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Chill hours in 17372

The short answer

17372 averages 1,698 chill hours per winter (1,3971,942 across 10 years) in USDA zone 7a.
17372 climate
Average chill hours1,698 (1,397–1,942 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone7a
Last spring frosttypically March 26 – April 28
First fall frosttypically November 4 – 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 17372’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (161)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 17372.

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 17372 get?
17372 averages 1698 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1397 to 1942 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 17372?
17372 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