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Chill hours in 80448

The short answer

80448 averages 659 chill hours per winter (525864 across 10 years) in USDA zone 5b.
80448 climate
Average chill hours659 (525–864 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone5b
Last spring frosttypically June 25 – June 30
First fall frosttypically July 1 – July 5

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 80448’s chill hours and zone:

Marginal (47)

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
Red DeliciousApple
SpartanApple
WealthyApple
WinesapApple
Yellow TransparentApple
GoldcotApricot
HarcotApricot
Wenatchee MoorparkApricot
HarkoNectarine
IndependenceNectarine
MericrestNectarine
Belle of GeorgiaPeach
ElbertaPeach
FlameprincePeach
FrostPeach
HarvesterPeach
LoringPeach
O'HenryPeach
RedglobePeach
RedskinPeach
Show 17 more marginal varieties
How many chill hours does 80448 get?
80448 averages 659 chill hours per winter, ranging from 525 to 864 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 80448?
80448 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