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Chill hours in 78015

The short answer

78015 averages 559 chill hours per winter (299780 across 10 years) in USDA zone 8b.
78015 climate
Average chill hours559 (299–780 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone8b
Last spring frosttypically January 11 – March 6
First fall frosttypically October 31 – December 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 78015’s chill hours and zone:

Marginal (32)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
BraeburnApple
Golden DeliciousApple
GravensteinApple
JonagoldApple
JonathanApple
Red DeliciousApple
HarcotApricot
MoorparkApricot
Puget GoldApricot
TiltonApricot
Wenatchee MoorparkApricot
FlavortopNectarine
IndependenceNectarine
Belle of GeorgiaPeach
ElbertaPeach
FlameprincePeach
FrostPeach
HarvesterPeach
JunegoldPeach
LoringPeach
O'HenryPeach
RedglobePeach
RedskinPeach
ComicePear
WarrenPear
Flavor SupremePlum
Green GagePlum
BingSweet Cherry
Black TartarianSweet Cherry
RainierSweet Cherry
Show 2 more marginal varieties
How many chill hours does 78015 get?
78015 averages 559 chill hours per winter, ranging from 299 to 780 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 78015?
78015 is in USDA hardiness zone 8b.

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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