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Chill hours in 10506

The short answer

10506 averages 1,691 chill hours per winter (1,4381,960 across 10 years) in USDA zone 7a.
10506 climate
Average chill hours1,691 (1,438–1,960 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone7a
Last spring frosttypically April 5 – April 22
First fall frosttypically November 2 – 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 10506’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (161)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 10506.

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 10506 get?
10506 averages 1691 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1438 to 1960 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 10506?
10506 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