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Chill hours in 50546

The short answer

50546 averages 1,287 chill hours per winter (1,1181,564 across 10 years) in USDA zone 5a.
50546 climate
Average chill hours1,287 (1,118–1,564 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone5a
Last spring frosttypically April 18 – April 28
First fall frosttypically October 12 – October 28

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 50546’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (152)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 50546.

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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How many chill hours does 50546 get?
50546 averages 1287 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1118 to 1564 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 50546?
50546 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