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Chill hours in 99738

The short answer

99738 averages 578 chill hours per winter (275844 across 10 years) in USDA zone 2b.
99738 climate
Average chill hours578 (275–844 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone2b
Last spring frosttypically May 12 – May 28
First fall frosttypically September 3 – September 24

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 99738’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (33)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 99738.

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
SuncrestPeach
Tropic SnowPeach
TropicBeautyPeach
UFGoldPeach
UFOnePeach
UFSunPeach
20th CenturyPear
ChojuroPear
KiefferPear
MoonglowPear
ShinkoPear
YoinashiPear
HachiyaPersimmon
BeautyPlum
Elephant HeartPlum
Flavor GrenadePlum
Flavor KingPlum
Show 3 more good fit varieties

Marginal (24)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
GravensteinApple
WealthyApple
FlavortopNectarine
HarkoNectarine
IndependenceNectarine
MericrestNectarine
Belle of GeorgiaPeach
ElbertaPeach
FlameprincePeach
FrostPeach
HarvesterPeach
JunegoldPeach
LoringPeach
O'HenryPeach
RedglobePeach
RedskinPeach
D'AnjouPear
Harrow DelightPear
WarrenPear
Blue DamsonPlum
Flavor SupremePlum
French Improved PrunePlum
Green GagePlum
SunburstSweet Cherry
How many chill hours does 99738 get?
99738 averages 578 chill hours per winter, ranging from 275 to 844 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 99738?
99738 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