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Chill hours in 83554

The short answer

83554 averages 2,145 chill hours per winter (1,6002,617 across 10 years) in USDA zone 7a.
83554 climate
Average chill hours2,145 (1,600–2,617 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone7a
Last spring frosttypically April 17 – May 11
First fall frosttypically October 4 – November 5

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 83554’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (161)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 83554.

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 83554 get?
83554 averages 2145 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1600 to 2617 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 83554?
83554 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