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Chill hours in 99746

The short answer

99746 averages 741 chill hours per winter (506955 across 10 years) in USDA zone 2a.
99746 climate
Average chill hours741 (506–955 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone2a
Last spring frosttypically May 6 – May 27
First fall frosttypically September 17 – September 28

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 99746’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (41)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 99746.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
GravensteinApple
TropicSweetApple
Arctic StarNectarine
Double DelightNectarine
FlavortopNectarine
IndependenceNectarine
PanamintNectarine
Snow QueenNectarine
August PridePeach
BabcockPeach
DonutPeach
Eva's PridePeach
FlordacrestPeach
FlordaprincePeach
FrostPeach
GulfprincePeach
JunegoldPeach
Mid-PridePeach
SuncrestPeach
Tropic SnowPeach
TropicBeautyPeach
UFGoldPeach
UFOnePeach
UFSunPeach
20th CenturyPear
ChojuroPear
KiefferPear
MoonglowPear
ShinkoPear
WarrenPear
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Marginal (17)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
WealthyApple
HarkoNectarine
MericrestNectarine
Belle of GeorgiaPeach
CresthavenPeach
ElbertaPeach
FlameprincePeach
HarvesterPeach
LoringPeach
O'HenryPeach
RedglobePeach
RedskinPeach
D'AnjouPear
Harrow DelightPear
Blue DamsonPlum
French Improved PrunePlum
SunburstSweet Cherry
How many chill hours does 99746 get?
99746 averages 741 chill hours per winter, ranging from 506 to 955 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 99746?
99746 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