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Chill hours in 73747

The short answer

73747 averages 1,263 chill hours per winter (1,0181,616 across 10 years) in USDA zone 7a.
73747 climate
Average chill hours1,263 (1,018–1,616 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone7a
Last spring frosttypically March 6 – April 14
First fall frosttypically October 28 – November 27

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 73747’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (161)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 73747.

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
JonagoldApple
JonamacApple
JonathanApple
LibertyApple
LodiApple
McIntoshApple
MutsuApple
Show 131 more good fit varieties
How many chill hours does 73747 get?
73747 averages 1263 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1018 to 1616 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 73747?
73747 is in USDA hardiness zone 7a.

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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