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Chill hours in 01069

The short answer

01069 averages 1,589 chill hours per winter (1,3471,846 across 10 years) in USDA zone 6a.
01069 climate
Average chill hours1,589 (1,347–1,846 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone6a
Last spring frosttypically April 10 – April 29
First fall frosttypically October 19 – November 9

Computed from 10 winters of ERA5 hourly temperature (Open-Meteo, 2015–2025); zones from USDA PHZM 2023. Data updated July 3, 2026. See methodology.

Every variety in our database, checked against 01069’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (156)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 01069.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
Acey MacApple
AkaneApple
AnnaApple
Arkansas BlackApple
BraeburnApple
CameoApple
CandyCrispApple
CortlandApple
Cox's Orange PippinApple
CrimsonCrispApple
Dorsett GoldenApple
EarligoldApple
EmpireApple
FortuneApple
FujiApple
GalaApple
Ginger GoldApple
GoldRushApple
Golden DeliciousApple
Golden SupremeApple
Granny SmithApple
GravensteinApple
HoneycrispApple
IdaredApple
JonagoldApple
JonamacApple
JonathanApple
LibertyApple
LodiApple
McIntoshApple
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How many chill hours does 01069 get?
01069 averages 1589 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1347 to 1846 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 01069?
01069 is in USDA hardiness zone 6a.

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Sources

  1. [1] Open-Meteo / Copernicus ERA5. Historical Weather API (hourly 2m temperature) — accessed July 2026
  2. [2] USDA / PRISM (Oregon State University). 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map — accessed July 2026