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Chill hours in 74350

The short answer

74350 averages 1,273 chill hours per winter (1,0461,597 across 10 years) in USDA zone 7a.
74350 climate
Average chill hours1,273 (1,046–1,597 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone7a
Last spring frosttypically February 28 – March 19
First fall frosttypically October 28 – December 1

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 74350’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (161)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 74350.

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 74350 get?
74350 averages 1273 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1046 to 1597 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 74350?
74350 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