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Chill hours in 83654

The short answer

83654 averages 986 chill hours per winter (5801,368 across 10 years) in USDA zone 6a.
83654 climate
Average chill hours986 (580–1,368 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone6a
Last spring frosttypically June 12 – June 25
First fall frosttypically July 3 – September 16

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 83654’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (154)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 83654.

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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Marginal (2)

Possible in a good year or a favorable microclimate — click through for the caveats.

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
Rome BeautyApple
ReliancePeach
How many chill hours does 83654 get?
83654 averages 986 chill hours per winter, ranging from 580 to 1368 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 83654?
83654 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