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Chill hours in 32656

The short answer

32656 averages 266 chill hours per winter (120452 across 10 years) in USDA zone 9a.
32656 climate
Average chill hours266 (120–452 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone9a
Last spring frosttypically January 19 – February 20

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 32656’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (43)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 32656.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
Dorsett GoldenApple
MoongoldApricot
SungoldApricot
Bearss LimeCitrus
Eureka LemonCitrus
Improved Meyer LemonCitrus
Key LimeCitrus
Black MissionFig
Brown TurkeyFig
Desert KingFig
KadotaFig
Violette de BordeauxFig
PanamintNectarine
Snow QueenNectarine
August PridePeach
BabcockPeach
DonutPeach
Eva's PridePeach
FlordaprincePeach
Mid-PridePeach
Tropic SnowPeach
TropicBeautyPeach
UFGoldPeach
UFOnePeach
UFSunPeach
KiefferPear
ShinseikiPear
FuyuPersimmon
HachiyaPersimmon
JiroPersimmon
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Marginal (23)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
AnnaApple
Pink LadyApple
TropicSweetApple
BlenheimApricot
Arctic StarNectarine
Double DelightNectarine
FlordacrestPeach
GulfprincePeach
20th CenturyPear
ChojuroPear
HosuiPear
MoonglowPear
ShinkoPear
YoinashiPear
BurgundyPlum
Dapple DandyPlum
Flavor GrenadePlum
Flavor KingPlum
Santa RosaPlum
SatsumaPlum
ShiroPlum
StellaSweet Cherry
Evans BaliTart Cherry
How many chill hours does 32656 get?
32656 averages 266 chill hours per winter, ranging from 120 to 452 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 32656?
32656 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