Sunset Climate Zone Region

Central California

Want to know which Sunset Plants grow best in your region? Use the map image and climate zone descriptions below to identify your location, and then click the Zone number for a list of plants ideal for your region.

Zone 1

Coldest mountain and intermountain areas of the contiguous states and Southwestern British Columbia

Zone 2

Cold mountain and intermountain areas

Zone 3

Mild areas of mountain and intermountain climates

Zone 7

California

Zone 8

Cold-air basins of California

Zone 9

Thermal belts of California

Zone 11

Medium to high desert of California and southern Nevada

Zone 14

Northern California’s inland areas with some ocean influence

Zone 15

Chilly winters along the Coast Range

Zone 16

Central and Northern California Coast thermal belts

Zone 17

Marine effects in Southern Oregon, Northern and Central California

Zone 18

Above and below the thermal belts in Southern California

Zone 19

Thermal belts around Southern California's interior valleys

Zone 20

Cool winters in Southern California

Zone 21

Thermal belts in Southern California

Zone 22

Cold-winter portions of Southern California

Zone 23

Thermal belts of Southern California

Zone 24

Marine influence along the Southern California coast

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