Canada Hardiness Zone 5a

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NOTE: No Planting in Winter Months.

Canada Zone 5a - Temperate Mild Summer

Extreme Minimum Temperate −28.9 to −26.1°C (−20 to −15°F)

This zone has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), with long, cold, and snowy winters, warm summers. There are short, generally cool or mild springs and autumns. Rainfall is moderate: highest in summer and fall and lowest from January to April.

Larger towns in this region include:


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