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Chill hours in 66619

The short answer

66619 averages 1,410 chill hours per winter (1,2021,751 across 10 years) in USDA zone 6b.
66619 climate
Average chill hours1,410 (1,202–1,751 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 66619’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (156)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 66619.

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 66619 get?
66619 averages 1410 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1202 to 1751 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 66619?
66619 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