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Chill hours in 83612

The short answer

83612 averages 1,786 chill hours per winter (1,3902,139 across 10 years) in USDA zone 6a.
83612 climate
Average chill hours1,786 (1,390–2,139 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone6a
Last spring frosttypically April 19 – May 11
First fall frosttypically October 9 – October 23

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 83612’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (156)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 83612.

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
IdaredApple
JonagoldApple
JonamacApple
JonathanApple
LibertyApple
LodiApple
McIntoshApple
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How many chill hours does 83612 get?
83612 averages 1786 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1390 to 2139 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 83612?
83612 is in USDA hardiness zone 6a.

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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