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Chill hours in 70355

The short answer

70355 averages 291 chill hours per winter (136448 across 10 years) in USDA zone 9b.
70355 climate
Average chill hours291 (136–448 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 70355’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (43)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 70355.

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
Show 13 more good fit varieties

Marginal (21)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
AnnaApple
Pink LadyApple
TropicSweetApple
BlenheimApricot
Arctic StarNectarine
Double DelightNectarine
FlordacrestPeach
GulfprincePeach
20th CenturyPear
HosuiPear
MoonglowPear
YoinashiPear
BurgundyPlum
Dapple DandyPlum
Flavor GrenadePlum
Flavor KingPlum
Santa RosaPlum
SatsumaPlum
ShiroPlum
StellaSweet Cherry
Evans BaliTart Cherry
How many chill hours does 70355 get?
70355 averages 291 chill hours per winter, ranging from 136 to 448 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 70355?
70355 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