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Chill hours in 62806

The short answer

62806 averages 1,451 chill hours per winter (1,1671,755 across 10 years) in USDA zone 6b.
62806 climate
Average chill hours1,451 (1,167–1,755 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone6b
Last spring frosttypically March 28 – April 17
First fall frosttypically November 1 – 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 62806’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (156)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 62806.

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 62806 get?
62806 averages 1451 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1167 to 1755 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 62806?
62806 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