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Chill hours in 86403

The short answer

86403 averages 213 chill hours per winter (111370 across 10 years) in USDA zone 10a.
86403 climate
Average chill hours213 (111–370 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone10a

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 86403’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (23)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 86403.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
Bearss LimeCitrus
Eureka LemonCitrus
Improved Meyer LemonCitrus
Key LimeCitrus
Violette de BordeauxFig
August PridePeach
DonutPeach
Eva's PridePeach
FlordaprincePeach
TropicBeautyPeach
UFGoldPeach
UFSunPeach
KiefferPear
FuyuPersimmon
HachiyaPersimmon
JiroPersimmon
AmbrosiaPomegranate
Angel RedPomegranate
EversweetPomegranate
ParfiankaPomegranate
SalavatskiPomegranate
SweetPomegranate
WonderfulPomegranate

Marginal (20)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
AnnaApple
Dorsett GoldenApple
TropicSweetApple
Arctic StarNectarine
Double DelightNectarine
PanamintNectarine
Snow QueenNectarine
BabcockPeach
FlordacrestPeach
Mid-PridePeach
Tropic SnowPeach
UFOnePeach
20th CenturyPear
HosuiPear
ShinseikiPear
YoinashiPear
BeautyPlum
Flavor GrenadePlum
Santa RosaPlum
SatsumaPlum
How many chill hours does 86403 get?
86403 averages 213 chill hours per winter, ranging from 111 to 370 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 86403?
86403 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