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Chill hours in 53597

The short answer

53597 averages 1,367 chill hours per winter (1,1821,689 across 10 years) in USDA zone 5a.
53597 climate
Average chill hours1,367 (1,182–1,689 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone5a
Last spring frosttypically April 24 – May 13
First fall frosttypically October 15 – November 13

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 53597’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (152)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 53597.

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 53597 get?
53597 averages 1367 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1182 to 1689 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 53597?
53597 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