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Chill hours in 81210

The short answer

81210 averages 697 chill hours per winter (5471,060 across 10 years) in USDA zone 5a.
81210 climate
Average chill hours697 (547–1,060 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone5a
Last spring frosttypically June 25 – June 30
First fall frosttypically July 1 – July 10

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 81210’s chill hours and zone:

Marginal (53)

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
Rome BeautyApple
SpartanApple
WealthyApple
WinesapApple
Yellow TransparentApple
GoldcotApricot
HarcotApricot
Wenatchee MoorparkApricot
HarkoNectarine
IndependenceNectarine
MericrestNectarine
Belle of GeorgiaPeach
ContenderPeach
CresthavenPeach
ElbertaPeach
FlameprincePeach
FrostPeach
HarvesterPeach
Show 23 more marginal varieties
How many chill hours does 81210 get?
81210 averages 697 chill hours per winter, ranging from 547 to 1060 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 81210?
81210 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