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Chill hours in 79118

The short answer

79118 averages 1,328 chill hours per winter (1,0941,615 across 10 years) in USDA zone 7a.
79118 climate
Average chill hours1,328 (1,094–1,615 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone7a
Last spring frosttypically March 12 – April 18
First fall frosttypically October 15 – November 21

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 79118’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (161)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 79118.

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
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How many chill hours does 79118 get?
79118 averages 1328 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1094 to 1615 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 79118?
79118 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