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Chill hours in 78058

The short answer

78058 averages 683 chill hours per winter (411915 across 10 years) in USDA zone 8a.
78058 climate
Average chill hours683 (411–915 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone8a
Last spring frosttypically January 23 – March 6
First fall frosttypically October 31 – December 12

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 78058’s chill hours and zone:

Marginal (48)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
AkaneApple
BraeburnApple
Cox's Orange PippinApple
EmpireApple
GravensteinApple
JonagoldApple
JonathanApple
LibertyApple
McIntoshApple
Red DeliciousApple
SpartanApple
WealthyApple
WinesapApple
Yellow TransparentApple
GoldcotApricot
HarcotApricot
Wenatchee MoorparkApricot
HarkoNectarine
IndependenceNectarine
MericrestNectarine
Belle of GeorgiaPeach
ContenderPeach
CresthavenPeach
ElbertaPeach
FlameprincePeach
FrostPeach
HarvesterPeach
LoringPeach
O'HenryPeach
RedglobePeach
Show 18 more marginal varieties
How many chill hours does 78058 get?
78058 averages 683 chill hours per winter, ranging from 411 to 915 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 78058?
78058 is in USDA hardiness zone 8a.

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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