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Chill hours in 99789

The short answer

99789 averages 584 chill hours per winter (300699 across 10 years) in USDA zone 2a.
99789 climate
Average chill hours584 (300–699 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone2a
Last spring frosttypically June 8 – June 18
First fall frosttypically August 14 – September 24

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 99789’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (33)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 99789.

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 (3)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
FlavortopNectarine
JunegoldPeach
WarrenPear
How many chill hours does 99789 get?
99789 averages 584 chill hours per winter, ranging from 300 to 699 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 99789?
99789 is in USDA hardiness zone 2a.

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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