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Chill hours in 80481

The short answer

80481 averages 748 chill hours per winter (5631,031 across 10 years) in USDA zone 5b.
80481 climate
Average chill hours748 (563–1,031 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone5b
Last spring frosttypically June 16 – June 30
First fall frosttypically July 1 – September 9

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 80481’s chill hours and zone:

Marginal (36)

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
HoneycrispApple
LibertyApple
McIntoshApple
Rome BeautyApple
SpartanApple
WealthyApple
WinesapApple
Yellow TransparentApple
GoldcotApricot
HarkoNectarine
MericrestNectarine
Belle of GeorgiaPeach
ContenderPeach
CresthavenPeach
ElbertaPeach
FlameprincePeach
HarvesterPeach
LoringPeach
O'HenryPeach
RedglobePeach
RedhavenPeach
RedskinPeach
ReliancePeach
D'AnjouPear
Harrow DelightPear
Blue DamsonPlum
Show 6 more marginal varieties
How many chill hours does 80481 get?
80481 averages 748 chill hours per winter, ranging from 563 to 1031 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 80481?
80481 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