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Chill hours in 79848

The short answer

79848 averages 679 chill hours per winter (3711,000 across 10 years) in USDA zone 8b.
79848 climate
Average chill hours679 (371–1,000 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone8b
Last spring frosttypically February 5 – 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 79848’s chill hours and zone:

Marginal (50)

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
Rome BeautyApple
SpartanApple
WealthyApple
WinesapApple
Yellow TransparentApple
GoldcotApricot
HarcotApricot
Wenatchee MoorparkApricot
HarkoNectarine
IndependenceNectarine
MericrestNectarine
Belle of GeorgiaPeach
ContenderPeach
CresthavenPeach
ElbertaPeach
FlameprincePeach
FrostPeach
HarvesterPeach
LoringPeach
O'HenryPeach
Show 20 more marginal varieties
How many chill hours does 79848 get?
79848 averages 679 chill hours per winter, ranging from 371 to 1000 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 79848?
79848 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