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Chill hours in 92304

The short answer

92304 averages 235 chill hours per winter (103607 across 10 years) in USDA zone 9b.
92304 climate
Average chill hours235 (103–607 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 92304’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (34)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 92304.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
MoongoldApricot
SungoldApricot
Bearss LimeCitrus
Eureka LemonCitrus
Improved Meyer LemonCitrus
Key LimeCitrus
Black MissionFig
Brown TurkeyFig
Desert KingFig
KadotaFig
Violette de BordeauxFig
August PridePeach
DonutPeach
Eva's PridePeach
FlordaprincePeach
Tropic SnowPeach
TropicBeautyPeach
UFGoldPeach
UFSunPeach
KiefferPear
FuyuPersimmon
HachiyaPersimmon
JiroPersimmon
MeaderPersimmon
SaijoPersimmon
AmbrosiaPomegranate
Angel RedPomegranate
EversweetPomegranate
ParfiankaPomegranate
SalavatskiPomegranate
Show 4 more good fit varieties

Marginal (50)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
AnnaApple
Dorsett GoldenApple
MutsuApple
Pink LadyApple
TropicSweetApple
BlenheimApricot
MoorparkApricot
Puget GoldApricot
TiltonApricot
TomcotApricot
Arctic StarNectarine
Double DelightNectarine
FantasiaNectarine
PanamintNectarine
Snow QueenNectarine
BabcockPeach
FlordacrestPeach
GulfprincePeach
JunegoldPeach
Mid-PridePeach
SuncrestPeach
UFOnePeach
20th CenturyPear
BartlettPear
BoscPear
ChojuroPear
ComicePear
HosuiPear
MoonglowPear
ShinkoPear
Show 20 more marginal varieties
How many chill hours does 92304 get?
92304 averages 235 chill hours per winter, ranging from 103 to 607 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 92304?
92304 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