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Chill hours in 99791

The short answer

99791 averages 611 chill hours per winter (290777 across 10 years) in USDA zone 2a.
99791 climate
Average chill hours611 (290–777 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone2a
Last spring frosttypically June 10 – June 13
First fall frosttypically August 21 – 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 99791’s chill hours and zone:

Good fit (35)

Chill and zone requirements are comfortably met in 99791.

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
JunegoldPeach
Mid-PridePeach
SuncrestPeach
Tropic SnowPeach
TropicBeautyPeach
UFGoldPeach
UFOnePeach
UFSunPeach
20th CenturyPear
ChojuroPear
KiefferPear
MoonglowPear
ShinkoPear
WarrenPear
YoinashiPear
HachiyaPersimmon
BeautyPlum
Elephant HeartPlum
Show 5 more good fit varieties

Marginal (14)

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

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
GravensteinApple
FlavortopNectarine
IndependenceNectarine
Belle of GeorgiaPeach
ElbertaPeach
FlameprincePeach
FrostPeach
HarvesterPeach
LoringPeach
O'HenryPeach
RedglobePeach
RedskinPeach
Flavor SupremePlum
Green GagePlum
How many chill hours does 99791 get?
99791 averages 611 chill hours per winter, ranging from 290 to 777 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 99791?
99791 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