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Chill hours in 80535

The short answer

80535 averages 1,494 chill hours per winter (1,2681,645 across 10 years) in USDA zone 5b.
80535 climate
Average chill hours1,494 (1,268–1,645 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone5b
Last spring frosttypically April 25 – May 22
First fall frosttypically October 3 – 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 80535’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (152)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 80535.

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 80535 get?
80535 averages 1494 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1268 to 1645 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 80535?
80535 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