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Chill hours in 87120

The short answer

87120 averages 1,676 chill hours per winter (1,4281,870 across 10 years) in USDA zone 7b.
87120 climate
Average chill hours1,676 (1,428–1,870 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone7b
Last spring frosttypically March 20 – April 16
First fall frosttypically October 25 – 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 87120’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (161)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 87120.

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 87120 get?
87120 averages 1676 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1428 to 1870 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 87120?
87120 is in USDA hardiness zone 7b.

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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