6 planting zones in Missouri on Map

Missouri spans 6 USDA planting zones, from Zone 5b in the northern tip to Zone 8a in the southeastern Bootheel, per the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. Annual minimum temperatures range from -15°F to 15°F across the state, defining what gardeners, growers, and farmers can plant each season.

The Missouri growing zone, hardiness zone, and gardening zone all refer to the same USDA classification — a climate zone based on the lowest winter temperature a location records. Jefferson City and Columbia sit in Zone 6b, Springfield and Joplin in Zone 7a, Kansas City straddles Zones 6a, 6b, and 7a, and St. Louis falls mostly in Zone 7a.

Find your Missouri plant zone below using the ZIP code search or the interactive Missouri planting zone map. For a full lookup by town or county, see USDA hardiness zones for Missouri cities, towns and counties.

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Planting Zones Missouri Map

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What are the 6 planting zones in Missouri?

1. Zone 5b

This zone, shown in dark purple on the map above, covers the northernmost tip of Missouri. With average annual minimum temperatures ranging from -15°F to -10°F (-26.1°C to -23.3°C), it represents the coldest region in the state. Some of the main cities in this zone include Maryville, Princeton, and Lancaster.

2. Zone 6a

Zone 6a, the lighter purple on the map, covers much of northern Missouri. It experiences average annual minimum temperatures from -10°F to -5°F (-23.3°C to -20.6°C). Cities in this zone include Hannibal, Kirksville, and St. Joseph.

3. Zone 6b

Shown in dark blue on the map, Zone 6b covers a large area of central Missouri. With average annual minimum temperatures between -5°F and 0°F (-20.6°C to -17.8°C), this zone includes the state capital Jefferson City, as well as Columbia and Sedalia.

4. Zone 7a

Shown in teal on our map above, Zone 7a covers much of southern Missouri. It experiences average annual minimum temperatures from 0°F to 5°F (-17.8°C to -15°C). Some of the cities in this zone are Springfield, Joplin, and parts of St. Louis.

5. Zone 7b

The area shown in light green on the map, Zone 7b covers the southeastern part of Missouri. With average annual minimum temperatures between 5°F and 10°F (-15°C to -12.2°C), this warmer zone has cities like Sikeston, Neelyville, and Qulin.

6. Zone 8a

The warmest zone in Missouri, 8a, shown in yellow on our map, occupies a small area in the state’s southeastern tip. It experiences average annual minimum temperatures from 10°F to 15°F (-12.2°C to -9.4°C). This zone has cities such as Cardwell, Hornersville, and Steele, representing the mildest winter conditions in the state.

Planting Zones in Missouri with Cities

USDA hardiness zones for Missouri cities, towns and counties. Data Source: 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map

Planting Zones in Missouri	Temp Range (°F)	Cities
6b	-5 to 0	Adrian, Aldrich, Alma, Amoret, Amsterdam, Annada, Annapolis, Appleton City, Arcadia, Archie, Argyle, Armstrong, Arrow Rock, Ash Grove, Ashburn, Ashland, Augusta, Auxvasse, Barnett, Barnhart, Beaufort, Belgrade, Belle, Belleview, Bellflower, Belton, Benton City, Berger, Beulah, Billings, Birch Tree, Bismarck, Bixby, Black, Blackburn, Blackwater, Blackwell, Blairstown, Bland, Bloomsdale, Blue Springs, Bois D Arc, Bolivar, Bonne Terre, Bonnots Mill, Boonville, Boss, Bourbon, Bridgeton, Brighton, Brinktown, Brookline Station, Brumley, Bruner, Bucyrus, Buffalo, Bunceton, Bunker, Butler, Cadet, Caledonia, Calhoun, California, Camdenton, Caplinger Mills, Cascade, Catawissa, Cedar Hill, Centertown, Centerview, Centerville, Centralia, Chadwick, Chamois, Cherryville, Chesterfield, Chilhowee, Clark, Clarksburg, Clarksville, Cleveland, Clever, Climax Springs, Clinton, Clubb, Cole Camp, Collins, Columbia, Concordia, Conway, Cook Station, Corder, Cottleville, Creighton, Crocker, Cross Timbers, Cuba, Dadeville, Davisville, De Kalb, De Soto, Deepwater, Deerfield, Defiance, Des Arc, Devils Elbow, Dittmer, Dixon, Doe Run, Dover, Drexel, Duke, Dunnegan, Dutzow, Earth City, East Lynne, Edgar Springs, Edwards, El Dorado Springs, Eldon, Eldridge, Elkland, Ellington, Elsberry, Eminence, Emma, Eolia, Eudora, Eugene, Eureka, Everton, Fair Grove, Fair Play, Falcon, Farber, Farley, Farmington, Fayette, Fenton, Festus, Flemington, Fletcher, Flinthill, Florence, Foley, Fordland, Foristell, Fort Leonard Wood, Fortuna, Foster, Franklin, Fredericktown, Freeburg, Freeman, Fremont, French Village, Fulton, Garden City, Gasconade, Gerald, Gilliam, Glasgow, Glenallen, Graff, Grain Valley, Grandview, Gravois Mills, Gray Summit, Green Ridge, Greenwood, Grovespring, Grubville, Half Way, Hallsville, Harrisburg, Harrisonville, Hartsburg, Hartshorn, Hartville, Harwood, Hawk Point, Henley, Hermann, Hermitage, Higbee, Higginsville, High Hill, Highlandville, Hillsboro, Holden, Holts Summit, House Springs, Houstonia, Huggins, Hughesville, Humansville, Hume, Hurley, Iberia, Independence, Ionia, Irondale, Ironton, Jadwin, Jamestown, Jefferson City, Jonesburg, Kaiser, Kansas City, Kingdom City, Kingsville, Knob Lick, Knob Noster, Koeltztown, La Monte, Labadie, Laddonia, Lake Saint Louis, Lake Spring, Laquey, Latham, Laurie, Leadwood, Leasburg, Lebanon, Lees Summit, Leeton, Lenox, Leslie, Lesterville, Licking, Lincoln, Linn, Linn Creek, Lodi, Lohman, Lone Jack, Lonedell, Long Lane, Loose Creek, Louisburg, Lowry City, Luebbering, Lynchburg, Macks Creek, Madison, Malta Bend, Mapaville, Marble Hill, Marquand, Marshall, Marshfield, Marthasville, Martinsburg, Mayview, Mc Bride, Mc Girk, Meta, Metz, Mexico, Miami, Mid Missouri, Middle Brook, Middletown, Mineral Point, Moberly, Mokane, Montgomery City, Montreal, Montrose, Mora, Morrison, Morrisville, Morse Mill, Moscow Mills, Mount Sterling, Nelson, New Bloomfield, New Florence, New Franklin, New Haven, New Melle, Newburg, Niangua, Nixa, O Fallon, Odessa, Old Monroe, Oldfield, Olean, Olney, Osceola, Otterville, Owensville, Ozark, Pacific, Park Hills, Patton, Peculiar, Perryville, Phillipsburg, Pilot Grove, Pilot Knob, Pittsburg, Plato, Platte City, Pleasant Hill, Pleasant Hope, Polk, Portage Des Sioux, Portland, Potosi, Prairie Home, Preston, Quincy, Raymore, Redford, Renick, Republic, Reynolds, Rhineland, Rich Hill, Richards, Richland, Richwoods, Riverside, Roach, Robertsville, Roby, Rocheport, Rockville, Rogersville, Rolla, Roscoe, Rosebud, Rush Hill, Russellville, Saint Albans, Saint Charles, Saint Clair, Saint Elizabeth, Saint James, Saint Mary, Saint Peters, Saint Robert, Saint Thomas, Sainte Genevieve, Salem, Saverton, Schell City, Sedalia, Sedgewickville, Seymour, Silex, Silva, Slater, Smithton, South Greenfield, Sparta, Springfield, Stanton, Steedman, Stoutland, Stover, Strafford, Sturgeon, Success, Sullivan, Sunrise Beach, Sweet Springs, Syracuse, Tebbetts, Thompson, Tiff, Tipton, Treloar, Troy, Truxton, Tunas, Turners, Tuscumbia, Ulman, Union, Urbana, Urich, Valles Mines, Valley Park, Van Buren, Vandalia, Versailles, Viburnum, Vichy, Vienna, Villa Ridge, Vulcan, Waldron, Walker, Walnut Grove, Warrensburg, Warrenton, Warsaw, Washington, Waverly, Waynesville, Weaubleau, Wellsville, Wentzville, Westphalia, Wheatland, Whiteman Air Force Base, Whiteside, Willard, Williamsburg, Windsor, Windyville, Winfield, Winona, Wooldridge, Wright City
7a	0 to 5	Advance, Alba, Altenburg, Alton, Anderson, Arcola, Arnold, Asbury, Aurora, Ava, Bakersfield, Ballwin, Bell City, Benton, Bloomfield, Blue Eye, Bradleyville, Brandsville, Branson, Brixey, Bronaugh, Brownwood, Burfordville, Cabool, Cape Fair, Cape Girardeau, Carl Junction, Carterville, Carthage, Cassville, Caulfield, Cedarcreek, Chaffee, Chesterfield, Chestnutridge, Commerce, Couch, Crane, Crystal City, Daisy, Delta, Diamond, Diggins, Doniphan, Dora, Drury, Duenweg, Dutchtown, Eagle Rock, Elk Creek, Ellsinore, Eunice, Exeter, Fairdealing, Fairview, Farrar, Fenton, Florissant, Forsyth, Freistatt, Friedheim, Frohna, Gainesville, Galena, Garrison, Gatewood, Gipsy, Glencoe, Golden, Golden City, Goodman, Gordonville, Granby, Grandin, Greenfield, Greenville, Grover, Halltown, Hazelwood, Hematite, Herculaneum, High Ridge, Hollister, Houston, Imperial, Isabella, Jackson, Jasper, Jerico Springs, Joplin, Kansas City, Kelso, Kimberling City, Kimmswick, Kirbyville, Kissee Mills, Koshkonong, La Russell, Lake Ozark, Lamar, Lampe, Lanagan, Leopold, Liberal, Liguori, Lockwood, Lowndes, Macomb, Mansfield, Marionville, Maryland Heights, Mc Gee, Milford, Mill Spring, Miller, Millersville, Milo, Mindenmines, Monett, Montier, Moody, Morley, Moundville, Mount Vernon, Mountain Grove, Mountain View, Myrtle, Neck City, Neosho, Nevada, Newtonia, Noble, Noel, Norwood, Oak Ridge, Old Appleton, Oran, Oronogo, Osage Beach, Oxly, Patterson, Peace Valley, Perkins, Pevely, Piedmont, Pierce City, Pineville, Pocahontas, Point Lookout, Pomona, Ponce De Leon, Pontiac, Poplar Bluff, Pottersville, Powell, Powersite, Protem, Purcell, Purdy, Puxico, Racine, Raymondville, Reeds, Reeds Spring, Ridgedale, Rockaway Beach, Rockbridge, Rocky Comfort, Rocky Mount, Rueter, Saginaw, Saint Ann, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Sarcoxie, Scott City, Seligman, Seneca, Sheldon, Shell Knob, Solo, South West City, Spokane, Springfield, Squires, Stark City, Stella, Stockton, Stotts City, Sturdivant, Summersville, Taneyville, Thayer, Theodosia, Thornfield, Tiff City, Udall, Uniontown, Vanduser, Vanzant, Verona, Walnut Shade, Wappapello, Washburn, Wasola, Webb City, Wentworth, West Alton, West Plains, Wheaton, Whitewater, Williamsville, Willow Springs, Yukon, Zalma, Zanoni
6a	-10 to -5	Agency, Albany, Alexandria, Altamont, Amazonia, Amity, Anabel, Arbela, Atlanta, Baring, Barnard, Bates City, Bethany, Bethel, Bevier, Bogard, Bolckow, Bosworth, Bowling Green, Brashear, Braymer, Breckenridge, Brookfield, Browning, Brunswick, Bucklin, Buckner, Cairo, Callao, Camden, Camden Point, Cameron, Canton, Carrollton, Center, Chillicothe, Chula, Clarence, Clarksdale, Clifton Hill, Clyde, Coffey, Conception, Conception Junction, Cosby, Cowgill, Craig, Curryville, Dalton, Darlington, Dawn, De Witt, Dearborn, Downing, Durham, Easton, Edgerton, Edina, Elmer, Emden, Ethel, Ewing, Excello, Excelsior Springs, Faucett, Fillmore, Forest City, Frankford, Gallatin, Galt, Gibbs, Gilman City, Gorin, Gower, Graham, Granger, Green Castle, Greentop, Guilford, Hale, Hamilton, Hannibal, Hardin, Harris, Helena, Henrietta, Holliday, Holt, Humphreys, Hunnewell, Huntsville, Hurdland, Independence, Jacksonville, Jameson, Jamesport, Jerome, Kahoka, Kansas City, Kearney, Keytesville, Kidder, King City, Kingston, Kirksville, Knox City, La Belle, La Grange, La Plata, Laclede, Laredo, Lathrop, Lawson, Lentner, Leonard, Levasy, Lewistown, Lexington, Liberty, Linneus, Lock Springs, Louisiana, Ludlow, Luray, Macon, Maitland, Marceline, Maysville, Maywood, Mc Fall, Meadville, Memphis, Mendon, Milan, Missouri City, Monroe City, Monticello, Mooresville, Mosby, Mound City, Napoleon, New Boston, New Cambria, New London, Newark, Norborne, Novelty, Novinger, Oak Grove, Oregon, Orrick, Osborn, Palmyra, Paris, Pattonsburg, Perry, Philadelphia, Plattsburg, Polo, Purdin, Queen City, Rayville, Rea, Revere, Richmond, Rosendale, Rothville, Rushville, Rutledge, Saint Joseph, Saint Patrick, Salisbury, Santa Fe, Savannah, Shelbina, Shelbyville, Sibley, Smithville, Spickard, Stanberry, Steelville, Stet, Stewartsville, Stoutsville, Sumner, Taylor, Tina, Trenton, Trimble, Triplett, Turney, Union Star, Utica, Wayland, Weatherby, Wellington, Wesco, Weston, Wheeling, Williamstown, Winigan, Winston, Worthington, Wyaconda
5b	-15 to -10	Allendale, Blythedale, Burlington Junction, Cainsville, Clearmont, Coatsville, Denver, Eagleville, Elmo, Fairfax, Gentry, Glenwood, Grant City, Green City, Hatfield, Hopkins, Lancaster, Livonia, Lucerne, Martinsville, Maryville, Mercer, New Hampton, Newtown, Parnell, Pickering, Pollock, Powersville, Princeton, Ravenwood, Ridgeway, Rock Port, Sheridan, Skidmore, Tarkio, Unionville, Watson, Westboro, Worth
7b	5 to 10	Anniston, Bernie, Bertrand, Blodgett, Bragg City, Braggadocio, Broseley, Campbell, Canalou, Caruthersville, Catron, Charleston, Clarkton, Deering, Dexter, Dudley, East Prairie, Essex, Fisk, Gibson, Gideon, Gobler, Grayridge, Hardenville, Harviell, Hayti, Holcomb, Kennett, Kewanee, Lilbourn, Malden, Marston, Matthews, Morehouse, Naylor, Neelyville, New Madrid, Parma, Poplar Bluff, Portageville, Qulin, Risco, Rives, Rombauer, Senath, Sikeston, Tallapoosa, Tecumseh, Wardell, Whiteoak, Wolf Island, Wyatt
8a	10 to 15	Arbyrd, Cardwell, Cooter, Holland, Hornersville, Steele

How to use the Planting Zones map for Missouri?

To use the US planting zones map for Missouri, which spans from Zone 5b to Zone 8a, follow these steps based on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. First, identify your zone using our interactive map or the ZIP code search tool above — this provides precise local information. Use this information to choose plants suited to your area’s average minimum winter temperatures. Zone 5b supports hardy perennials, while Zone 8a supports more tender plants.