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Chill hours in 63743

The short answer

63743 averages 1,442 chill hours per winter (1,2051,735 across 10 years) in USDA zone 7a.
63743 climate
Average chill hours1,442 (1,205–1,735 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone7a
Last spring frosttypically March 8 – April 17
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 63743’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (161)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 63743.

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 63743 get?
63743 averages 1442 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1205 to 1735 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 63743?
63743 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