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Chill hours in 20746

The short answer

20746 averages 1,546 chill hours per winter (1,2261,816 across 10 years) in USDA zone 7b.
20746 climate
Average chill hours1,546 (1,226–1,816 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone7b
Last spring frosttypically March 21 – April 8
First fall frosttypically November 11 – December 1

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 20746’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (161)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 20746.

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 20746 get?
20746 averages 1546 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1226 to 1816 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 20746?
20746 is in USDA hardiness zone 7b.

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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