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Chill hours in 85756

The short answer

85756 averages 576 chill hours per winter (292812 across 10 years) in USDA zone 9a.
85756 climate
Average chill hours576 (292–812 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone9a
Last spring frosttypically January 23 – February 27
First fall frosttypically December 1 – December 29

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 85756’s chill hours and zone:

Marginal (37)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
GravensteinApple
GoldcotApricot
HarcotApricot
MoorparkApricot
Puget GoldApricot
TiltonApricot
Wenatchee MoorparkApricot
FlavortopNectarine
HarkoNectarine
IndependenceNectarine
MericrestNectarine
Belle of GeorgiaPeach
ElbertaPeach
FlameprincePeach
FrostPeach
HarvesterPeach
JunegoldPeach
LoringPeach
O'HenryPeach
RedglobePeach
RedskinPeach
ComicePear
D'AnjouPear
Harrow DelightPear
WarrenPear
Blue DamsonPlum
Flavor SupremePlum
French Improved PrunePlum
Green GagePlum
Italian PrunePlum
Show 7 more marginal varieties
How many chill hours does 85756 get?
85756 averages 576 chill hours per winter, ranging from 292 to 812 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 85756?
85756 is in USDA hardiness zone 9a.

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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