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Chill hours in 97840

The short answer

97840 averages 2,212 chill hours per winter (1,4872,756 across 10 years) in USDA zone 7a.
97840 climate
Average chill hours2,212 (1,487–2,756 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone7a
Last spring frosttypically April 10 – April 20
First fall frosttypically October 14 – November 11

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 97840’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (161)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 97840.

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 97840 get?
97840 averages 2212 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1487 to 2756 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 97840?
97840 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