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Chill hours in 81645

The short answer

81645 averages 547 chill hours per winter (422839 across 10 years) in USDA zone 5a.
81645 climate
Average chill hours547 (422–839 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone5a
Last spring frosttypically June 28 – June 30
First fall frosttypically July 1 – July 4

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 81645’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
Golden DeliciousApple
GravensteinApple
HoneycrispApple
JonagoldApple
JonathanApple
LibertyApple
Red DeliciousApple
SpartanApple
WealthyApple
WinesapApple
Yellow TransparentApple
GoldcotApricot
HarcotApricot
TiltonApricot
Wenatchee MoorparkApricot
FlavortopNectarine
HarkoNectarine
IndependenceNectarine
MericrestNectarine
Belle of GeorgiaPeach
ElbertaPeach
FlameprincePeach
FrostPeach
HarvesterPeach
JunegoldPeach
Show 23 more marginal varieties
How many chill hours does 81645 get?
81645 averages 547 chill hours per winter, ranging from 422 to 839 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 81645?
81645 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