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Chill hours in 23884

The short answer

23884 averages 1,296 chill hours per winter (9881,592 across 10 years) in USDA zone 7b.
23884 climate
Average chill hours1,296 (988–1,592 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone7b
Last spring frosttypically March 9 – April 3
First fall frosttypically November 11 – November 29

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 23884’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (161)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 23884.

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 23884 get?
23884 averages 1296 chill hours per winter, ranging from 988 to 1592 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 23884?
23884 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