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Chill hours in 59870

The short answer

59870 averages 2,054 chill hours per winter (1,7192,475 across 10 years) in USDA zone 5b.
59870 climate
Average chill hours2,054 (1,719–2,475 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone5b
Last spring frosttypically April 18 – May 22
First fall frosttypically October 12 – October 26

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 59870’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (152)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 59870.

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 59870 get?
59870 averages 2054 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1719 to 2475 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 59870?
59870 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