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Chill hours in 86440

The short answer

86440 averages 206 chill hours per winter (81563 across 10 years) in USDA zone 9b.
86440 climate
Average chill hours206 (81–563 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone9b

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 86440’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (33)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 86440.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
MoongoldApricot
SungoldApricot
Bearss LimeCitrus
Eureka LemonCitrus
Improved Meyer LemonCitrus
Key LimeCitrus
Black MissionFig
Brown TurkeyFig
Desert KingFig
KadotaFig
Violette de BordeauxFig
August PridePeach
DonutPeach
Eva's PridePeach
FlordaprincePeach
TropicBeautyPeach
UFGoldPeach
UFSunPeach
KiefferPear
FuyuPersimmon
HachiyaPersimmon
JiroPersimmon
MeaderPersimmon
SaijoPersimmon
AmbrosiaPomegranate
Angel RedPomegranate
EversweetPomegranate
ParfiankaPomegranate
SalavatskiPomegranate
SweetPomegranate
Show 3 more good fit varieties

Marginal (45)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
AnnaApple
Dorsett GoldenApple
MutsuApple
Pink LadyApple
TropicSweetApple
BlenheimApricot
TomcotApricot
Arctic StarNectarine
Double DelightNectarine
FantasiaNectarine
PanamintNectarine
Snow QueenNectarine
BabcockPeach
FlordacrestPeach
GulfprincePeach
Mid-PridePeach
SuncrestPeach
Tropic SnowPeach
UFOnePeach
20th CenturyPear
BartlettPear
BoscPear
ChojuroPear
HosuiPear
MoonglowPear
ShinkoPear
ShinseikiPear
YoinashiPear
BeautyPlum
BurgundyPlum
Show 15 more marginal varieties
How many chill hours does 86440 get?
86440 averages 206 chill hours per winter, ranging from 81 to 563 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 86440?
86440 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