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Chill hours in 99788

The short answer

99788 averages 570 chill hours per winter (373725 across 10 years) in USDA zone 1a.
99788 climate
Average chill hours570 (373–725 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone1a
Last spring frosttypically May 3 – May 26
First fall frosttypically September 8 – September 26

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 99788’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (33)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 99788.

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 (7)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
FlavortopNectarine
IndependenceNectarine
FrostPeach
JunegoldPeach
WarrenPear
Flavor SupremePlum
Green GagePlum
How many chill hours does 99788 get?
99788 averages 570 chill hours per winter, ranging from 373 to 725 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 99788?
99788 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