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Chill hours in 89823

The short answer

89823 averages 927 chill hours per winter (4381,294 across 10 years) in USDA zone 5a.
89823 climate
Average chill hours927 (438–1,294 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone5a
Last spring frosttypically June 11 – June 22
First fall frosttypically September 6 – September 24

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 89823’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (150)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 89823.

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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Marginal (2)

Possible in a good year or a favorable microclimate — click through for the caveats.

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
Rome BeautyApple
ReliancePeach
How many chill hours does 89823 get?
89823 averages 927 chill hours per winter, ranging from 438 to 1294 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 89823?
89823 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