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Chill hours in 69145

The short answer

69145 averages 1,508 chill hours per winter (1,3421,658 across 10 years) in USDA zone 5a.
69145 climate
Average chill hours1,508 (1,342–1,658 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone5a
Last spring frosttypically April 24 – May 22
First fall frosttypically October 10 – November 7

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 69145’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (152)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 69145.

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 69145 get?
69145 averages 1508 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1342 to 1658 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 69145?
69145 is in USDA hardiness zone 5a.

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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