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Chill hours in 28528

The short answer

28528 averages 654 chill hours per winter (458881 across 10 years) in USDA zone 9a.
28528 climate
Average chill hours654 (458–881 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone9a
Last spring frosttypically February 1 – March 13
First fall frosttypically November 29 – December 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 28528’s chill hours and zone:

Marginal (30)

Possible in a good year or a favorable microclimate — click through for the caveats.

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
GravensteinApple
GoldcotApricot
HarcotApricot
Wenatchee MoorparkApricot
HarkoNectarine
IndependenceNectarine
MericrestNectarine
Belle of GeorgiaPeach
ElbertaPeach
FlameprincePeach
FrostPeach
HarvesterPeach
LoringPeach
O'HenryPeach
RedglobePeach
RedskinPeach
D'AnjouPear
Harrow DelightPear
Blue DamsonPlum
Flavor SupremePlum
French Improved PrunePlum
Green GagePlum
Italian PrunePlum
StanleyPlum
Black TartarianSweet Cherry
RainierSweet Cherry
SunburstSweet Cherry
VanSweet Cherry
Early RichmondTart Cherry
MeteorTart Cherry
How many chill hours does 28528 get?
28528 averages 654 chill hours per winter, ranging from 458 to 881 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 28528?
28528 is in USDA hardiness zone 9a.

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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