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Chill hours in 99768

The short answer

99768 averages 600 chill hours per winter (319810 across 10 years) in USDA zone 3a.
99768 climate
Average chill hours600 (319–810 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone3a
Last spring frosttypically May 15 – June 3
First fall frosttypically August 21 – September 17

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 99768’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (45)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 99768.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
Chestnut CrabApple
FrostbiteApple
HoneygoldApple
LodiApple
Sweet SixteenApple
TropicSweetApple
ZestarApple
Arctic StarNectarine
Double DelightNectarine
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
Golden SpicePear
KiefferPear
Show 15 more good fit varieties

Marginal (25)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
GravensteinApple
HaralsonApple
HoneycrispApple
WealthyApple
Yellow TransparentApple
FlavortopNectarine
HarkoNectarine
IndependenceNectarine
MericrestNectarine
Belle of GeorgiaPeach
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 99768 get?
99768 averages 600 chill hours per winter, ranging from 319 to 810 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 99768?
99768 is in USDA hardiness zone 3a.

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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