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Chill hours in 96028

The short answer

96028 averages 2,052 chill hours per winter (1,7512,330 across 10 years) in USDA zone 7b.
96028 climate
Average chill hours2,052 (1,751–2,330 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone7b
Last spring frosttypically April 16 – May 9
First fall frosttypically October 19 – November 4

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 96028’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (161)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 96028.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
Acey MacApple
AkaneApple
AnnaApple
Arkansas BlackApple
BraeburnApple
CameoApple
CandyCrispApple
CortlandApple
Cox's Orange PippinApple
CrimsonCrispApple
Dorsett GoldenApple
EarligoldApple
EmpireApple
FortuneApple
FujiApple
GalaApple
Ginger GoldApple
GoldRushApple
Golden DeliciousApple
Golden SupremeApple
Granny SmithApple
GravensteinApple
HoneycrispApple
JonagoldApple
JonamacApple
JonathanApple
LibertyApple
LodiApple
McIntoshApple
MutsuApple
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How many chill hours does 96028 get?
96028 averages 2052 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1751 to 2330 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 96028?
96028 is in USDA hardiness zone 7b.

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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