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Chill hours in 92234

The short answer

92234 averages 119 chill hours per winter (38349 across 10 years) in USDA zone 10a.
92234 climate
Average chill hours119 (38–349 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone10a

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 92234’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (11)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 92234.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
Bearss LimeCitrus
Eureka LemonCitrus
Improved Meyer LemonCitrus
Key LimeCitrus
Violette de BordeauxFig
Eva's PridePeach
UFSunPeach
Angel RedPomegranate
ParfiankaPomegranate
SalavatskiPomegranate
SweetPomegranate

Marginal (31)

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
August PridePeach
BabcockPeach
DonutPeach
FlordaprincePeach
Mid-PridePeach
Tropic SnowPeach
TropicBeautyPeach
UFGoldPeach
UFOnePeach
20th CenturyPear
HosuiPear
KiefferPear
ShinseikiPear
YoinashiPear
FuyuPersimmon
HachiyaPersimmon
JiroPersimmon
BeautyPlum
Flavor GrenadePlum
Santa RosaPlum
SatsumaPlum
AmbrosiaPomegranate
EversweetPomegranate
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How many chill hours does 92234 get?
92234 averages 119 chill hours per winter, ranging from 38 to 349 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 92234?
92234 is in USDA hardiness zone 10a.

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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