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Chill hours in 76635

The short answer

76635 averages 695 chill hours per winter (3311,002 across 10 years) in USDA zone 8b.
76635 climate
Average chill hours695 (331–1,002 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone8b
Last spring frosttypically February 4 – March 7
First fall frosttypically November 14 – December 10

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 76635’s chill hours and zone:

Marginal (50)

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
McIntoshApple
Red DeliciousApple
Rome BeautyApple
SpartanApple
WealthyApple
WinesapApple
Yellow TransparentApple
GoldcotApricot
HarcotApricot
Wenatchee MoorparkApricot
HarkoNectarine
IndependenceNectarine
MericrestNectarine
Belle of GeorgiaPeach
ContenderPeach
CresthavenPeach
ElbertaPeach
FlameprincePeach
FrostPeach
HarvesterPeach
LoringPeach
O'HenryPeach
Show 20 more marginal varieties
How many chill hours does 76635 get?
76635 averages 695 chill hours per winter, ranging from 331 to 1002 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 76635?
76635 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