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Chill hours in N1P

The short answer

N1P averages 1,506 chill hours per winter (1,2751,826 across 10 years) in USDA zone 5b.
N1P climate
Average chill hours1,506 (1,275–1,826 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone5b (NRCan zone 6a)
Last spring frosttypically April 27 – May 9
First fall frosttypically October 21 – November 8

Computed from 10 winters of ERA5 hourly temperature (Open-Meteo, 2015–2025); zones from USDA PHZM 2023 / NRCan 1981–2010. Data updated July 3, 2026. See methodology.

Every variety in our database, checked against N1P’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (152)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in N1P.

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
Show 122 more good fit varieties
How many chill hours does N1P get?
N1P averages 1506 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1275 to 1826 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is N1P?
N1P is in USDA hardiness zone 5b.

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Sources

  1. [1] Open-Meteo / Copernicus ERA5. Historical Weather API (hourly 2m temperature) — accessed July 2026
  2. [2] Natural Resources Canada. Plant Hardiness Zones of Canada — accessed July 2026