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Chill hours in 85118

The short answer

85118 averages 434 chill hours per winter (168764 across 10 years) in USDA zone 9b.
85118 climate
Average chill hours434 (168–764 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone9b
Last spring frosttypically January 12 – February 24

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 85118’s chill hours and zone:

Marginal (40)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
GravensteinApple
MutsuApple
HarcotApricot
MoorparkApricot
Puget GoldApricot
TiltonApricot
TomcotApricot
Wenatchee MoorparkApricot
FantasiaNectarine
FlavortopNectarine
IndependenceNectarine
Belle of GeorgiaPeach
ElbertaPeach
FlameprincePeach
FrostPeach
HarvesterPeach
JunegoldPeach
LoringPeach
O'HenryPeach
RedglobePeach
RedskinPeach
SuncrestPeach
BartlettPear
BoscPear
ChojuroPear
ComicePear
ShinkoPear
WarrenPear
Elephant HeartPlum
Flavor SupremePlum
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How many chill hours does 85118 get?
85118 averages 434 chill hours per winter, ranging from 168 to 764 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 85118?
85118 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