Skip to content
EveryOrchard
Menu

Location almanac

Chill hours in 56650

The short answer

56650 averages 960 chill hours per winter (7271,228 across 10 years) in USDA zone 3b.
56650 climate
Average chill hours960 (727–1,228 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone3b
Last spring frosttypically April 25 – May 15
First fall frosttypically September 29 – October 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 56650’s chill hours and zone:

How many chill hours does 56650 get?
56650 averages 960 chill hours per winter, ranging from 727 to 1228 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 56650?
56650 is in USDA hardiness zone 3b.

Growing fruit trees in 56650? Get a care calendar anchored to this exact climate, with email reminders.

Start My Orchard

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