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Chill hours in 86336

The short answer

86336 averages 1,621 chill hours per winter (1,2991,952 across 10 years) in USDA zone 8b.
86336 climate
Average chill hours1,621 (1,299–1,952 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone8b
Last spring frosttypically March 23 – April 9
First fall frosttypically October 28 – November 25

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 86336’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (159)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 86336.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
Acey MacApple
AkaneApple
AnnaApple
Arkansas BlackApple
BraeburnApple
CameoApple
CandyCrispApple
Cox's Orange PippinApple
Dorsett GoldenApple
EmpireApple
FortuneApple
FujiApple
GalaApple
Ginger GoldApple
GoldRushApple
Golden DeliciousApple
Golden SupremeApple
Granny SmithApple
GravensteinApple
JonagoldApple
JonamacApple
JonathanApple
LibertyApple
McIntoshApple
MutsuApple
Northern SpyApple
Paula RedApple
Pink LadyApple
Red DeliciousApple
Rome BeautyApple
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How many chill hours does 86336 get?
86336 averages 1621 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1299 to 1952 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 86336?
86336 is in USDA hardiness zone 8b.

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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