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Chill hours in 99660

The short answer

99660 averages 2,908 chill hours per winter (2,2853,690 across 10 years) in USDA zone 6b.
99660 climate
Average chill hours2,908 (2,285–3,690 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone6b
Last spring frosttypically May 4 – May 26
First fall frosttypically October 29 – November 23

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 99660’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (156)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 99660.

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
IdaredApple
JonagoldApple
JonamacApple
JonathanApple
LibertyApple
LodiApple
McIntoshApple
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How many chill hours does 99660 get?
99660 averages 2908 chill hours per winter, ranging from 2285 to 3690 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 99660?
99660 is in USDA hardiness zone 6b.

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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