
Wentworth 57075 4b
Wessington 57381 4b
Wessington Springs 57382 5a
Westport 57481 4b
White 57276 4b
White Lake 57383 5a
White Owl 57792 4b
White River 57579 5a
Whitehorse 57661 4b
Whitewood 57793 5a
Willow Lake 57278 4b
Wilmot 57279 4b
Winfred 57076 4b
Winner 57580 5a
Witten 57584 5a
Wolsey 57384 4b
Wood 57585 5a
Woonsocket 57385 5a
Worthing 57077 5a
Wounded Knee 57794 5a
Yale 57386 4b
Yankton 57078 5a

Other states

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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 South Dakota?

South Dakota spans zones 4a–5b. Zone 4b is the most common, covering 48% of the state's ZIP codes. Enter your ZIP code above for your exact zone.

What planting zone is Sioux Falls, SD?

Sioux Falls is in USDA zone 5a. Its average coldest winter night is -20 to -15 °F.

What planting zone is Rapid City, SD?

Rapid City is in USDA zone 5a–5b, depending on the ZIP code. Its average coldest winter night is -20 to -10 °F.

What planting zone is Aberdeen, SD?

Aberdeen is in USDA zone 4a. Its average coldest winter night is -30 to -25 °F.

What is the coldest zone in South Dakota?

The coldest part of South Dakota is zone 4a, with winter lows of -30 to -25 °F. The warmest is zone 5b, at -15 to -10 °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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