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Chill hours in 92140

The short answer

92140 averages 134 chill hours per winter (60321 across 10 years) in USDA zone 11a.
92140 climate
Average chill hours134 (60–321 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone11a

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 92140’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (7)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 92140.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
Bearss LimeCitrus
Eureka LemonCitrus
Improved Meyer LemonCitrus
Key LimeCitrus
Eva's PridePeach
UFSunPeach
Angel RedPomegranate

Marginal (23)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
TropicSweetApple
Arctic StarNectarine
Double DelightNectarine
PanamintNectarine
Snow QueenNectarine
August PridePeach
BabcockPeach
DonutPeach
FlordaprincePeach
Mid-PridePeach
Tropic SnowPeach
TropicBeautyPeach
UFGoldPeach
UFOnePeach
20th CenturyPear
KiefferPear
YoinashiPear
HachiyaPersimmon
JiroPersimmon
BeautyPlum
Flavor GrenadePlum
Santa RosaPlum
SatsumaPlum
How many chill hours does 92140 get?
92140 averages 134 chill hours per winter, ranging from 60 to 321 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 92140?
92140 is in USDA hardiness zone 11a.

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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