Alabama Plant Hardiness Zones

Alabama Hardiness Zones Map - 2023

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Alabama Hardiness Zones are defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS). The zones in this map were created in 2023 using mean extreme climate data covering the period of 1991 to 2020. The previous version of this map released in 2012 and covering data from the period of 1976-2005 can be found here

List of Hardiness Zones for Locations in Alabama

Location2023 Hardiness Zone2012 Hardiness Zone1990 Hardiness Zone
Alabaster8b - 15°F to 20°F 8a - 10°F to 15°F7b - 5°F to 10°F
Albertville8a - 10°F to 15°F 7b - 5°F to 10°F7b - 5°F to 10°F
Anniston8a - 10°F to 15°F 7b - 5°F to 10°F7b - 5°F to 10°F
Athens8a - 10°F to 15°F 7b - 5°F to 10°F7a - 0°F to 5°F
Auburn8b - 15°F to 20°F 8a - 10°F to 15°F7b - 5°F to 10°F
Bessemer8a - 10°F to 15°F 7b - 5°F to 10°F7b - 5°F to 10°F
Birmingham8a - 10°F to 15°F 8a - 10°F to 15°F7b - 5°F to 10°F
Calera8b - 15°F to 20°F 8a - 10°F to 15°F7b - 5°F to 10°F
Center Point8a - 10°F to 15°F 7b - 5°F to 10°F7b - 5°F to 10°F
Cullman8a - 10°F to 15°F 7b - 5°F to 10°F7a - 0°F to 5°F
Daphne9a - 20°F to 25°F 8b - 15°F to 20°F8b - 15°F to 20°F
Decatur8a - 10°F to 15°F 7b - 5°F to 10°F7a - 0°F to 5°F
Dothan9a - 20°F to 25°F 8b - 15°F to 20°F8b - 15°F to 20°F
Enterprise9a - 20°F to 25°F 8b - 15°F to 20°F8a - 10°F to 15°F
Fairhope9a - 20°F to 25°F 8b - 15°F to 20°F8b - 15°F to 20°F
Florence8a - 10°F to 15°F 7b - 5°F to 10°F7a - 0°F to 5°F
Foley9a - 20°F to 25°F 8b - 15°F to 20°F8b - 15°F to 20°F
Gadsden8a - 10°F to 15°F 8a - 10°F to 15°F7b - 5°F to 10°F
Gardendale8a - 10°F to 15°F 7b - 5°F to 10°F7b - 5°F to 10°F
Gulf Shores9a - 20°F to 25°F 9a - 20°F to 25°F8b - 15°F to 20°F
Hartselle8a - 10°F to 15°F 7b - 5°F to 10°F7a - 0°F to 5°F
Helena8a - 10°F to 15°F 8a - 10°F to 15°F7b - 5°F to 10°F
Homewood8b - 15°F to 20°F 8a - 10°F to 15°F7b - 5°F to 10°F
Hoover8a - 10°F to 15°F 8a - 10°F to 15°F7b - 5°F to 10°F
Hueytown8b - 15°F to 20°F 7b - 5°F to 10°F7b - 5°F to 10°F
Huntsville8a - 10°F to 15°F 7b - 5°F to 10°F7b - 5°F to 10°F
Madison8a - 10°F to 15°F 7b - 5°F to 10°F7b - 5°F to 10°F
Millbrook8b - 15°F to 20°F 8a - 10°F to 15°F8a - 10°F to 15°F
Mobile9a - 20°F to 25°F 8b - 15°F to 20°F8b - 15°F to 20°F
Montgomery8b - 15°F to 20°F 8a - 10°F to 15°F8a - 10°F to 15°F
Mountain Brook8b - 15°F to 20°F 8a - 10°F to 15°F7b - 5°F to 10°F
Muscle Shoals8a - 10°F to 15°F 7b - 5°F to 10°F7a - 0°F to 5°F
Northport8b - 15°F to 20°F 8a - 10°F to 15°F7b - 5°F to 10°F
Opelika8a - 10°F to 15°F 8a - 10°F to 15°F7b - 5°F to 10°F
Oxford8a - 10°F to 15°F 8a - 10°F to 15°F7b - 5°F to 10°F
Pelham8a - 10°F to 15°F 8a - 10°F to 15°F7b - 5°F to 10°F
Phenix City8b - 15°F to 20°F 8b - 15°F to 20°F8a - 10°F to 15°F
Prattville8b - 15°F to 20°F 8a - 10°F to 15°F8a - 10°F to 15°F
Prichard9a - 20°F to 25°F 8b - 15°F to 20°F8b - 15°F to 20°F
Saraland9a - 20°F to 25°F 8b - 15°F to 20°F8b - 15°F to 20°F
Scottsboro8a - 10°F to 15°F 7b - 5°F to 10°F7a - 0°F to 5°F
Selma8b - 15°F to 20°F 8a - 10°F to 15°F8a - 10°F to 15°F
Talladega8a - 10°F to 15°F 7b - 5°F to 10°F7b - 5°F to 10°F
Troy8b - 15°F to 20°F 8b - 15°F to 20°F8a - 10°F to 15°F
Trussville8a - 10°F to 15°F 7b - 5°F to 10°F7b - 5°F to 10°F
Tuscaloosa8b - 15°F to 20°F 8a - 10°F to 15°F7b - 5°F to 10°F
Vestavia Hills9a - 20°F to 25°F 8a - 10°F to 15°F7b - 5°F to 10°F