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Chill hours in 92649

The short answer

92649 averages 138 chill hours per winter (28303 across 10 years) in USDA zone 10b.
92649 climate
Average chill hours138 (28–303 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone10b

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 92649’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (11)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 92649.

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 92649 get?
92649 averages 138 chill hours per winter, ranging from 28 to 303 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 92649?
92649 is in USDA hardiness zone 10b.

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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