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Chill hours in 78363

The short answer

78363 averages 200 chill hours per winter (122296 across 10 years) in USDA zone 9b.
78363 climate
Average chill hours200 (122–296 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 78363’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (33)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 78363.

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 78363 get?
78363 averages 200 chill hours per winter, ranging from 122 to 296 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 78363?
78363 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