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Chill hours in 34604

The short answer

34604 averages 151 chill hours per winter (71254 across 10 years) in USDA zone 9b.
34604 climate
Average chill hours151 (71–254 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone9b
Last spring frosttypically January 8 – February 20

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 34604’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (25)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 34604.

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 (18)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
Dorsett GoldenApple
PanamintNectarine
Snow QueenNectarine
August PridePeach
BabcockPeach
DonutPeach
Mid-PridePeach
Tropic SnowPeach
UFGoldPeach
UFOnePeach
KiefferPear
ShinseikiPear
FuyuPersimmon
HachiyaPersimmon
JiroPersimmon
SaijoPersimmon
BeautyPlum
MethleyPlum
How many chill hours does 34604 get?
34604 averages 151 chill hours per winter, ranging from 71 to 254 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 34604?
34604 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