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Chill hours in 99741

The short answer

99741 averages 793 chill hours per winter (5991,023 across 10 years) in USDA zone 1b.
99741 climate
Average chill hours793 (599–1,023 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone1b
Last spring frosttypically May 6 – May 29
First fall frosttypically September 17 – September 27

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 99741’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (48)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 99741.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
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
UFOnePeach
Show 18 more good fit varieties

Marginal (8)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
HarkoNectarine
MericrestNectarine
CresthavenPeach
D'AnjouPear
Harrow DelightPear
Blue DamsonPlum
French Improved PrunePlum
SunburstSweet Cherry
How many chill hours does 99741 get?
99741 averages 793 chill hours per winter, ranging from 599 to 1023 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 99741?
99741 is in USDA hardiness zone 1b.

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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