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Chill hours in 86437

The short answer

86437 averages 1,588 chill hours per winter (1,2481,910 across 10 years) in USDA zone 8a.
86437 climate
Average chill hours1,588 (1,248–1,910 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone8a
Last spring frosttypically March 12 – April 6
First fall frosttypically October 28 – November 19

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 86437’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (159)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 86437.

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 86437 get?
86437 averages 1588 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1248 to 1910 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 86437?
86437 is in USDA hardiness zone 8a.

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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