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Chill hours in 56021

The short answer

56021 averages 1,148 chill hours per winter (8441,400 across 10 years) in USDA zone 5a.
56021 climate
Average chill hours1,148 (844–1,400 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone5a
Last spring frosttypically April 13 – April 28
First fall frosttypically October 17 – November 7

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 56021’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (152)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 56021.

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 56021 get?
56021 averages 1148 chill hours per winter, ranging from 844 to 1400 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 56021?
56021 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