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Chill hours in 99756

The short answer

99756 averages 678 chill hours per winter (470982 across 10 years) in USDA zone 1b.
99756 climate
Average chill hours678 (470–982 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone1b
Last spring frosttypically May 1 – May 16
First fall frosttypically September 20 – 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 99756’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (36)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 99756.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
TropicSweetApple
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
KiefferPear
MoonglowPear
ShinkoPear
WarrenPear
YoinashiPear
HachiyaPersimmon
BeautyPlum
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Marginal (20)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
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 99756 get?
99756 averages 678 chill hours per winter, ranging from 470 to 982 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 99756?
99756 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