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Chill hours in 94560

The short answer

94560 averages 482 chill hours per winter (355802 across 10 years) in USDA zone 10a.
94560 climate
Average chill hours482 (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 94560’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (49)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 94560.

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 94560 get?
94560 averages 482 chill hours per winter, ranging from 355 to 802 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 94560?
94560 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