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Chill hours in 36528

The short answer

36528 averages 184 chill hours per winter (84321 across 10 years) in USDA zone 9b.
36528 climate
Average chill hours184 (84–321 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone9b
Last spring frosttypically January 7 – February 16

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 36528’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (25)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 36528.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
MoongoldApricot
SungoldApricot
Bearss LimeCitrus
Eureka LemonCitrus
Improved Meyer LemonCitrus
Key LimeCitrus
Black MissionFig
Brown TurkeyFig
Desert KingFig
KadotaFig
Violette de BordeauxFig
Eva's PridePeach
FlordaprincePeach
TropicBeautyPeach
UFSunPeach
MeaderPersimmon
AmbrosiaPomegranate
Angel RedPomegranate
EversweetPomegranate
ParfiankaPomegranate
SalavatskiPomegranate
SweetPomegranate
WonderfulPomegranate
SweetheartSweet Cherry
BalatonTart Cherry

Marginal (30)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
AnnaApple
Dorsett GoldenApple
Pink LadyApple
TropicSweetApple
Arctic StarNectarine
Double DelightNectarine
PanamintNectarine
Snow QueenNectarine
August PridePeach
BabcockPeach
DonutPeach
Mid-PridePeach
Tropic SnowPeach
UFGoldPeach
UFOnePeach
20th CenturyPear
HosuiPear
KiefferPear
ShinseikiPear
YoinashiPear
FuyuPersimmon
HachiyaPersimmon
JiroPersimmon
SaijoPersimmon
BeautyPlum
BurgundyPlum
Flavor GrenadePlum
MethleyPlum
Santa RosaPlum
SatsumaPlum
How many chill hours does 36528 get?
36528 averages 184 chill hours per winter, ranging from 84 to 321 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 36528?
36528 is in USDA hardiness zone 9b.

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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