The 2012 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map for New York was released in November 2012 and incorporated climate data from 1976 to 2005 — the first major revision since the 1990 map. Use the table below to compare 2012 zones to the current 2023 zones.
| Location | 2012 Hardiness Zone | 1990 Zone | 2023 Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Amsterdam | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F |
| Auburn | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Baldwin | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Barton | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Batavia | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Bay Shore | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Beekman | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Beekmantown | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 4a — -30°F to -25°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F |
| Bellmore | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Bethpage | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Binghamton | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Blooming Grove | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Boston | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Brentwood | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Brunswick | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F |
| Buffalo | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Centereach | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Central Islip | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Cheektowaga | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Cicero | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F |
| Clay | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F |
| Clifton Park | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Coeymans | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Cohoes | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Collins | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Commack | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Concord | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F |
| Conklin | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Copiague | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Coram | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Cortland | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F |
| Deer Park | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Depew | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Dix Hills | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| East Fishkill | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| East Massapequa | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| East Meadow | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| East Northport | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| East Patchogue | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F |
| Eggertsville | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Elma | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Elmira | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Elmont | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Esopus | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Farmington | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Farmington | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Floral Park | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Franklin Square | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Freeport | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Garden City | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Glen Cove | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Glenville | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F |
| Gloversville | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F |
| Greenfield | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 4b — -25°F to -20°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F |
| Guilderland | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Halfmoon | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Hampton Bays | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F |
| Hamptonburgh | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Harrietstown | 4a — -30°F to -25°F | 4a — -30°F to -25°F | 4a — -30°F to -25°F |
| Harrison | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Hastings | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 4b — -25°F to -20°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F |
| Hauppauge | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Hempstead | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Henrietta | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Hicksville | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Holbrook | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Holtsville | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Hoosick | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F |
| Huntington | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Huntington Station | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Irondequoit | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Islip | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Ithaca | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Jamestown | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Johnson City | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Kenmore | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Kings Park | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Kingsbury | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 4b — -25°F to -20°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F |
| Kingston | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Kirkland | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 4b — -25°F to -20°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F |
| Kirkwood | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Kiryas Joel | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Lackawanna | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Lake Ronkonkoma | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Lee | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F |
| Lenox | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F |
| Levittown | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Lewisboro | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Lindenhurst | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Lloyd | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Lockport | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Long Beach | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Lynbrook | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Lysander | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Maine | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Malta | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 4b — -25°F to -20°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F |
| Mamaroneck | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Marbletown | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Marilla | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Massapequa | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Massapequa Park | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Mastic | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F |
| Medford | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F |
| Melville | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Mendon | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Merrick | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Middletown | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Mineola | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Monsey | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F |
| Mount Hope | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Mount Pleasant | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F |
| Mount Vernon | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Nanuet | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F |
| New City | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F |
| New Rochelle | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| New Scotland | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| New York | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Newburgh | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Niagara Falls | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Niskayuna | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| North Amityville | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| North Babylon | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| North Bellmore | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| North Castle | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F |
| North Elba | 4a — -30°F to -25°F | 4a — -30°F to -25°F | 4a — -30°F to -25°F |
| North Massapequa | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| North New Hyde Park | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| North Salem | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| North Tonawanda | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| North Valley Stream | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Northumberland | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 4b — -25°F to -20°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F |
| Oceanside | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Ossining | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F |
| Oswego | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Patterson | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Pearl River | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F |
| Peekskill | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F |
| Pendleton | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Penfield | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Pittstown | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F |
| Plainview | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Plattsburgh | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 4b — -25°F to -20°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F |
| Pompey | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F |
| Port Chester | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Port Washington | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Poughkeepsie | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Pound Ridge | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Putnam Valley | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Queensbury | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 4b — -25°F to -20°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F |
| Ramapo | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F |
| Richland | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 4b — -25°F to -20°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F |
| Ridgeway | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Riga | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Rochester | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Rockville Centre | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Rome | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F |
| Roosevelt | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Rotterdam | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Rye | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Saratoga Springs | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 4b — -25°F to -20°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F |
| Sayville | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Scarsdale | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F |
| Schenectady | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Scriba | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Seaford | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Selden | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Shirley | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F |
| Smithtown | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Somers | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Spring Valley | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F |
| Sullivan | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F |
| Syosset | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Syracuse | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Tonawanda | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Troy | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Uniondale | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Utica | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 4b — -25°F to -20°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F |
| Valley Stream | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Van Buren | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Vestal | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Vienna | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 4b — -25°F to -20°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F |
| Volney | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| Wantagh | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Watertown | 4b — -25°F to -20°F | 4b — -25°F to -20°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F |
| Wawarsing | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| West Babylon | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| West Hempstead | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| West Islip | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| West Seneca | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F |
| Westbury | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Westvale | 5b — -15°F to -10°F | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 6a — -10°F to -5°F |
| White Plains | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F |
| Wilton | 5a — -20°F to -15°F | 4b — -25°F to -20°F | 5b — -15°F to -10°F |
| Woodmere | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Yonkers | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
The 2012 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map was released in November 2012 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS). It was the first major revision to the USDA map since 1990 and was developed in cooperation with Oregon State University’s PRISM Climate Group using more weather stations and finer-resolution data.
Official source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map — planthardiness.ars.usda.gov
This interactive map presentation is provided by PlantMaps. The underlying hardiness zone boundary data is sourced from the USDA Agricultural Research Service. Zone assignments for individual cities and towns are derived from PlantMaps climate data.