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Chill hours in 24620

The short answer

24620 averages 1,387 chill hours per winter (1,1021,697 across 10 years) in USDA zone 7a.
24620 climate
Average chill hours1,387 (1,102–1,697 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone7a
Last spring frosttypically April 5 – April 25
First fall frosttypically October 18 – November 13

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 24620’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (161)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 24620.

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 24620 get?
24620 averages 1387 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1102 to 1697 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 24620?
24620 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