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Chill hours in 76682

The short answer

76682 averages 659 chill hours per winter (302953 across 10 years) in USDA zone 8b.
76682 climate
Average chill hours659 (302–953 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone8b
Last spring frosttypically February 4 – March 7
First fall frosttypically November 14 – December 18

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 76682’s chill hours and zone:

Marginal (48)

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
SpartanApple
WealthyApple
WinesapApple
Yellow TransparentApple
GoldcotApricot
HarcotApricot
Wenatchee MoorparkApricot
HarkoNectarine
IndependenceNectarine
MericrestNectarine
Belle of GeorgiaPeach
ContenderPeach
CresthavenPeach
ElbertaPeach
FlameprincePeach
FrostPeach
HarvesterPeach
LoringPeach
O'HenryPeach
RedglobePeach
Show 18 more marginal varieties
How many chill hours does 76682 get?
76682 averages 659 chill hours per winter, ranging from 302 to 953 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 76682?
76682 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