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Chill hours in 99774

The short answer

99774 averages 580 chill hours per winter (364751 across 10 years) in USDA zone 1a.
99774 climate
Average chill hours580 (364–751 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone1a
Last spring frosttypically May 2 – May 19
First fall frosttypically September 18 – 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 99774’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (33)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 99774.

Good fit varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
TropicSweetApple
Arctic StarNectarine
Double DelightNectarine
PanamintNectarine
Snow QueenNectarine
August PridePeach
BabcockPeach
DonutPeach
Eva's PridePeach
FlordacrestPeach
FlordaprincePeach
GulfprincePeach
Mid-PridePeach
SuncrestPeach
Tropic SnowPeach
TropicBeautyPeach
UFGoldPeach
UFOnePeach
UFSunPeach
20th CenturyPear
ChojuroPear
KiefferPear
MoonglowPear
ShinkoPear
YoinashiPear
HachiyaPersimmon
BeautyPlum
Elephant HeartPlum
Flavor GrenadePlum
Flavor KingPlum
Show 3 more good fit varieties

Marginal (15)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
FlavortopNectarine
IndependenceNectarine
Belle of GeorgiaPeach
ElbertaPeach
FlameprincePeach
FrostPeach
HarvesterPeach
JunegoldPeach
LoringPeach
O'HenryPeach
RedglobePeach
RedskinPeach
WarrenPear
Flavor SupremePlum
Green GagePlum
How many chill hours does 99774 get?
99774 averages 580 chill hours per winter, ranging from 364 to 751 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 99774?
99774 is in USDA hardiness zone 1a.

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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