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Chill hours in 92257

The short answer

92257 averages 86 chill hours per winter (30218 across 10 years) in USDA zone 9b.
92257 climate
Average chill hours86 (30–218 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 92257’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (12)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 92257.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
MoongoldApricot
SungoldApricot
Bearss LimeCitrus
Eureka LemonCitrus
Improved Meyer LemonCitrus
Key LimeCitrus
Violette de BordeauxFig
MeaderPersimmon
Angel RedPomegranate
SalavatskiPomegranate
SweetheartSweet Cherry
BalatonTart Cherry

Marginal (21)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
Black MissionFig
Brown TurkeyFig
Desert KingFig
KadotaFig
August PridePeach
DonutPeach
Eva's PridePeach
FlordaprincePeach
TropicBeautyPeach
UFGoldPeach
UFSunPeach
KiefferPear
FuyuPersimmon
HachiyaPersimmon
JiroPersimmon
SaijoPersimmon
AmbrosiaPomegranate
EversweetPomegranate
ParfiankaPomegranate
SweetPomegranate
WonderfulPomegranate
How many chill hours does 92257 get?
92257 averages 86 chill hours per winter, ranging from 30 to 218 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 92257?
92257 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