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Chill hours in 70357

The short answer

70357 averages 154 chill hours per winter (50263 across 10 years) in USDA zone 10a.
70357 climate
Average chill hours154 (50–263 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone10a

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 70357’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (16)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 70357.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
Bearss LimeCitrus
Eureka LemonCitrus
Improved Meyer LemonCitrus
Key LimeCitrus
Violette de BordeauxFig
Eva's PridePeach
FlordaprincePeach
TropicBeautyPeach
UFSunPeach
AmbrosiaPomegranate
Angel RedPomegranate
EversweetPomegranate
ParfiankaPomegranate
SalavatskiPomegranate
SweetPomegranate
WonderfulPomegranate

Marginal (16)

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
BeautyPlum
How many chill hours does 70357 get?
70357 averages 154 chill hours per winter, ranging from 50 to 263 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 70357?
70357 is in USDA hardiness zone 10a.

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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