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Chill hours in 66503

The short answer

66503 averages 1,400 chill hours per winter (1,1721,742 across 10 years) in USDA zone 6b.
66503 climate
Average chill hours1,400 (1,172–1,742 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone6b
Last spring frosttypically March 21 – April 16
First fall frosttypically October 18 – November 21

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 66503’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (156)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 66503.

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 66503 get?
66503 averages 1400 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1172 to 1742 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 66503?
66503 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