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Chill hours in 78349

The short answer

78349 averages 208 chill hours per winter (121298 across 10 years) in USDA zone 9b.
78349 climate
Average chill hours208 (121–298 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone9b
Last spring frosttypically January 8 – February 20

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 78349’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (33)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 78349.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
MoongoldApricot
SungoldApricot
Bearss LimeCitrus
Eureka LemonCitrus
Improved Meyer LemonCitrus
Key LimeCitrus
Black MissionFig
Brown TurkeyFig
Desert KingFig
KadotaFig
Violette de BordeauxFig
August PridePeach
DonutPeach
Eva's PridePeach
FlordaprincePeach
TropicBeautyPeach
UFGoldPeach
UFSunPeach
KiefferPear
FuyuPersimmon
HachiyaPersimmon
JiroPersimmon
MeaderPersimmon
SaijoPersimmon
AmbrosiaPomegranate
Angel RedPomegranate
EversweetPomegranate
ParfiankaPomegranate
SalavatskiPomegranate
SweetPomegranate
Show 3 more good fit varieties

Marginal (10)

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
BabcockPeach
Mid-PridePeach
Tropic SnowPeach
UFOnePeach
ShinseikiPear
BeautyPlum
MethleyPlum
How many chill hours does 78349 get?
78349 averages 208 chill hours per winter, ranging from 121 to 298 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 78349?
78349 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