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Chill hours in 97835

The short answer

97835 averages 1,996 chill hours per winter (1,5412,417 across 10 years) in USDA zone 7a.
97835 climate
Average chill hours1,996 (1,541–2,417 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone7a
Last spring frosttypically March 18 – April 20
First fall frosttypically October 23 – November 8

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 97835’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (161)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 97835.

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 97835 get?
97835 averages 1996 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1541 to 2417 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 97835?
97835 is in USDA hardiness zone 7a.

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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