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Chill hours in 78414

The short answer

78414 averages 143 chill hours per winter (59250 across 10 years) in USDA zone 10a.
78414 climate
Average chill hours143 (59–250 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone10a
Last spring frosttypically January 7 – February 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 78414’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (11)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 78414.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
Bearss LimeCitrus
Eureka LemonCitrus
Improved Meyer LemonCitrus
Key LimeCitrus
Violette de BordeauxFig
Eva's PridePeach
UFSunPeach
Angel RedPomegranate
ParfiankaPomegranate
SalavatskiPomegranate
SweetPomegranate

Marginal (21)

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
August PridePeach
BabcockPeach
DonutPeach
FlordaprincePeach
Mid-PridePeach
Tropic SnowPeach
TropicBeautyPeach
UFGoldPeach
UFOnePeach
KiefferPear
ShinseikiPear
FuyuPersimmon
HachiyaPersimmon
JiroPersimmon
BeautyPlum
AmbrosiaPomegranate
EversweetPomegranate
WonderfulPomegranate
How many chill hours does 78414 get?
78414 averages 143 chill hours per winter, ranging from 59 to 250 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 78414?
78414 is in USDA hardiness zone 10a.

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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