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Chill hours in 19403

The short answer

19403 averages 1,664 chill hours per winter (1,3471,912 across 10 years) in USDA zone 7a.
19403 climate
Average chill hours1,664 (1,347–1,912 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone7a
Last spring frosttypically March 27 – April 21
First fall frosttypically November 1 – November 15

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 19403’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (161)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 19403.

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
Show 131 more good fit varieties
How many chill hours does 19403 get?
19403 averages 1664 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1347 to 1912 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 19403?
19403 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