The 1990 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map for Texas was the official USDA zone reference for over two decades. It was based on average annual extreme minimum winter temperature data collected from 1974 to 1986. Use the table below to compare 1990 zones to the revised 2012 zones and the current 2023 zones.
| Location | 1990 Hardiness Zone | 2012 Zone | 2023 Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F |
| Addison | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Alamo | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 10a — 30°F to 35°F |
| Aldine | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Alice | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Allen | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Alton | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 10a — 30°F to 35°F |
| Alvin | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Amarillo | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F |
| Angleton | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Anna | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Arlington | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Atascocita | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Austin | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| Balch Springs | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Bay City | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Baytown | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Beaumont | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Bedford | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Bellaire | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Belton | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Benbrook | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Big Spring | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F |
| Boerne | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Brenham | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| Brownsville | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 10a — 30°F to 35°F | 10a — 30°F to 35°F |
| Brownwood | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F |
| Brushy Creek | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| Bryan | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| Buda | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| Burleson | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Canyon Lake | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| Carrollton | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Cedar Hill | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Cedar Park | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| Celina | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Channelview | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Cibolo | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| Cinco Ranch | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Cleburne | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Cloverleaf | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| College Station | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| Colleyville | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Conroe | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| Converse | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| Coppell | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Copperas Cove | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Corinth | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Corpus Christi | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 10a — 30°F to 35°F |
| Corsicana | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Crowley | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Dallas | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Deer Park | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Del Rio | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| Denison | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F |
| Denton | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| DeSoto | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Dickinson | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Donna | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 10a — 30°F to 35°F |
| Duncanville | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Eagle Pass | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| Edinburg | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 10a — 30°F to 35°F |
| El Paso | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Ennis | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Euless | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Farmers Branch | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Fate | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Flower Mound | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Forney | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Fort Worth | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Fresno | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Friendswood | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Frisco | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Fulshear | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| Gainesville | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F |
| Galveston | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 10a — 30°F to 35°F |
| Garland | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Gatesville | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Georgetown | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| Glenn Heights | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Grand Prairie | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Grapevine | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Greenville | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Groves | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Haltom City | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Harker Heights | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Harlingen | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 10a — 30°F to 35°F |
| Hewitt | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Highland Village | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Horizon City | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Houston | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Humble | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Huntsville | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| Hurst | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Hutto | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| Irving | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Katy | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| Keller | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Kerrville | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Killeen | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Kingsville | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Kyle | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| La Marque | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| La Porte | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Lake Jackson | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Lakehills | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Lakeway | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| Lancaster | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Laredo | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| League City | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Leander | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Lewisville | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Little Elm | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Live Oak | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| Longview | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Lubbock | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Lufkin | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| Mansfield | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Marshall | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| McAllen | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 10a — 30°F to 35°F |
| McKinney | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Mercedes | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 10a — 30°F to 35°F |
| Mesquite | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Midland | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Midlothian | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Mission | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 10a — 30°F to 35°F |
| Mission Bend | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Mission Bend | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Missouri City | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Mount Pleasant | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Murphy | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Nacogdoches | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Nederland | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| New Braunfels | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| North Richland Hills | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Odessa | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Orange | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| Palestine | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Palmview | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 10a — 30°F to 35°F |
| Pampa | 6b — -5°F to 0°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F |
| Paris | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Pasadena | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Pearland | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Pecan Grove | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Pflugerville | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| Pharr | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 10a — 30°F to 35°F |
| Plainview | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7a — 0°F to 5°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F |
| Plano | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Port Arthur | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Portland | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 10a — 30°F to 35°F |
| Princeton | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Prosper | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Richardson | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Rio Grande City | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Rockwall | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Rosenberg | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Round Rock | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| Rowlett | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Sachse | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Saginaw | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| San Angelo | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F |
| San Antonio | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| San Benito | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 10a — 30°F to 35°F |
| San Juan | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 10a — 30°F to 35°F |
| San Marcos | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| Schertz | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| Seagoville | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Seguin | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| Sherman | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F |
| Socorro | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| South Houston | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Southlake | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Spring | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Stafford | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Stephenville | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Sugar Land | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Sulphur Springs | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Taylor | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| Temple | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Terrell | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Texarkana | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Texas City | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 10a — 30°F to 35°F |
| The Colony | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| The Woodlands | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| Timberwood Park | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Tyler | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Universal City | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| University Park | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Uvalde | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F |
| Victoria | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9a — 20°F to 25°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F |
| Waco | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Watauga | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Waxahachie | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Weatherford | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F |
| Weslaco | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 9b — 25°F to 30°F | 10a — 30°F to 35°F |
| West Odessa | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F |
| White Settlement | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
| Wichita Falls | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 7b — 5°F to 10°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F |
| Wylie | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8a — 10°F to 15°F | 8b — 15°F to 20°F |
The 1990 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in collaboration with the American Horticultural Society. It served as the official US planting zone reference from 1990 until the 2012 revision.
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.