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Chill hours in 82620

The short answer

82620 averages 1,048 chill hours per winter (6331,434 across 10 years) in USDA zone 5a.
82620 climate
Average chill hours1,048 (633–1,434 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone5a
Last spring frosttypically May 1 – May 23
First fall frosttypically September 26 – October 24

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 82620’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (152)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 82620.

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 82620 get?
82620 averages 1048 chill hours per winter, ranging from 633 to 1434 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 82620?
82620 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