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Chill hours in 18938

The short answer

18938 averages 1,691 chill hours per winter (1,3742,008 across 10 years) in USDA zone 7a.
18938 climate
Average chill hours1,691 (1,374–2,008 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone7a
Last spring frosttypically March 30 – April 22
First fall frosttypically November 1 – November 17

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 18938’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (161)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 18938.

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 18938 get?
18938 averages 1691 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1374 to 2008 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 18938?
18938 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