Sun City Center, Florida · winter 2026-27

Chill hours in Sun City Center this winter

Chill hours so far (45°F model)00 hours at or below 45°F since 1 November, to Nov 7. Same date last winter: 0. Station: Tampa Bay Area Wfo, 5 km away.
Last winter (2025-26)
224
1 Nov to 28 Feb
By this date last winter
0
1 Nov to Nov 7
Hours 32–45°F so far
0
the 0–45°F model leaves out freezing hours
Coldest month last winter
February
103 chill hours

Chill hours accumulated since 1 November

Hours at or below 45°F, running total. Grey: last winter; clay: this winter so far.

0200400NovDecJanFeb2025-26: 224 h0 h so far
0200400NovDecJanFeb2025-26: 224 h0 h so far
  • Winter 2026-27
  • Winter 2025-26
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MonthChill hours (≤ 45°F)
November 202518
December 202510
January 202693
February 2026103
Total224
Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, station USC00088782; hours estimated from each day's high and low.

Fruit trees need a set number of cold hours in winter before they bloom well. Nurseries rate varieties by it: low-chill varieties need roughly 100 to 400 hours, many peaches and plums 500 to 900, and most apples and sweet cherries 800 to 1,200 or more. Your variety's rating is the number to compare with the 224 hours Sun City Center had last winter.

Chill hours here are hours at or below 45°F, estimated hour by hour from the station's daily high and low. Checked against measured hourly air temperature at 39 NOAA reference stations last winter, the estimate was within 1.9% of the measured count at the median station. How it is checked.

Chill hours nearby

Each from a different station.

CityDistanceChill hours so farLast winter
Tampa, FL28 km0167
Sarasota, FL46 km0136
Lakeland, FL53 km0232
Palm Harbor, FL57 km0167
Wesley Chapel, FL58 km0238
North Port, FL76 km0208

Questions

How many chill hours has Sun City Center had this winter?
0 hours at or below 45°F from 1 November to Nov 7, 2026, estimated from the daily highs and lows at the Tampa Bay Area Wfo station.
How many chill hours did Sun City Center get last winter?
224 hours from 1 November to 28 February (2025-26).
Which chill model is this?
The simple 45°F model: every hour at or below 45°F counts. The 32 to 45°F count, which leaves out hours below freezing, is shown as well.

Data: Global Historical Climatology Network - Daily (GHCN-Daily), daily maximum and minimum temperature (NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)); GeoNames gazetteer (cities15000) (GeoNames).