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Chill hours in 94538

The short answer

94538 averages 484 chill hours per winter (355802 across 10 years) in USDA zone 10a.
94538 climate
Average chill hours484 (355–802 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 94538’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (49)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 94538.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
AnnaApple
Dorsett GoldenApple
TropicSweetApple
Bearss LimeCitrus
Eureka LemonCitrus
Improved Meyer LemonCitrus
Key LimeCitrus
Violette de BordeauxFig
Arctic StarNectarine
Double DelightNectarine
PanamintNectarine
Snow QueenNectarine
August PridePeach
BabcockPeach
DonutPeach
Eva's PridePeach
FlordacrestPeach
FlordaprincePeach
GulfprincePeach
Mid-PridePeach
Tropic SnowPeach
TropicBeautyPeach
UFGoldPeach
UFOnePeach
UFSunPeach
20th CenturyPear
ChojuroPear
HosuiPear
KiefferPear
MoonglowPear
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Marginal (25)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
FlavortopNectarine
HarkoNectarine
IndependenceNectarine
MericrestNectarine
Belle of GeorgiaPeach
ElbertaPeach
FlameprincePeach
FrostPeach
HarvesterPeach
JunegoldPeach
LoringPeach
O'HenryPeach
RedglobePeach
RedskinPeach
SuncrestPeach
D'AnjouPear
Harrow DelightPear
WarrenPear
Blue DamsonPlum
Elephant HeartPlum
Flavor SupremePlum
French Improved PrunePlum
Green GagePlum
BrooksSweet Cherry
SunburstSweet Cherry
How many chill hours does 94538 get?
94538 averages 484 chill hours per winter, ranging from 355 to 802 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 94538?
94538 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