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Chill hours in 36768

The short answer

36768 averages 677 chill hours per winter (417826 across 10 years) in USDA zone 8b.
36768 climate
Average chill hours677 (417–826 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone8b
Last spring frosttypically February 10 – March 16
First fall frosttypically November 16 – December 9

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 36768’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 36768 get?
36768 averages 677 chill hours per winter, ranging from 417 to 826 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 36768?
36768 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