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Chill hours in 77882

The short answer

77882 averages 568 chill hours per winter (243810 across 10 years) in USDA zone 9a.
77882 climate
Average chill hours568 (243–810 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone9a
Last spring frosttypically January 20 – March 6
First fall frosttypically November 1 – December 19

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 77882’s chill hours and zone:

Marginal (37)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
GravensteinApple
GoldcotApricot
HarcotApricot
MoorparkApricot
Puget GoldApricot
TiltonApricot
Wenatchee MoorparkApricot
FlavortopNectarine
HarkoNectarine
IndependenceNectarine
MericrestNectarine
Belle of GeorgiaPeach
ElbertaPeach
FlameprincePeach
FrostPeach
HarvesterPeach
JunegoldPeach
LoringPeach
O'HenryPeach
RedglobePeach
RedskinPeach
ComicePear
D'AnjouPear
Harrow DelightPear
WarrenPear
Blue DamsonPlum
Flavor SupremePlum
French Improved PrunePlum
Green GagePlum
Italian PrunePlum
Show 7 more marginal varieties
How many chill hours does 77882 get?
77882 averages 568 chill hours per winter, ranging from 243 to 810 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 77882?
77882 is in USDA hardiness zone 9a.

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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