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Chill hours in 74403

The short answer

74403 averages 1,197 chill hours per winter (9451,490 across 10 years) in USDA zone 7b.
74403 climate
Average chill hours1,197 (945–1,490 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone7b
Last spring frosttypically February 22 – March 20
First fall frosttypically October 31 – December 9

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 74403’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (161)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 74403.

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 74403 get?
74403 averages 1197 chill hours per winter, ranging from 945 to 1490 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 74403?
74403 is in USDA hardiness zone 7b.

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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