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Chill hours in 83656

The short answer

83656 averages 1,833 chill hours per winter (1,1612,323 across 10 years) in USDA zone 7a.
83656 climate
Average chill hours1,833 (1,161–2,323 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone7a
Last spring frosttypically March 29 – April 20
First fall frosttypically October 24 – November 10

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 83656’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (161)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 83656.

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 83656 get?
83656 averages 1833 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1161 to 2323 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 83656?
83656 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