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Land with a climate like Ashkelon

🇮🇱Ashkelon, Southern District, Israel

The towns with the closest growing climate to Ashkelon are Netanya, Israel (99% match), Haifa and Tiberias. About 33,000 sq mi of land in 8 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Matruh, Egypt, Misratah, Libya and Tripoli, Libya.The towns with the closest growing climate to Ashkelon are Netanya, Israel (99% match), Haifa and Tiberias. About 84,000 km² of land in 8 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Matruh, Egypt, Misratah, Libya and Tripoli, Libya.

Your growing climate

Zone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 82 chill hours · 16 in rainZone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 82 chill hours · 413 mm rain

What grows in Ashkelon →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇪🇬Matruh, Egypt

    3,100 sq mi7,900 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Marsá Maţrūḩ (85), Sīdī Barānī (84)

  2. 2

    🇱🇾Misratah, Libya

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

    For example Zliten (86), Misratah (84)

  3. 3

    🇱🇾Tripoli, Libya

    2,000 sq mi5,200 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Tājūrā’ (92), Tripoli (92)

  4. 4

    🇱🇾Al Marj, Libya

    1,800 sq mi4,600 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Al Abyār (80), Al Marj (80)

  5. 5

    🇪🇬North Sinai, Egypt

    1,500 sq mi4,000 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Arīsh (89), Bi’r al ‘Abd (70)

  6. 6

    🇪🇬Kafr el-Sheikh, Egypt

    1,500 sq mi4,000 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Balţīm (89), Al Burj (88)

  7. 7

    🇮🇱Southern District, Israel

    1,300 sq mi3,300 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Arad (60), Dimona (54)

  8. 8

    🇮🇱Northern District, Israel

    1,300 sq mi3,300 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Acre (97), Tamra (97)

  9. 9

    🇵🇸West Bank, Palestinian Territory

    1,000 sq mi2,600 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Ţūlkarm (99), Al Yāmūn (94)

  10. 10

    🇮🇱Haifa, Israel

    1,000 sq mi2,600 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Hadera (99), Or Akiva (99)

  11. 11

    🇵🇸Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territory

    800 sq mi2,000 km² matching 80% or better

  12. 12

    🇱🇧South Governorate, Lebanon

    700 sq mi1,900 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Tyre (93), En Nâqoûra (92)

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

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    🇮🇱NetanyaCentral District, Israel

    Zone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 95 chill hours · 21 in rainZone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 95 chill hours · 542 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 27 great-fit crops

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇮🇱HaifaIsrael

    Zone 10a · Frost 3 years in 10 · 129 chill hours · 23 in rainZone 10a · Frost 3 years in 10 · 129 chill hours · 593 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 27 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, cherry, pecan

    98%match
  3. 3

    🇮🇱TiberiasNorthern District, Israel

    Zone 10b · Frost 2 years in 10 · 63 chill hours · 16 in rainZone 10b · Frost 2 years in 10 · 63 chill hours · 419 mm rain

    Shares 27 of your 27 great-fit crops · Also great there: date palm

    94%match
  4. 4

    🇵🇸JanīnWest Bank, Palestinian Territory

    Zone 10a · Frost 6 years in 10 · 199 chill hours · 18 in rainZone 10a · Frost 6 years in 10 · 199 chill hours · 462 mm rain

    Shares 26 of your 27 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, cherry, pecan

    93%match
  5. 5

    🇱🇾TripoliLibya

    Zone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 93 chill hours · 11 in rainZone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 93 chill hours · 287 mm rain

    Shares 27 of your 27 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond

    92%match
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    🇪🇬RosettaBeheira, Egypt

    Zone 10b · No frost · 37 chill hours · 7.4 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 37 chill hours · 187 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 27 great-fit crops · Also great there: coffee (arabica), mango

    90%match
  7. 7

    🇱🇧SidonSouth Governorate, Lebanon

    Zone 10b · No frost · 47 chill hours · 27 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 47 chill hours · 682 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 27 great-fit crops

    90%match
  8. 8

    🇱🇾Az ZāwīyahAz Zawiyah, Libya

    Zone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 126 chill hours · 8.9 in rainZone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 126 chill hours · 227 mm rain

    Shares 27 of your 27 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, date palm

    89%match
  9. 9

    🇪🇬ArīshNorth Sinai, Egypt

    Zone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 85 chill hours · 5.7 in rainZone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 85 chill hours · 146 mm rain

    Shares 27 of your 27 great-fit crops

    89%match
  10. 10

    🇱🇾DarnahLibya

    Zone 10b · No frost · 22 chill hours · 7.9 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 22 chill hours · 201 mm rain

    Shares 25 of your 27 great-fit crops · Also great there: coffee (arabica), mango

    89%match
  11. 11

    🇪🇬Al BurjKafr el-Sheikh, Egypt

    Zone 10b · No frost · 28 chill hours · 6.8 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 28 chill hours · 173 mm rain

    Shares 25 of your 27 great-fit crops · Also great there: coffee (arabica), mango

    88%match
  12. 12

    🇪🇬AlexandriaEgypt

    Zone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 44 chill hours · 6.8 in rainZone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 44 chill hours · 173 mm rain

    Shares 25 of your 27 great-fit crops · Also great there: coffee (arabica)

    88%match
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    🇱🇾MsalātahAl Marqab, Libya

    Zone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 138 chill hours · 11 in rainZone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 138 chill hours · 278 mm rain

    Shares 26 of your 27 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, cherry, pecan

    86%match
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    🇱🇾ZlitenMisratah, Libya

    Zone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 47 chill hours · 8.8 in rainZone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 47 chill hours · 224 mm rain

    Shares 25 of your 27 great-fit crops · Also great there: date palm

    86%match
  15. 15

    🇨🇾PaphosPafos, Cyprus

    Zone 10a · Frost 3 years in 10 · 168 chill hours · 17 in rainZone 10a · Frost 3 years in 10 · 168 chill hours · 424 mm rain

    Shares 26 of your 27 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, cherry, pecan

    86%match
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    🇪🇬Marsá MaţrūḩMatruh, Egypt

    Zone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 61 chill hours · 5.4 in rainZone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 61 chill hours · 137 mm rain

    Shares 27 of your 27 great-fit crops · Also great there: coffee (arabica), wine grapes

    85%match
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    🇱🇾BenghaziBanghazi, Libya

    Zone 10b · No frost · 37 chill hours · 8.1 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 37 chill hours · 205 mm rain

    Shares 27 of your 27 great-fit crops · Also great there: coffee (arabica)

    84%match
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    🇪🇬Sīdī BarānīMatruh, Egypt

    Zone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 92 chill hours · 5.5 in rainZone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 92 chill hours · 139 mm rain

    Shares 26 of your 27 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes

    84%match
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    🇪🇬An-NajaylahMatruh, Egypt

    Zone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 127 chill hours · 5.4 in rainZone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 127 chill hours · 138 mm rain

    Shares 26 of your 27 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, wine grapes, cherry

    84%match
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    🇱🇾MisratahLibya

    Zone 10b · No frost · 39 chill hours · 9.5 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 39 chill hours · 241 mm rain

    Shares 26 of your 27 great-fit crops · Also great there: coffee (arabica)

    84%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.