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Chill hours in 80428

The short answer

80428 averages 684 chill hours per winter (517953 across 10 years) in USDA zone 5a.
80428 climate
Average chill hours684 (517–953 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone5a
Last spring frosttypically June 15 – June 30
First fall frosttypically July 1 – September 11

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 80428’s chill hours and zone:

Marginal (51)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
AkaneApple
BraeburnApple
CortlandApple
Cox's Orange PippinApple
EmpireApple
GravensteinApple
HoneycrispApple
JonagoldApple
JonathanApple
LibertyApple
McIntoshApple
Red DeliciousApple
SpartanApple
WealthyApple
WinesapApple
Yellow TransparentApple
GoldcotApricot
HarcotApricot
Wenatchee MoorparkApricot
HarkoNectarine
IndependenceNectarine
MericrestNectarine
Belle of GeorgiaPeach
ContenderPeach
CresthavenPeach
ElbertaPeach
FlameprincePeach
FrostPeach
HarvesterPeach
LoringPeach
Show 21 more marginal varieties
How many chill hours does 80428 get?
80428 averages 684 chill hours per winter, ranging from 517 to 953 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 80428?
80428 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