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Chill hours in 51638

The short answer

51638 averages 1,375 chill hours per winter (1,1181,639 across 10 years) in USDA zone 5b.
51638 climate
Average chill hours1,375 (1,118–1,639 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone5b
Last spring frosttypically March 29 – April 23
First fall frosttypically October 17 – November 21

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 51638’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (152)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 51638.

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 51638 get?
51638 averages 1375 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1118 to 1639 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 51638?
51638 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] USDA / PRISM (Oregon State University). 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map — accessed July 2026