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Chill hours in 83118

The short answer

83118 averages 614 chill hours per winter (445827 across 10 years) in USDA zone 5b.
83118 climate
Average chill hours614 (445–827 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone5b
Last spring frosttypically June 27 – June 30
First fall frosttypically July 1 – July 29

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 83118’s chill hours and zone:

Marginal (48)

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
Red DeliciousApple
SpartanApple
WealthyApple
WinesapApple
Yellow TransparentApple
GoldcotApricot
HarcotApricot
Wenatchee MoorparkApricot
FlavortopNectarine
HarkoNectarine
IndependenceNectarine
MericrestNectarine
Belle of GeorgiaPeach
ElbertaPeach
FlameprincePeach
FrostPeach
HarvesterPeach
LoringPeach
O'HenryPeach
RedglobePeach
Show 18 more marginal varieties
How many chill hours does 83118 get?
83118 averages 614 chill hours per winter, ranging from 445 to 827 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 83118?
83118 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