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Chill hours in 93251

The short answer

93251 averages 420 chill hours per winter (254710 across 10 years) in USDA zone 9b.
93251 climate
Average chill hours420 (254–710 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 93251’s chill hours and zone:

Marginal (32)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
GravensteinApple
MutsuApple
HarcotApricot
MoorparkApricot
Puget GoldApricot
TiltonApricot
TomcotApricot
Wenatchee MoorparkApricot
FantasiaNectarine
FlavortopNectarine
IndependenceNectarine
FrostPeach
JunegoldPeach
SuncrestPeach
BartlettPear
BoscPear
ChojuroPear
ComicePear
ShinkoPear
WarrenPear
Elephant HeartPlum
Flavor SupremePlum
Green GagePlum
Black TartarianSweet Cherry
BrooksSweet Cherry
Craig's CrimsonSweet Cherry
LapinsSweet Cherry
RainierSweet Cherry
Royal RainierSweet Cherry
VanSweet Cherry
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How many chill hours does 93251 get?
93251 averages 420 chill hours per winter, ranging from 254 to 710 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 93251?
93251 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