Skip to content
EveryOrchard
Menu

Location almanac

Chill hours in 81635

The short answer

81635 averages 935 chill hours per winter (6061,385 across 10 years) in USDA zone 6a.
81635 climate
Average chill hours935 (606–1,385 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone6a
Last spring frosttypically May 16 – June 11
First fall frosttypically September 21 – October 19

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 81635’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (154)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 81635.

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
Show 124 more good fit varieties

Marginal (2)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
Rome BeautyApple
ReliancePeach
How many chill hours does 81635 get?
81635 averages 935 chill hours per winter, ranging from 606 to 1385 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 81635?
81635 is in USDA hardiness zone 6a.

Growing fruit trees in 81635? Get a care calendar anchored to this exact climate, with email reminders.

Start My Orchard

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