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Chill hours in 90232

The short answer

90232 averages 228 chill hours per winter (108452 across 10 years) in USDA zone 10b.
90232 climate
Average chill hours228 (108–452 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone10b

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 90232’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (24)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 90232.

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
Tropic SnowPeach
TropicBeautyPeach
UFGoldPeach
UFSunPeach
KiefferPear
FuyuPersimmon
HachiyaPersimmon
JiroPersimmon
AmbrosiaPomegranate
Angel RedPomegranate
EversweetPomegranate
ParfiankaPomegranate
SalavatskiPomegranate
SweetPomegranate
WonderfulPomegranate

Marginal (25)

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
GulfprincePeach
Mid-PridePeach
UFOnePeach
20th CenturyPear
ChojuroPear
HosuiPear
MoonglowPear
ShinkoPear
ShinseikiPear
YoinashiPear
BeautyPlum
Dapple DandyPlum
Flavor GrenadePlum
Flavor KingPlum
Santa RosaPlum
SatsumaPlum
How many chill hours does 90232 get?
90232 averages 228 chill hours per winter, ranging from 108 to 452 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 90232?
90232 is in USDA hardiness zone 10b.

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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