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Land with a climate like Benoni

🇿🇦Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa

The towns with the closest growing climate to Benoni are Emalahleni, South Africa (99% match), eMbalenhle and Carletonville. About 316,000 km² (122,000 sq mi) of land in 7 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Free State, South Africa, Mpumalanga, South Africa and North West, South Africa.

Your growing climate

Zone 9b · 303 frost-free days · 865 chill hours · 27 in (679 mm) rain

What grows in Benoni →
Climate match≤5075100Uncolored land: under 50%BenoniClosest

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Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇿🇦Free State, South Africa

    76k km² (29k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Deneysville (99), Sasolburg (97)

  2. 2

    🇿🇦Mpumalanga, South Africa

    53k km² (20k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Emalahleni (99), eMbalenhle (99)

  3. 3

    🇿🇦North West, South Africa

    46k km² (18k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Fochville (98), Koster (98)

  4. 4

    🇧🇴Tarija Department, Bolivia

    10k km² (3,900 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Tarija (72)

  5. 5

    🇱🇸Mafeteng District, Lesotho

    4,000 km² (1,600 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Mafeteng (83)

  6. 6

    🇱🇸Qacha's Nek District, Lesotho

    3,300 km² (1,300 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Qacha’s Nek (84)

  7. 7

    🇦🇷Jujuy, Argentina

    2,800 km² (1,100 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example San Salvador de Jujuy (76), Palpalá (63)

  8. 8

    🇦🇷Tucuman, Argentina

    2,800 km² (1,100 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Tafí Viejo (58)

  9. 9

    🇦🇷Salta, Argentina

    2,100 km² (800 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example San Lorenzo (77), Salta (73)

  10. 10

    🇱🇸Berea, Lesotho

    2,000 km² (800 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Teyateyaneng (90), Mabote (89)

  11. 11

    🇲🇽Tamaulipas, Mexico

    1,400 km² (500 sq mi) matching 80% or better

  12. 12

    🇧🇼South-East, Botswana

    1,400 km² (500 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Janeng (79)

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

    🇿🇦EmalahleniMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 322 frost-free days · 740 chill hours · 26 in (668 mm) rain

    Shares 23 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: cotton

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇿🇦eMbalenhleMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 287 frost-free days · 1,108 chill hours · 25 in (636 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 25 great-fit crops

    99%match
  3. 3

    🇿🇦CarletonvilleGauteng, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 281 frost-free days · 1,064 chill hours · 25 in (626 mm) rain

    Shares 24 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus, cotton, rice

    99%match
  4. 4

    🇿🇦KosterNorth West, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 293 frost-free days · 943 chill hours · 25 in (631 mm) rain

    Shares 25 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: cotton, citrus, rice

    98%match
  5. 5

    🇿🇦VanderbijlparkGauteng, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 287 frost-free days · 1,022 chill hours · 23 in (575 mm) rain

    Shares 24 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus, cotton, rice

    97%match
  6. 6

    🇿🇦StandertonMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 274 frost-free days · 1,196 chill hours · 26 in (650 mm) rain

    Shares 24 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear, kiwifruit, walnut

    97%match
  7. 7

    🇿🇦VilliersFree State, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 267 frost-free days · 1,223 chill hours · 25 in (633 mm) rain

    Shares 24 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: cotton, pear, rice

    96%match
  8. 8

    🇿🇦BethalMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 283 frost-free days · 1,185 chill hours · 26 in (662 mm) rain

    Shares 21 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear, kiwifruit, walnut

    96%match
  9. 9

    🇿🇦VentersdorpNorth West, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 289 frost-free days · 1,017 chill hours · 22 in (565 mm) rain

    Shares 24 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: cotton, citrus, rice

    96%match
  10. 10

    🇿🇦HendrinaMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 292 frost-free days · 1,079 chill hours · 26 in (670 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear, kiwifruit, walnut

    96%match
  11. 11

    🇿🇦ParysFree State, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 285 frost-free days · 1,018 chill hours · 21 in (540 mm) rain

    Shares 24 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus, rice, cotton

    95%match
  12. 12

    🇿🇦CarolinaMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 301 frost-free days · 969 chill hours · 29 in (726 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear

    95%match
  13. 13

    🇿🇦PhuthaditjhabaFree State, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 282 frost-free days · 1,189 chill hours · 29 in (727 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear, kiwifruit, walnut

    94%match
  14. 14

    🇿🇦HeilbronFree State, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 258 frost-free days · 1,297 chill hours · 23 in (592 mm) rain

    Shares 24 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear, cotton

    94%match
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    🇿🇦SomaroboroMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 339 frost-free days · 521 chill hours · 24 in (615 mm) rain

    Shares 19 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: cotton, rice, peanut

    94%match
  16. 16

    🇿🇦LichtenburgNorth West, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 289 frost-free days · 990 chill hours · 22 in (561 mm) rain

    Shares 24 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: cotton, citrus, rice

    94%match
  17. 17

    🇿🇦LydenburgMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 327 frost-free days · 673 chill hours · 28 in (712 mm) rain

    Shares 23 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: cotton

    94%match
  18. 18

    🇿🇦PotchefstroomNorth West, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 289 frost-free days · 943 chill hours · 21 in (546 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: cotton, peanut, citrus

    93%match
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    🇿🇦ErmeloMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 292 frost-free days · 1,111 chill hours · 28 in (699 mm) rain

    Shares 21 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear, kiwifruit, walnut

    93%match
  20. 20

    🇿🇦VolksrustMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 289 frost-free days · 1,143 chill hours · 29 in (740 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear, kiwifruit, walnut

    93%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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