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Chill hours in 98585

The short answer

98585 averages 2,586 chill hours per winter (2,0772,820 across 10 years) in USDA zone 8b.
98585 climate
Average chill hours2,586 (2,077–2,820 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone8b
Last spring frosttypically April 20 – May 12
First fall frosttypically October 7 – 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 98585’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (159)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 98585.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
Acey MacApple
AkaneApple
AnnaApple
Arkansas BlackApple
BraeburnApple
CameoApple
CandyCrispApple
Cox's Orange PippinApple
Dorsett GoldenApple
EmpireApple
FortuneApple
FujiApple
GalaApple
Ginger GoldApple
GoldRushApple
Golden DeliciousApple
Golden SupremeApple
Granny SmithApple
GravensteinApple
JonagoldApple
JonamacApple
JonathanApple
LibertyApple
McIntoshApple
MutsuApple
Northern SpyApple
Paula RedApple
Pink LadyApple
Red DeliciousApple
Rome BeautyApple
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How many chill hours does 98585 get?
98585 averages 2586 chill hours per winter, ranging from 2077 to 2820 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 98585?
98585 is in USDA hardiness zone 8b.

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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