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Chill hours in 94301

The short answer

94301 averages 457 chill hours per winter (331807 across 10 years) in USDA zone 9b.
94301 climate
Average chill hours457 (331–807 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 94301’s chill hours and zone:

Marginal (49)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
GravensteinApple
MutsuApple
GoldcotApricot
HarcotApricot
MoorparkApricot
Puget GoldApricot
TiltonApricot
TomcotApricot
Wenatchee MoorparkApricot
FantasiaNectarine
FlavortopNectarine
HarkoNectarine
IndependenceNectarine
MericrestNectarine
Belle of GeorgiaPeach
ElbertaPeach
FlameprincePeach
FrostPeach
HarvesterPeach
JunegoldPeach
LoringPeach
O'HenryPeach
RedglobePeach
RedskinPeach
SuncrestPeach
BartlettPear
BoscPear
ComicePear
D'AnjouPear
Harrow DelightPear
Show 19 more marginal varieties
How many chill hours does 94301 get?
94301 averages 457 chill hours per winter, ranging from 331 to 807 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 94301?
94301 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