How many chill hours has Boulder City had this winter?

0 hours at or below 45°F from 1 November to Nov 8, 2026, estimated from the daily highs and lows at the Mccarran Intl Airport station.

How many chill hours did Boulder City get last winter?

300 hours from 1 November to 28 February (2025-26).

Which chill model is this?

The simple 45°F model: every hour at or below 45°F counts. The 32 to 45°F count, which leaves out hours below freezing, is shown as well.

Boulder City, Nevada · winter 2026-27

Chill hours in Boulder City this winter

Chill hours so far (45°F model)00 hours at or below 45°F since 1 November, to Nov 8. Same date last winter: 0. Station: Mccarran Intl Airport, 31.5 km away.

Last winter (2025-26)

300

1 Nov to 28 Feb

By this date last winter

1 Nov to Nov 8

Hours 32–45°F so far

the 0–45°F model leaves out freezing hours

Coldest month last winter

January

151 chill hours

Chill hours accumulated since 1 November

Hours at or below 45°F, running total. Grey: last winter; clay: this winter so far.

Winter 2026-27
Winter 2025-26

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Month	Chill hours (≤ 45°F)
November 2025	9
December 2025	81
January 2026	151
February 2026	59
Total	300

Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, station USW00023169; hours estimated from each day's high and low.

Fruit trees need a set number of cold hours in winter before they bloom well. Nurseries rate varieties by it: low-chill varieties need roughly 100 to 400 hours, many peaches and plums 500 to 900, and most apples and sweet cherries 800 to 1,200 or more. Your variety's rating is the number to compare with the 300 hours Boulder City had last winter.

Chill hours here are hours at or below 45°F, estimated hour by hour from the station's daily high and low. Checked against measured hourly air temperature at 39 NOAA reference stations last winter, the estimate was within 1.9% of the measured count at the median station. How it is checked.

Chill hours nearby

Each from a different station.

City	Distance	Chill hours so far	Last winter
Las Vegas, NV	35 km	0	395
Bullhead City, AZ	95 km	0	65
Kingman, AZ	113 km	39	878
Mesquite, NV	115 km	2	747
Saint George, UT	168 km	15	986
Hurricane, UT	192 km	30	1,092

Questions

How many chill hours has Boulder City had this winter?: 0 hours at or below 45°F from 1 November to Nov 8, 2026, estimated from the daily highs and lows at the Mccarran Intl Airport station.
How many chill hours did Boulder City get last winter?: 300 hours from 1 November to 28 February (2025-26).
Which chill model is this?: The simple 45°F model: every hour at or below 45°F counts. The 32 to 45°F count, which leaves out hours below freezing, is shown as well.

Data: Global Historical Climatology Network - Daily (GHCN-Daily), daily maximum and minimum temperature (NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)); GeoNames gazetteer (cities15000) (GeoNames).