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Chill hours in 47445

The short answer

47445 averages 1,488 chill hours per winter (1,2541,791 across 10 years) in USDA zone 6a.
47445 climate
Average chill hours1,488 (1,254–1,791 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone6a
Last spring frosttypically March 29 – April 24
First fall frosttypically October 31 – November 14

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 47445’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (156)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 47445.

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
IdaredApple
JonagoldApple
JonamacApple
JonathanApple
LibertyApple
LodiApple
McIntoshApple
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How many chill hours does 47445 get?
47445 averages 1488 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1254 to 1791 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 47445?
47445 is in USDA hardiness zone 6a.

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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