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Chill hours in 83648

The short answer

83648 averages 1,908 chill hours per winter (1,3212,363 across 10 years) in USDA zone 7a.
83648 climate
Average chill hours1,908 (1,321–2,363 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone7a
Last spring frosttypically March 29 – April 20
First fall frosttypically October 24 – November 8

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 83648’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (161)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 83648.

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 83648 get?
83648 averages 1908 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1321 to 2363 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 83648?
83648 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