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Chill hours in 27519

The short answer

27519 averages 1,217 chill hours per winter (9471,533 across 10 years) in USDA zone 8a.
27519 climate
Average chill hours1,217 (947–1,533 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone8a
Last spring frosttypically March 4 – March 29
First fall frosttypically November 11 – December 10

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 27519’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (159)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 27519.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
Acey MacApple
AkaneApple
AnnaApple
Arkansas BlackApple
BraeburnApple
CameoApple
CandyCrispApple
Cox's Orange PippinApple
Dorsett GoldenApple
EmpireApple
FortuneApple
FujiApple
GalaApple
Ginger GoldApple
GoldRushApple
Golden DeliciousApple
Golden SupremeApple
Granny SmithApple
GravensteinApple
JonagoldApple
JonamacApple
JonathanApple
LibertyApple
McIntoshApple
MutsuApple
Northern SpyApple
Paula RedApple
Pink LadyApple
Red DeliciousApple
Rome BeautyApple
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How many chill hours does 27519 get?
27519 averages 1217 chill hours per winter, ranging from 947 to 1533 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 27519?
27519 is in USDA hardiness zone 8a.

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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