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Chill hours in 62425

The short answer

62425 averages 1,471 chill hours per winter (1,2281,753 across 10 years) in USDA zone 6b.
62425 climate
Average chill hours1,471 (1,228–1,753 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone6b
Last spring frosttypically March 29 – April 21
First fall frosttypically October 31 – November 22

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 62425’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (156)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 62425.

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 62425 get?
62425 averages 1471 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1228 to 1753 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 62425?
62425 is in USDA hardiness zone 6b.

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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