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Chill hours in 18017

The short answer

18017 averages 1,693 chill hours per winter (1,4112,008 across 10 years) in USDA zone 7a.
18017 climate
Average chill hours1,693 (1,411–2,008 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone7a
Last spring frosttypically April 9 – April 29
First fall frosttypically October 27 – November 11

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 18017’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (161)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 18017.

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 18017 get?
18017 averages 1693 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1411 to 2008 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 18017?
18017 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