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Chill hours in 59081

The short answer

59081 averages 714 chill hours per winter (5061,067 across 10 years) in USDA zone 4a.
59081 climate
Average chill hours714 (506–1,067 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone4a
Last spring frosttypically June 18 – June 30
First fall frosttypically July 3 – September 16

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 59081’s chill hours and zone:

Marginal (32)

Possible in a good year or a favorable microclimate — click through for the caveats.

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
AkaneApple
CortlandApple
Cox's Orange PippinApple
EmpireApple
HaralsonApple
HoneycrispApple
LibertyApple
SpartanApple
WealthyApple
Yellow TransparentApple
GoldcotApricot
HarkoNectarine
MericrestNectarine
Belle of GeorgiaPeach
ContenderPeach
CresthavenPeach
ElbertaPeach
FlameprincePeach
HarvesterPeach
LoringPeach
O'HenryPeach
RedglobePeach
RedskinPeach
ReliancePeach
D'AnjouPear
Harrow DelightPear
Blue DamsonPlum
French Improved PrunePlum
Italian PrunePlum
StanleyPlum
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How many chill hours does 59081 get?
59081 averages 714 chill hours per winter, ranging from 506 to 1067 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 59081?
59081 is in USDA hardiness zone 4a.

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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