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Chill hours in 01908

The short answer

01908 averages 1,791 chill hours per winter (1,5302,056 across 10 years) in USDA zone 7a.
01908 climate
Average chill hours1,791 (1,530–2,056 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone7a
Last spring frosttypically April 3 – April 24
First fall frosttypically November 1 – November 22

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 01908’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (161)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 01908.

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
JonagoldApple
JonamacApple
JonathanApple
LibertyApple
LodiApple
McIntoshApple
MutsuApple
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How many chill hours does 01908 get?
01908 averages 1791 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1530 to 2056 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 01908?
01908 is in USDA hardiness zone 7a.

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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