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Chill hours in 99721

The short answer

99721 averages 448 chill hours per winter (213628 across 10 years) in USDA zone 2b.
99721 climate
Average chill hours448 (213–628 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone2b
Last spring frosttypically June 2 – June 17
First fall frosttypically August 11 – September 8

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 99721’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (28)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 99721.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
TropicSweetApple
Arctic StarNectarine
Double DelightNectarine
PanamintNectarine
Snow QueenNectarine
August PridePeach
BabcockPeach
DonutPeach
Eva's PridePeach
FlordacrestPeach
FlordaprincePeach
GulfprincePeach
Mid-PridePeach
Tropic SnowPeach
TropicBeautyPeach
UFGoldPeach
UFOnePeach
UFSunPeach
20th CenturyPear
KiefferPear
MoonglowPear
YoinashiPear
HachiyaPersimmon
BeautyPlum
Flavor GrenadePlum
Flavor KingPlum
Santa RosaPlum
SatsumaPlum

Marginal (7)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
JunegoldPeach
SuncrestPeach
ChojuroPear
ShinkoPear
WarrenPear
Elephant HeartPlum
BrooksSweet Cherry
How many chill hours does 99721 get?
99721 averages 448 chill hours per winter, ranging from 213 to 628 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 99721?
99721 is in USDA hardiness zone 2b.

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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