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Chill hours in 32459

The short answer

32459 averages 274 chill hours per winter (121369 across 10 years) in USDA zone 9a.
32459 climate
Average chill hours274 (121–369 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone9a
Last spring frosttypically January 8 – 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 32459’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (43)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 32459.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
Dorsett GoldenApple
MoongoldApricot
SungoldApricot
Bearss LimeCitrus
Eureka LemonCitrus
Improved Meyer LemonCitrus
Key LimeCitrus
Black MissionFig
Brown TurkeyFig
Desert KingFig
KadotaFig
Violette de BordeauxFig
PanamintNectarine
Snow QueenNectarine
August PridePeach
BabcockPeach
DonutPeach
Eva's PridePeach
FlordaprincePeach
Mid-PridePeach
Tropic SnowPeach
TropicBeautyPeach
UFGoldPeach
UFOnePeach
UFSunPeach
KiefferPear
ShinseikiPear
FuyuPersimmon
HachiyaPersimmon
JiroPersimmon
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Marginal (13)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
AnnaApple
Pink LadyApple
TropicSweetApple
Arctic StarNectarine
Double DelightNectarine
FlordacrestPeach
20th CenturyPear
HosuiPear
YoinashiPear
BurgundyPlum
Flavor GrenadePlum
Santa RosaPlum
SatsumaPlum
How many chill hours does 32459 get?
32459 averages 274 chill hours per winter, ranging from 121 to 369 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 32459?
32459 is in USDA hardiness zone 9a.

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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