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Chill hours in 89029

The short answer

89029 averages 292 chill hours per winter (111673 across 10 years) in USDA zone 9b.
89029 climate
Average chill hours292 (111–673 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 89029’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (43)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 89029.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
Dorsett GoldenApple
MoongoldApricot
SungoldApricot
Bearss LimeCitrus
Eureka LemonCitrus
Improved Meyer LemonCitrus
Key LimeCitrus
Black MissionFig
Brown TurkeyFig
Desert KingFig
KadotaFig
Violette de BordeauxFig
PanamintNectarine
Snow QueenNectarine
August PridePeach
BabcockPeach
DonutPeach
Eva's PridePeach
FlordaprincePeach
Mid-PridePeach
Tropic SnowPeach
TropicBeautyPeach
UFGoldPeach
UFOnePeach
UFSunPeach
KiefferPear
ShinseikiPear
FuyuPersimmon
HachiyaPersimmon
JiroPersimmon
Show 13 more good fit varieties

Marginal (42)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
AnnaApple
MutsuApple
Pink LadyApple
TropicSweetApple
BlenheimApricot
MoorparkApricot
Puget GoldApricot
TiltonApricot
TomcotApricot
Arctic StarNectarine
Double DelightNectarine
FantasiaNectarine
FlavortopNectarine
FlordacrestPeach
GulfprincePeach
JunegoldPeach
SuncrestPeach
20th CenturyPear
BartlettPear
BoscPear
ChojuroPear
ComicePear
HosuiPear
MoonglowPear
ShinkoPear
WarrenPear
YoinashiPear
BurgundyPlum
Dapple DandyPlum
Elephant HeartPlum
Show 12 more marginal varieties
How many chill hours does 89029 get?
89029 averages 292 chill hours per winter, ranging from 111 to 673 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 89029?
89029 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