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Chill hours in 93953

The short answer

93953 averages 169 chill hours per winter (45401 across 10 years) in USDA zone 10a.
93953 climate
Average chill hours169 (45–401 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 93953’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (16)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 93953.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
Bearss LimeCitrus
Eureka LemonCitrus
Improved Meyer LemonCitrus
Key LimeCitrus
Violette de BordeauxFig
Eva's PridePeach
FlordaprincePeach
TropicBeautyPeach
UFSunPeach
AmbrosiaPomegranate
Angel RedPomegranate
EversweetPomegranate
ParfiankaPomegranate
SalavatskiPomegranate
SweetPomegranate
WonderfulPomegranate

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
FlordacrestPeach
GulfprincePeach
Mid-PridePeach
Tropic SnowPeach
UFGoldPeach
UFOnePeach
20th CenturyPear
HosuiPear
KiefferPear
MoonglowPear
ShinseikiPear
YoinashiPear
FuyuPersimmon
HachiyaPersimmon
JiroPersimmon
BeautyPlum
Dapple DandyPlum
Flavor GrenadePlum
Flavor KingPlum
Santa RosaPlum
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How many chill hours does 93953 get?
93953 averages 169 chill hours per winter, ranging from 45 to 401 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 93953?
93953 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