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Chill hours in 25403

The short answer

25403 averages 1,666 chill hours per winter (1,3481,916 across 10 years) in USDA zone 7a.
25403 climate
Average chill hours1,666 (1,348–1,916 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone7a
Last spring frosttypically March 27 – April 28
First fall frosttypically November 2 – 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 25403’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (161)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 25403.

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 25403 get?
25403 averages 1666 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1348 to 1916 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 25403?
25403 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