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Chill hours in 94124

The short answer

94124 averages 258 chill hours per winter (116518 across 10 years) in USDA zone 10b.
94124 climate
Average chill hours258 (116–518 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 94124’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (32)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 94124.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
Dorsett GoldenApple
Bearss LimeCitrus
Eureka LemonCitrus
Improved Meyer LemonCitrus
Key LimeCitrus
Violette de BordeauxFig
PanamintNectarine
Snow QueenNectarine
August PridePeach
BabcockPeach
DonutPeach
Eva's PridePeach
FlordaprincePeach
Mid-PridePeach
Tropic SnowPeach
TropicBeautyPeach
UFGoldPeach
UFOnePeach
UFSunPeach
KiefferPear
ShinseikiPear
FuyuPersimmon
HachiyaPersimmon
JiroPersimmon
BeautyPlum
AmbrosiaPomegranate
Angel RedPomegranate
EversweetPomegranate
ParfiankaPomegranate
SalavatskiPomegranate
Show 2 more good fit varieties

Marginal (20)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
AnnaApple
TropicSweetApple
Arctic StarNectarine
Double DelightNectarine
FlordacrestPeach
GulfprincePeach
SuncrestPeach
20th CenturyPear
ChojuroPear
HosuiPear
MoonglowPear
ShinkoPear
YoinashiPear
Dapple DandyPlum
Elephant HeartPlum
Flavor GrenadePlum
Flavor KingPlum
Santa RosaPlum
SatsumaPlum
BrooksSweet Cherry
How many chill hours does 94124 get?
94124 averages 258 chill hours per winter, ranging from 116 to 518 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 94124?
94124 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