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Chill hours in 99356

The short answer

99356 averages 2,240 chill hours per winter (1,7852,691 across 10 years) in USDA zone 7a.
99356 climate
Average chill hours2,240 (1,785–2,691 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone7a
Last spring frosttypically March 31 – May 2
First fall frosttypically October 26 – November 17

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 99356’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (161)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 99356.

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 99356 get?
99356 averages 2240 chill hours per winter, ranging from 1785 to 2691 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 99356?
99356 is in USDA hardiness zone 7a.

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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