Location almanac
Chill hours in V8S
The short answer
V8S averages 2,482 chill hours per winter (2,262–2,756 across 10 years) in USDA zone 9a.
Climate profile
| Average chill hours | 2,482 (2,262–2,756 across 10 winters) |
|---|---|
| USDA hardiness zone | 9a (NRCan zone 9a) |
| Last spring frost | typically January 3 – March 25 |
| First fall frost | typically December 5 – December 16 |
Computed from 10 winters of ERA5 hourly temperature (Open-Meteo, 2015–2025); zones from USDA PHZM 2023 / NRCan 1981–2010. Data updated July 3, 2026. See methodology.
What grows here
Every variety in our database, checked against V8S’s chill hours and zone:
Good fit (117)
Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in V8S.
| Variety | Fruit |
|---|---|
| Anna | Apple |
| Dorsett Golden | Apple |
| Gravenstein | Apple |
| Mutsu | Apple |
| Pink Lady | Apple |
| TropicSweet | Apple |
| Blenheim | Apricot |
| Goldcot | Apricot |
| Harcot | Apricot |
| Moongold | Apricot |
| Moorpark | Apricot |
| Puget Gold | Apricot |
| Sungold | Apricot |
| Tilton | Apricot |
| Tomcot | Apricot |
| Wenatchee Moorpark | Apricot |
| Bearss Lime | Citrus |
| Eureka Lemon | Citrus |
| Improved Meyer Lemon | Citrus |
| Key Lime | Citrus |
| Black Mission | Fig |
| Brown Turkey | Fig |
| Desert King | Fig |
| Kadota | Fig |
| Violette de Bordeaux | Fig |
| Arctic Star | Nectarine |
| Double Delight | Nectarine |
| Fantasia | Nectarine |
| Flavortop | Nectarine |
| Harko | Nectarine |
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- Flameprince
- Flordacrest
- Flordaprince
- Frost
- Gulfprince
- Harvester
- Junegold
- Loring
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- O'Henry
- Redglobe
- Redhaven
- Redskin
- Suncrest
- Tropic Snow
- TropicBeauty
- UFGold
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- Bartlett
- Bosc
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- D'Anjou
- Harrow Delight
- Hosui
- Kieffer
- Moonglow
- Shinko
- Shinseiki
- Warren
- Yoinashi
- Fuyu
- Hachiya
- Jiro
- Meader
- Saijo
- Beauty
- Blue Damson
- Burgundy
- Dapple Dandy
- Elephant Heart
- Flavor Grenade
- Flavor King
- Flavor Supreme
- French Improved Prune
- Green Gage
- Italian Prune
- Methley
- Santa Rosa
- Satsuma
- Shiro
- Stanley
- Ambrosia
- Angel Red
- Eversweet
- Parfianka
- Salavatski
- Sweet
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- Brooks
- Craig's Crimson
- Lapins
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- Royal Rainier
- Stella
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- Sweetheart
- Van
- Balaton
- Early Richmond
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- Evans Bali
- Meteor
Plan the year in zone 9
Questions
- How many chill hours does V8S get?
- V8S averages 2482 chill hours per winter, ranging from 2262 to 2756 across the last 10 years.
- What hardiness zone is V8S?
- V8S is in USDA hardiness zone 9a.
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Start My OrchardSources
- [1] Open-Meteo / Copernicus ERA5. Historical Weather API (hourly 2m temperature) — accessed July 2026
- [2] Natural Resources Canada. Plant Hardiness Zones of Canada — accessed July 2026