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Chill hours in 92509

The short answer

92509 averages 412 chill hours per winter (207714 across 10 years) in USDA zone 10a.
92509 climate
Average chill hours412 (207–714 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 92509’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (47)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 92509.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
AnnaApple
Dorsett GoldenApple
TropicSweetApple
Bearss LimeCitrus
Eureka LemonCitrus
Improved Meyer LemonCitrus
Key LimeCitrus
Violette de BordeauxFig
Arctic StarNectarine
Double DelightNectarine
PanamintNectarine
Snow QueenNectarine
August PridePeach
BabcockPeach
DonutPeach
Eva's PridePeach
FlordacrestPeach
FlordaprincePeach
GulfprincePeach
Mid-PridePeach
Tropic SnowPeach
TropicBeautyPeach
UFGoldPeach
UFOnePeach
UFSunPeach
20th CenturyPear
HosuiPear
KiefferPear
MoonglowPear
ShinseikiPear
Show 17 more good fit varieties

Marginal (12)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
FlavortopNectarine
IndependenceNectarine
FrostPeach
JunegoldPeach
SuncrestPeach
ChojuroPear
ShinkoPear
WarrenPear
Elephant HeartPlum
Flavor SupremePlum
Green GagePlum
BrooksSweet Cherry
How many chill hours does 92509 get?
92509 averages 412 chill hours per winter, ranging from 207 to 714 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 92509?
92509 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