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Chill hours in 33809

The short answer

33809 averages 152 chill hours per winter (75238 across 10 years) in USDA zone 9b.
33809 climate
Average chill hours152 (75–238 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone9b

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 33809’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (25)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 33809.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
MoongoldApricot
SungoldApricot
Bearss LimeCitrus
Eureka LemonCitrus
Improved Meyer LemonCitrus
Key LimeCitrus
Black MissionFig
Brown TurkeyFig
Desert KingFig
KadotaFig
Violette de BordeauxFig
Eva's PridePeach
FlordaprincePeach
TropicBeautyPeach
UFSunPeach
MeaderPersimmon
AmbrosiaPomegranate
Angel RedPomegranate
EversweetPomegranate
ParfiankaPomegranate
SalavatskiPomegranate
SweetPomegranate
WonderfulPomegranate
SweetheartSweet Cherry
BalatonTart Cherry

Marginal (9)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
August PridePeach
DonutPeach
Tropic SnowPeach
UFGoldPeach
KiefferPear
FuyuPersimmon
HachiyaPersimmon
JiroPersimmon
SaijoPersimmon
How many chill hours does 33809 get?
33809 averages 152 chill hours per winter, ranging from 75 to 238 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 33809?
33809 is in USDA hardiness zone 9b.

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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