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Chill hours in 25002

The short answer

25002 averages 1,430 chill hours per winter (1,1671,783 across 10 years) in USDA zone 7a.
25002 climate
Average chill hours1,430 (1,167–1,783 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone7a
Last spring frosttypically March 23 – April 21
First fall frosttypically November 1 – November 23

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 25002’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (161)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 25002.

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 25002 get?
25002 averages 1430 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1167 to 1783 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 25002?
25002 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