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Chill hours in 60955

The short answer

60955 averages 1,510 chill hours per winter (1,2471,816 across 10 years) in USDA zone 5b.
60955 climate
Average chill hours1,510 (1,247–1,816 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone5b
Last spring frosttypically April 4 – April 29
First fall frosttypically October 18 – November 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 60955’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (152)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 60955.

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 60955 get?
60955 averages 1510 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1247 to 1816 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 60955?
60955 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