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Land with a climate like Bet Shemesh

🇮🇱Bet Shemesh, Jerusalem, Israel

The towns with the closest growing climate to Bet Shemesh are Nazareth, Israel (98% match), Irbid and Khān Yūnis. About 23,000 sq mi of land in 8 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Al Marj, Libya, Southern District, Israel and Al Jabal al Akhdar, Libya.The towns with the closest growing climate to Bet Shemesh are Nazareth, Israel (98% match), Irbid and Khān Yūnis. About 60,000 km² of land in 8 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Al Marj, Libya, Southern District, Israel and Al Jabal al Akhdar, Libya.

Your growing climate

Zone 10a · Frost 6 years in 10 · 221 chill hours · 17 in rainZone 10a · Frost 6 years in 10 · 221 chill hours · 422 mm rain

What grows in Bet Shemesh →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇱🇾Al Marj, Libya

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

    For example Al Abyār (88), Al Marj (85)

  2. 2

    🇮🇱Southern District, Israel

    2,000 sq mi5,300 km² matching 80% or better

  3. 3

    🇱🇾Al Jabal al Akhdar, Libya

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

    For example Shahhat (75), Al Bayḑā’ (75)

  4. 4

    🇱🇾Darnah, Libya

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

    For example Al Qubbah (83), Darnah (75)

  5. 5

    🇵🇸West Bank, Palestinian Territory

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

    For example Al Yāmūn (99), Qabāţīyah (99)

  6. 6

    🇮🇱Northern District, Israel

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

    For example Nazareth (98), Naẕerat ‘Illit (98)

  7. 7

    🇮🇱Haifa, Israel

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

    For example Umm el Faḥm (99), ‘Ara-‘Ar‘ara (98)

  8. 8

    🇪🇬North Sinai, Egypt

    800 sq mi2,000 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Rafaḩ (92), Ash Shaykh Zuwayd (87)

  9. 9

    🇵🇸Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territory

    800 sq mi2,000 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Khān Yūnis (94), Banī Suhaylā (94)

  10. 10

    🇸🇾Daraa, Syria

    800 sq mi2,000 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Ţafas (93), Nawá (91)

  11. 11

    🇯🇴Balqa, Jordan

    500 sq mi1,300 km² matching 80% or better

    For example As Salţ (90), Māḩiş (88)

  12. 12

    🇯🇴Irbid, Jordan

    500 sq mi1,300 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Judita (99), Irbid (96)

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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    🇮🇱NazarethNorthern District, Israel

    Zone 10a · Frost 7 years in 10 · 239 chill hours · 23 in rainZone 10a · Frost 7 years in 10 · 239 chill hours · 573 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 32 great-fit crops

    98%match
  2. 2

    🇯🇴IrbidJordan

    Zone 9b · 330 frost-free days · 457 chill hours · 17 in rainZone 9b · 330 frost-free days · 457 chill hours · 427 mm rain

    Shares 30 of your 32 great-fit crops · Also great there: walnut, kiwifruit

    96%match
  3. 3

    🇵🇸Khān YūnisGaza Strip, Palestinian Territory

    Zone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 101 chill hours · 9.7 in rainZone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 101 chill hours · 247 mm rain

    Shares 26 of your 32 great-fit crops · Also great there: sugarcane

    94%match
  4. 4

    🇮🇱HaderaHaifa, Israel

    Zone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 99 chill hours · 21 in rainZone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 99 chill hours · 537 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 32 great-fit crops

    93%match
  5. 5

    🇸🇾NawáDaraa, Syria

    Zone 9a · 310 frost-free days · 609 chill hours · 16 in rainZone 9a · 310 frost-free days · 609 chill hours · 397 mm rain

    Shares 30 of your 32 great-fit crops · Also great there: walnut, kiwifruit, pistachio

    91%match
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    🇱🇾Al AbyārAl Marj, Libya

    Zone 10a · Frost 5 years in 10 · 239 chill hours · 10 in rainZone 10a · Frost 5 years in 10 · 239 chill hours · 256 mm rain

    Shares 32 of your 32 great-fit crops

    88%match
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    🇮🇱Qiryat ShmonaNorthern District, Israel

    Zone 9b · 343 frost-free days · 336 chill hours · 29 in rainZone 9b · 343 frost-free days · 336 chill hours · 729 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 32 great-fit crops · Also great there: walnut, kiwifruit

    88%match
  8. 8

    🇱🇧En NâqoûraSouth Governorate, Lebanon

    Zone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 154 chill hours · 27 in rainZone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 154 chill hours · 678 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 32 great-fit crops

    88%match
  9. 9

    🇱🇾Al MarjLibya

    Zone 10a · Frost 7 years in 10 · 315 chill hours · 15 in rainZone 10a · Frost 7 years in 10 · 315 chill hours · 393 mm rain

    Shares 31 of your 32 great-fit crops · Also great there: kiwifruit, walnut

    85%match
  10. 10

    🇨🇾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 31 of your 32 great-fit crops

    84%match
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    🇯🇴AmmanJordan

    Zone 9a · 298 frost-free days · 752 chill hours · 12 in rainZone 9a · 298 frost-free days · 752 chill hours · 301 mm rain

    Shares 31 of your 32 great-fit crops · Also great there: walnut, kiwifruit, pistachio

    84%match
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    🇱🇾Al QubbahDarnah, Libya

    Zone 9b · 336 frost-free days · 435 chill hours · 14 in rainZone 9b · 336 frost-free days · 435 chill hours · 366 mm rain

    Shares 32 of your 32 great-fit crops · Also great there: walnut, kiwifruit, pistachio

    83%match
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    🇪🇬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 26 of your 32 great-fit crops · Also great there: sugarcane

    83%match
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    🇨🇾LimassolCyprus

    Zone 10a · Frost 3 years in 10 · 127 chill hours · 16 in rainZone 10a · Frost 3 years in 10 · 127 chill hours · 404 mm rain

    Shares 27 of your 32 great-fit crops · Also great there: sugarcane

    81%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 29 of your 32 great-fit crops

    80%match
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    🇯🇴MafraqJordan

    Zone 9a · 295 frost-free days · 731 chill hours · 8.7 in rainZone 9a · 295 frost-free days · 731 chill hours · 222 mm rain

    Shares 29 of your 32 great-fit crops · Also great there: walnut, pistachio, kiwifruit

    80%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 29 of your 32 great-fit crops

    78%match
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    🇨🇾MórfouNicosia, Cyprus

    Zone 10a · Frost 7 years in 10 · 239 chill hours · 14 in rainZone 10a · Frost 7 years in 10 · 239 chill hours · 367 mm rain

    Shares 27 of your 32 great-fit crops · Also great there: date palm

    78%match
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    🇱🇧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 32 great-fit crops

    78%match
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    🇨🇾LarnacaLarnaka, Cyprus

    Zone 10a · Frost 7 years in 10 · 233 chill hours · 14 in rainZone 10a · Frost 7 years in 10 · 233 chill hours · 347 mm rain

    Shares 27 of your 32 great-fit crops · Also great there: date palm

    77%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.