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Chill hours in 66093

The short answer

66093 averages 1,396 chill hours per winter (1,1661,755 across 10 years) in USDA zone 6b.
66093 climate
Average chill hours1,396 (1,166–1,755 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone6b
Last spring frosttypically March 22 – April 22
First fall frosttypically October 18 – 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 66093’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (156)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 66093.

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 66093 get?
66093 averages 1396 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1166 to 1755 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 66093?
66093 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