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Chill hours in 70128

The short answer

70128 averages 241 chill hours per winter (114388 across 10 years) in USDA zone 9b.
70128 climate
Average chill hours241 (114–388 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone9b
Last spring frosttypically January 8 – January 23

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 70128’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (34)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 70128.

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
August PridePeach
DonutPeach
Eva's PridePeach
FlordaprincePeach
Tropic SnowPeach
TropicBeautyPeach
UFGoldPeach
UFSunPeach
KiefferPear
FuyuPersimmon
HachiyaPersimmon
JiroPersimmon
MeaderPersimmon
SaijoPersimmon
AmbrosiaPomegranate
Angel RedPomegranate
EversweetPomegranate
ParfiankaPomegranate
SalavatskiPomegranate
Show 4 more good fit varieties

Marginal (22)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
AnnaApple
Dorsett GoldenApple
Pink LadyApple
TropicSweetApple
Arctic StarNectarine
Double DelightNectarine
PanamintNectarine
Snow QueenNectarine
BabcockPeach
FlordacrestPeach
Mid-PridePeach
UFOnePeach
20th CenturyPear
HosuiPear
ShinseikiPear
YoinashiPear
BeautyPlum
BurgundyPlum
Flavor GrenadePlum
MethleyPlum
Santa RosaPlum
SatsumaPlum
How many chill hours does 70128 get?
70128 averages 241 chill hours per winter, ranging from 114 to 388 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 70128?
70128 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