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Chill hours in 31002

The short answer

31002 averages 664 chill hours per winter (407803 across 10 years) in USDA zone 8b.
31002 climate
Average chill hours664 (407–803 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone8b
Last spring frosttypically January 31 – March 16
First fall frosttypically November 28 – December 11

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 31002’s chill hours and zone:

Marginal (44)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
AkaneApple
BraeburnApple
Cox's Orange PippinApple
EmpireApple
GravensteinApple
JonagoldApple
JonathanApple
LibertyApple
Red DeliciousApple
SpartanApple
WealthyApple
WinesapApple
Yellow TransparentApple
GoldcotApricot
HarcotApricot
Wenatchee MoorparkApricot
HarkoNectarine
IndependenceNectarine
MericrestNectarine
Belle of GeorgiaPeach
ElbertaPeach
FlameprincePeach
FrostPeach
HarvesterPeach
LoringPeach
O'HenryPeach
RedglobePeach
RedskinPeach
D'AnjouPear
Harrow DelightPear
Show 14 more marginal varieties
How many chill hours does 31002 get?
31002 averages 664 chill hours per winter, ranging from 407 to 803 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 31002?
31002 is in USDA hardiness zone 8b.

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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