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Chill hours in 85119

The short answer

85119 averages 399 chill hours per winter (173713 across 10 years) in USDA zone 9b.
85119 climate
Average chill hours399 (173–713 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone9b
Last spring frosttypically January 3 – February 4

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 85119’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
BlenheimApricot
HarcotApricot
MoorparkApricot
Puget GoldApricot
TiltonApricot
TomcotApricot
Wenatchee MoorparkApricot
FantasiaNectarine
FlavortopNectarine
IndependenceNectarine
FrostPeach
GulfprincePeach
JunegoldPeach
SuncrestPeach
BartlettPear
BoscPear
ChojuroPear
ComicePear
MoonglowPear
ShinkoPear
WarrenPear
Dapple DandyPlum
Elephant HeartPlum
Flavor KingPlum
Flavor SupremePlum
Green GagePlum
ShiroPlum
Black TartarianSweet Cherry
Show 10 more marginal varieties
How many chill hours does 85119 get?
85119 averages 399 chill hours per winter, ranging from 173 to 713 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 85119?
85119 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