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Land with a climate like Aliwal North

🇿🇦Aliwal North, Eastern Cape, South Africa

The towns with the closest growing climate to Aliwal North are Botshabelo, South Africa (99% match), Maseru and Bloemfontein. About 209,000 sq mi of land in 5 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Free State, South Africa, Eastern Cape, South Africa and North West, South Africa.The towns with the closest growing climate to Aliwal North are Botshabelo, South Africa (99% match), Maseru and Bloemfontein. About 542,000 km² of land in 5 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Free State, South Africa, Eastern Cape, South Africa and North West, South Africa.

Your growing climate

Zone 8b · 262 frost-free days · 1,157 chill hours · 20 in rainZone 8b · 262 frost-free days · 1,157 chill hours · 512 mm rain

What grows in Aliwal North →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇿🇦Free State, South Africa

    35k sq mi91k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Botshabelo (99), Thaba Nchu (99)

  2. 2

    🇿🇦Eastern Cape, South Africa

    33k sq mi84k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Middelburg (99), Cradock (98)

  3. 3

    🇿🇦North West, South Africa

    17k sq mi44k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Makwassie (92), Wolmaransstad (92)

  4. 4

    🇦🇷San Luis, Argentina

    9,200 sq mi24k km² matching 80% or better

    For example San Luis (89), Villa Mercedes (87)

  5. 5

    🇺🇸Texas, United States

    9,000 sq mi23k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Lubbock (79), Plainview (79)

  6. 6

    🇦🇷Cordoba, Argentina

    5,300 sq mi14k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Villa Dolores (77), Río Cuarto (74)

  7. 7

    🇦🇷Mendoza, Argentina

    4,700 sq mi12k km² matching 80% or better

    For example General Alvear (82), San Rafael (78)

  8. 8

    🇺🇸New Mexico, United States

    2,800 sq mi7,200 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Hobbs (77), Clovis (74)

  9. 9

    🇱🇸Quthing, Lesotho

    2,100 sq mi5,300 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Quthing (99)

  10. 10

    🇱🇸Mafeteng District, Lesotho

    1,800 sq mi4,700 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Mafeteng (99)

  11. 11

    🇲🇽Coahuila, Mexico

    1,600 sq mi4,200 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Saltillo (62), Ramos Arizpe (58)

  12. 12

    🇱🇸Berea, Lesotho

    1,000 sq mi2,700 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Mabote (99), Teyateyaneng (98)

Regions are states and provinces, counting land within 75 km of a town. At most three per country, so the list covers the world.

Closest towns

  1. 1

    🇿🇦BotshabeloFree State, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 254 frost-free days · 1,216 chill hours · 21 in rainZone 8b · 254 frost-free days · 1,216 chill hours · 521 mm rain

    Shares 24 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: cotton

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇱🇸MaseruMaseru District, Lesotho

    Zone 8b · 267 frost-free days · 1,164 chill hours · 24 in rainZone 8b · 267 frost-free days · 1,164 chill hours · 616 mm rain

    Shares 24 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: soybean, cotton, peanut

    99%match
  3. 3

    🇿🇦BloemfonteinFree State, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 253 frost-free days · 1,245 chill hours · 19 in rainZone 8b · 253 frost-free days · 1,245 chill hours · 491 mm rain

    Shares 24 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: kiwifruit, tea, soybean

    99%match
  4. 4

    🇱🇸MafetengMafeteng District, Lesotho

    Zone 8b · 257 frost-free days · 1,265 chill hours · 24 in rainZone 8b · 257 frost-free days · 1,265 chill hours · 601 mm rain

    Shares 24 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: apple, soybean

    99%match
  5. 5

    🇿🇦MiddelburgEastern Cape, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 257 frost-free days · 1,122 chill hours · 15 in rainZone 9a · 257 frost-free days · 1,122 chill hours · 378 mm rain

    Shares 24 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: kiwifruit, soybean, tea

    99%match
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    🇱🇸Mohale's HoekMohale's Hoek District, Lesotho

    Zone 9a · 274 frost-free days · 1,087 chill hours · 24 in rainZone 9a · 274 frost-free days · 1,087 chill hours · 618 mm rain

    Shares 24 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: soybean, apple, cotton

    99%match
  7. 7

    🇿🇦SenekalFree State, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 258 frost-free days · 1,203 chill hours · 22 in rainZone 8b · 258 frost-free days · 1,203 chill hours · 561 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: apple, cotton, soybean

    98%match
  8. 8

    🇿🇦CradockEastern Cape, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 289 frost-free days · 873 chill hours · 16 in rainZone 9a · 289 frost-free days · 873 chill hours · 398 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: tea, soybean, citrus

    98%match
  9. 9

    🇿🇦Winnie MandelaFree State, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 261 frost-free days · 1,182 chill hours · 20 in rainZone 8b · 261 frost-free days · 1,182 chill hours · 496 mm rain

    Shares 24 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: tea, soybean, rice

    98%match
  10. 10

    🇱🇸HlotseLeribe, Lesotho

    Zone 8b · 267 frost-free days · 1,202 chill hours · 25 in rainZone 8b · 267 frost-free days · 1,202 chill hours · 626 mm rain

    Shares 24 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: soybean

    97%match
  11. 11

    🇿🇦PhomolongFree State, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 269 frost-free days · 1,029 chill hours · 20 in rainZone 8b · 269 frost-free days · 1,029 chill hours · 509 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: apple, cotton, peanut

    97%match
  12. 12

    🇱🇸MaputsoeLeribe, Lesotho

    Zone 8b · 255 frost-free days · 1,302 chill hours · 25 in rainZone 8b · 255 frost-free days · 1,302 chill hours · 630 mm rain

    Shares 24 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: soybean, apple

    97%match
  13. 13

    🇿🇦WesselsbronFree State, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 275 frost-free days · 970 chill hours · 19 in rainZone 8b · 275 frost-free days · 970 chill hours · 490 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: soybean, tea, apple

    95%match
  14. 14

    🇿🇦BultfonteinFree State, South Africa

    Zone 8a · 260 frost-free days · 1,204 chill hours · 19 in rainZone 8a · 260 frost-free days · 1,204 chill hours · 490 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: soybean, cotton, peanut

    94%match
  15. 15

    🇿🇦QueenstownEastern Cape, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 317 frost-free days · 718 chill hours · 21 in rainZone 9b · 317 frost-free days · 718 chill hours · 532 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: apple

    94%match
  16. 16

    🇿🇦HeilbronFree State, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 258 frost-free days · 1,187 chill hours · 23 in rainZone 8b · 258 frost-free days · 1,187 chill hours · 592 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: apple, soybean, cotton

    94%match
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    🇿🇦KroonstadFree State, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 285 frost-free days · 916 chill hours · 21 in rainZone 9a · 285 frost-free days · 916 chill hours · 530 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: apple, cotton, peanut

    93%match
  18. 18

    🇿🇦WelkomFree State, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 291 frost-free days · 835 chill hours · 20 in rainZone 9a · 291 frost-free days · 835 chill hours · 509 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: cotton, apple, peanut

    93%match
  19. 19

    🇿🇦Lady FrereEastern Cape, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 323 frost-free days · 585 chill hours · 21 in rainZone 9b · 323 frost-free days · 585 chill hours · 539 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: apple, citrus, cotton

    93%match
  20. 20

    🇿🇦FrankfortFree State, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 254 frost-free days · 1,259 chill hours · 26 in rainZone 8b · 254 frost-free days · 1,259 chill hours · 662 mm rain

    Shares 24 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: soybean, apple, cotton

    92%match

Any town over 15,000 people, skipping those within 75 km of you. ↻ = seasons flipped across the equator.

How matching works

We compare all twelve months of average highs and lows, rain, humidity and sunshine, the same way as Climatch's places-like search, but weighted for growing: winter lows count most, since frost, chill and hardiness decide which perennials survive, then summer highs and rain. Humidity counts least.

Scores show how unusual a match this close is: 80 or better is closer than all but about 2% of random pairs of places. Across the equator seasons are lined up (↻), so a southern farm's January is compared with a northern July. Climate is only part of it: check soil, water and day length (it matters for photoperiod crops) before buying land.

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Climate data: TerraClimate 1991–2020 monthly averages (Abatzoglou, J.T. et al., 2018, Scientific Data 5:170191). Humidity is derived from TerraClimate vapor pressure; “sunshine” is solar radiation.

Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap.

Grower tools: crop ranges from FAO ECOCROP and university extension guides (cited per crop). Daily weather, frost dates and chill are estimated from the monthly averages; chill portions use the Dynamic Model (Fishman, Erez & Couvillon, 1987), hardiness zones follow the USDA definition.