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Chill hours in 99702

The short answer

99702 averages 782 chill hours per winter (5241,069 across 10 years) in USDA zone 2a.
99702 climate
Average chill hours782 (524–1,069 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone2a
Last spring frosttypically April 28 – May 19
First fall frosttypically September 22 – October 7

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 99702’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (49)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 99702.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
GravensteinApple
TropicSweetApple
Arctic StarNectarine
Double DelightNectarine
FlavortopNectarine
IndependenceNectarine
PanamintNectarine
Snow QueenNectarine
August PridePeach
BabcockPeach
Belle of GeorgiaPeach
DonutPeach
ElbertaPeach
Eva's PridePeach
FlameprincePeach
FlordacrestPeach
FlordaprincePeach
FrostPeach
GulfprincePeach
HarvesterPeach
JunegoldPeach
LoringPeach
Mid-PridePeach
O'HenryPeach
RedglobePeach
RedskinPeach
SuncrestPeach
Tropic SnowPeach
TropicBeautyPeach
UFGoldPeach
Show 19 more good fit varieties

Marginal (9)

Possible in a good year or a favorable microclimate — click through for the caveats.

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
WealthyApple
HarkoNectarine
MericrestNectarine
CresthavenPeach
D'AnjouPear
Harrow DelightPear
Blue DamsonPlum
French Improved PrunePlum
SunburstSweet Cherry
How many chill hours does 99702 get?
99702 averages 782 chill hours per winter, ranging from 524 to 1069 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 99702?
99702 is in USDA hardiness zone 2a.

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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