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Land with a climate like Barberton, South Africa

🇿🇦Barberton, Mpumalanga, South Africa

The towns with the closest growing climate to Barberton, South Africa are Sabie, South Africa (99% match), Duiwelskloof and Dwarsloop. About 175,000 sq mi of land in 13 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Limpopo, South Africa and Mpumalanga, South Africa.The towns with the closest growing climate to Barberton, South Africa are Sabie, South Africa (99% match), Duiwelskloof and Dwarsloop. About 453,000 km² of land in 13 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Limpopo, South Africa and Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Your growing climate

Zone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 109 chill hours · 33 in rainZone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 109 chill hours · 849 mm rain

What grows in Barberton, South Africa →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇿🇦KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    22k sq mi56k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Frischgewaagd (97), Ncotshane (95)

  2. 2

    🇿🇦Limpopo, South Africa

    20k sq mi52k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Duiwelskloof (99), Dwarsloop (98)

  3. 3

    🇿🇦Mpumalanga, South Africa

    15k sq mi38k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Sabie (99), Mafemani (97)

  4. 4

    🇿🇼Manicaland, Zimbabwe

    7,300 sq mi19k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Mutare (93), Chipinge (92)

  5. 5

    🇦🇷Santiago del Estero, Argentina

    6,600 sq mi17k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Añatuya (81), Termas de Río Hondo (79)

  6. 6

    🇿🇼Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe

    5,900 sq mi15k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Masvingo (82), Zvishavane (77)

  7. 7

    🇲🇿Manica, Mozambique

    5,400 sq mi14k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Machipanda (94), Manica (93)

  8. 8

    🇲🇽Oaxaca, Mexico

    4,900 sq mi13k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco (79), Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz (76)

  9. 9

    🇲🇽San Luis Potosí, Mexico

    4,200 sq mi11k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Cárdenas (77), Ciudad Fernández (73)

  10. 10

    🇧🇴Tarija Department, Bolivia

    3,900 sq mi10k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Tarija (90), Bermejo (63)

  11. 11

    🇲🇬Anosy, Madagascar

    3,800 sq mi9,900 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Betroka (79)

  12. 12

    🇦🇺Queensland, Australia

    3,800 sq mi9,700 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Gympie (72), Toowoomba (66)

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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    🇿🇦SabieMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 10a · Frost 3 years in 10 · 220 chill hours · 33 in rainZone 10a · Frost 3 years in 10 · 220 chill hours · 827 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: garlic, olive, peach

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇿🇦DuiwelskloofLimpopo, South Africa

    Zone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 106 chill hours · 38 in rainZone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 106 chill hours · 953 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: macadamia, garlic

    99%match
  3. 3

    🇿🇦DwarsloopLimpopo, South Africa

    Zone 10b · No frost · 40 chill hours · 31 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 40 chill hours · 787 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: mango, sugarcane

    98%match
  4. 4

    🇿🇦Louis TrichardtLimpopo, South Africa

    Zone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 131 chill hours · 26 in rainZone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 131 chill hours · 656 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: garlic

    97%match
  5. 5

    🇿🇦FrischgewaagdKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Zone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 258 chill hours · 33 in rainZone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 258 chill hours · 836 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: olive, garlic, peach

    97%match
  6. 6

    🇿🇦NcotshaneKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Zone 10b · No frost · 16 chill hours · 26 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 16 chill hours · 670 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: mango

    95%match
  7. 7

    🇿🇦ThohoyandouLimpopo, South Africa

    Zone 10b · No frost · 17 chill hours · 34 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 17 chill hours · 874 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: mango, sugarcane, cassava

    95%match
  8. 8

    🇸🇿ManziniManzini Region, Eswatini

    Zone 11a · No frost · 1 chill hours · 36 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 1 chill hours · 907 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: mango, cassava, sugarcane

    95%match
  9. 9

    🇿🇼MutareManicaland, Zimbabwe

    Zone 10b · No frost · 117 chill hours · 33 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 117 chill hours · 843 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: garlic

    93%match
  10. 10

    🇿🇦PietermaritzburgKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 349 frost-free days · 341 chill hours · 30 in rainZone 9b · 349 frost-free days · 341 chill hours · 752 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: olive, garlic, saffron

    93%match
  11. 11

    🇿🇦LadysmithKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 327 frost-free days · 465 chill hours · 28 in rainZone 9b · 327 frost-free days · 465 chill hours · 709 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: peach, olive, garlic

    93%match
  12. 12

    🇿🇼ChipingeManicaland, Zimbabwe

    Zone 10b · No frost · 29 chill hours · 47 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 29 chill hours · 1,188 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: macadamia

    92%match
  13. 13

    🇿🇦UlundiKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Zone 10b · No frost · 32 chill hours · 32 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 32 chill hours · 823 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 20 great-fit crops

    91%match
  14. 14

    🇿🇦PolokwaneLimpopo, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 332 frost-free days · 470 chill hours · 27 in rainZone 9b · 332 frost-free days · 470 chill hours · 682 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: peach, apple, garlic

    90%match
  15. 15

    🇿🇦PraktiseerLimpopo, South Africa

    Zone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 122 chill hours · 25 in rainZone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 122 chill hours · 634 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 20 great-fit crops

    90%match
  16. 16

    🇿🇦MthathaEastern Cape, South Africa

    Zone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 250 chill hours · 28 in rainZone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 250 chill hours · 721 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: olive, garlic, peach

    90%match
  17. 17

    🇧🇴TarijaTarija Department, Bolivia

    Zone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 137 chill hours · 25 in rainZone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 137 chill hours · 641 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 20 great-fit crops

    90%match
  18. 18

    🇿🇦NewcastleKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 327 frost-free days · 510 chill hours · 29 in rainZone 9b · 327 frost-free days · 510 chill hours · 735 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: peach, olive, garlic

    90%match
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    🇿🇦Piet RetiefMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 341 frost-free days · 457 chill hours · 34 in rainZone 9b · 341 frost-free days · 457 chill hours · 855 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: peach, apple, blueberry

    90%match
  20. 20

    🇿🇦ClydesdaleEastern Cape, South Africa

    Zone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 264 chill hours · 31 in rainZone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 264 chill hours · 784 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: olive, garlic, peach

    89%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.