Skip to content
EveryOrchard
Menu

Location almanac

Chill hours in 89179

The short answer

89179 averages 1,442 chill hours per winter (9572,030 across 10 years) in USDA zone 9a.
89179 climate
Average chill hours1,442 (957–2,030 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone9a
Last spring frosttypically March 4 – April 5
First fall frosttypically November 4 – December 11

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 89179’s chill hours and zone:

How many chill hours does 89179 get?
89179 averages 1442 chill hours per winter, ranging from 957 to 2030 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 89179?
89179 is in USDA hardiness zone 9a.

Growing fruit trees in 89179? Get a care calendar anchored to this exact climate, with email reminders.

Start My Orchard

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