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Chill hours in 49868

The short answer

49868 averages 1,258 chill hours per winter (9041,612 across 10 years) in USDA zone 5a.
49868 climate
Average chill hours1,258 (904–1,612 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone5a
Last spring frosttypically May 5 – May 17
First fall frosttypically October 17 – November 2

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 49868’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (152)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 49868.

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 49868 get?
49868 averages 1258 chill hours per winter, ranging from 904 to 1612 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 49868?
49868 is in USDA hardiness zone 5a.

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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