Sunset Climate Zone Region

Northern 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 4

Cold-winter areas of the north coast and mild-winter areas of Alaska and British Columbia

Zone 5

Marine influence along the Northwest coast, Puget South, and South Vancouver Island

Zone 6

The Willamette and Columbia River Valleys

Zone 7

California

Zone 8

Cold-air basins of California

Zone 9

Thermal belts of California

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

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