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Chill hours in 84028

The short answer

84028 averages 1,345 chill hours per winter (7221,851 across 10 years) in USDA zone 5a.
84028 climate
Average chill hours1,345 (722–1,851 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone5a
Last spring frosttypically May 3 – June 10
First fall frosttypically September 26 – October 27

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 84028’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (152)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 84028.

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 84028 get?
84028 averages 1345 chill hours per winter, ranging from 722 to 1851 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 84028?
84028 is in USDA hardiness zone 5a.

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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