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Chill hours in 99707

The short answer

99707 averages 680 chill hours per winter (4161,134 across 10 years) in USDA zone 3b.
99707 climate
Average chill hours680 (416–1,134 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone3b
Last spring frosttypically May 7 – May 29
First fall frosttypically September 9 – September 29

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 99707’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (46)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 99707.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
Chestnut CrabApple
FrostbiteApple
HoneygoldApple
LodiApple
Sweet SixteenApple
TropicSweetApple
ZestarApple
Arctic StarNectarine
Double DelightNectarine
FlavortopNectarine
PanamintNectarine
Snow QueenNectarine
August PridePeach
BabcockPeach
DonutPeach
Eva's PridePeach
FlordacrestPeach
FlordaprincePeach
GulfprincePeach
JunegoldPeach
Mid-PridePeach
SuncrestPeach
Tropic SnowPeach
TropicBeautyPeach
UFGoldPeach
UFOnePeach
UFSunPeach
20th CenturyPear
ChojuroPear
Golden SpicePear
Show 16 more good fit varieties

Marginal (25)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
GravensteinApple
HaralsonApple
HoneycrispApple
WealthyApple
Yellow TransparentApple
HarkoNectarine
IndependenceNectarine
MericrestNectarine
Belle of GeorgiaPeach
CresthavenPeach
ElbertaPeach
FlameprincePeach
FrostPeach
HarvesterPeach
LoringPeach
O'HenryPeach
RedglobePeach
RedskinPeach
D'AnjouPear
Harrow DelightPear
Blue DamsonPlum
Flavor SupremePlum
French Improved PrunePlum
Green GagePlum
SunburstSweet Cherry
How many chill hours does 99707 get?
99707 averages 680 chill hours per winter, ranging from 416 to 1134 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 99707?
99707 is in USDA hardiness zone 3b.

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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