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Chill hours in 68942

The short answer

68942 averages 1,397 chill hours per winter (1,1931,602 across 10 years) in USDA zone 6a.
68942 climate
Average chill hours1,397 (1,193–1,602 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone6a
Last spring frosttypically March 28 – April 23
First fall frosttypically October 11 – November 15

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 68942’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (156)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 68942.

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 68942 get?
68942 averages 1397 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1193 to 1602 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 68942?
68942 is in USDA hardiness zone 6a.

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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