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Chill hours in 87715

The short answer

87715 averages 1,571 chill hours per winter (1,4341,679 across 10 years) in USDA zone 6b.
87715 climate
Average chill hours1,571 (1,434–1,679 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone6b
Last spring frosttypically May 5 – May 31
First fall frosttypically October 5 – October 31

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 87715’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (156)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 87715.

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 87715 get?
87715 averages 1571 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1434 to 1679 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 87715?
87715 is in USDA hardiness zone 6b.

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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