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Chill hours in 99759

The short answer

99759 averages 719 chill hours per winter (438912 across 10 years) in USDA zone 2b.
99759 climate
Average chill hours719 (438–912 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone2b
Last spring frosttypically June 1 – June 12
First fall frosttypically August 28 – September 23

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 99759’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (41)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 99759.

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
Show 11 more good fit varieties

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 99759 get?
99759 averages 719 chill hours per winter, ranging from 438 to 912 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 99759?
99759 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