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Chill hours in 65897

The short answer

65897 averages 1,401 chill hours per winter (1,1681,697 across 10 years) in USDA zone 7a.
65897 climate
Average chill hours1,401 (1,168–1,697 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone7a
Last spring frosttypically March 15 – April 19
First fall frosttypically October 28 – 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 65897’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (161)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 65897.

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 65897 get?
65897 averages 1401 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1168 to 1697 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 65897?
65897 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