Land with a climate like Bloemfontein
🇿🇦Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
The towns with the closest growing climate to Bloemfontein are Theunissen, South Africa (99% match), Bultfontein and Marquard. About 425,000 km² (164,000 sq mi) of land in 5 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Free State, South Africa, Eastern Cape, South Africa and Northern Cape, South Africa.
Your growing climate
Zone 8b · 253 frost-free days · 1,379 chill hours · 19 in (491 mm) rain
What grows in Bloemfontein →Tap the map for the score at any spot. Each square is a 28 km (17 mile) grid cell.
Regions with the most land like yours
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🇿🇦Free State, South Africa
88k km² (34k sq mi) matching 80% or better
For example Winburg (99), Theunissen (99)
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🇿🇦Eastern Cape, South Africa
61k km² (24k sq mi) matching 80% or better
For example Aliwal North (99), Middelburg (97)
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🇦🇷San Luis, Argentina
12k km² (4,700 sq mi) matching 80% or better
For example San Luis (83), Villa Mercedes (77)
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🇦🇷Catamarca, Argentina
4,100 km² (1,600 sq mi) matching 80% or better
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🇦🇷Tucuman, Argentina
2,700 km² (1,100 sq mi) matching 80% or better
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🇱🇸Mohale's Hoek District, Lesotho
2,700 km² (1,000 sq mi) matching 80% or better
For example Mohale's Hoek (96)
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🇲🇽Chihuahua, Mexico
700 km² (300 sq mi) matching 80% or better
For example Cuauhtémoc (66), Hidalgo del Parral (59)
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 outside South Africa
- 199%match
🇱🇸MaseruMaseru District, Lesotho
Zone 8b · 267 frost-free days · 1,283 chill hours · 24 in (616 mm) rain
Shares 29 of your 30 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus
- 298%match
🇱🇸MafetengMafeteng District, Lesotho
Zone 8b · 257 frost-free days · 1,407 chill hours · 24 in (601 mm) rain
Shares 27 of your 30 great-fit crops
- 396%match
🇱🇸Mohale's HoekMohale's Hoek District, Lesotho
Zone 9a · 274 frost-free days · 1,207 chill hours · 24 in (618 mm) rain
Shares 27 of your 30 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus
- 495%match
🇱🇸MaputsoeLeribe, Lesotho
Zone 8b · 255 frost-free days · 1,422 chill hours · 25 in (630 mm) rain
Shares 27 of your 30 great-fit crops
- 583%match
🇦🇷San LuisArgentina
Zone 9a · 301 frost-free days · 849 chill hours · 16 in (419 mm) rain
Shares 30 of your 30 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus, avocado
- 678%match
🇦🇷RawsonSan Juan, Argentina
Zone 8b · 269 frost-free days · 1,127 chill hours · 10 in (256 mm) rain
Shares 30 of your 30 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus
- 777%match
🇦🇷Villa MercedesSan Luis, Argentina
Zone 8b · 257 frost-free days · 1,182 chill hours · 21 in (528 mm) rain
Shares 30 of your 30 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus
- 877%match
🇺🇸Hobbs↻Seasons flipped. New Mexico, United States
Zone 8a · 233 frost-free days · 1,572 chill hours · 14 in (349 mm) rain
Shares 27 of your 30 great-fit crops · Also great there: pistachio
- 976%match
🇦🇷General AlvearMendoza, Argentina
Zone 8b · 237 frost-free days · 1,412 chill hours · 12 in (296 mm) rain
Shares 30 of your 30 great-fit crops · Also great there: pistachio, citrus
- 1075%match
🇺🇸Lubbock↻Seasons flipped. Texas, United States
Zone 8a · 228 frost-free days · 1,714 chill hours · 17 in (430 mm) rain
Shares 27 of your 30 great-fit crops · Also great there: pistachio
- 1175%match
🇺🇸Clovis↻Seasons flipped. New Mexico, United States
Zone 7b · 198 frost-free days · 2,104 chill hours · 15 in (378 mm) rain
Shares 25 of your 30 great-fit crops
- 1274%match
🇺🇸Plainview↻Seasons flipped. Texas, United States
Zone 7b · 218 frost-free days · 1,962 chill hours · 18 in (455 mm) rain
Shares 26 of your 30 great-fit crops · Also great there: pistachio
- 1371%match
🇺🇸Roswell↻Seasons flipped. New Mexico, United States
Zone 7b · 219 frost-free days · 1,749 chill hours · 11 in (279 mm) rain
Shares 26 of your 30 great-fit crops · Also great there: pistachio
- 1471%match
🇺🇸Carlsbad↻Seasons flipped. New Mexico, United States
Zone 8a · 233 frost-free days · 1,498 chill hours · 11 in (273 mm) rain
Shares 26 of your 30 great-fit crops · Also great there: pistachio
- 1570%match
🇧🇼LobatseBotswana
Zone 9a · 302 frost-free days · 743 chill hours · 18 in (448 mm) rain
Shares 24 of your 30 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus, avocado
- 1670%match
🇺🇸Midland↻Seasons flipped. Texas, United States
Zone 8a · 243 frost-free days · 1,382 chill hours · 14 in (359 mm) rain
Shares 26 of your 30 great-fit crops · Also great there: pistachio
- 1770%match
🇲🇽Salinas de Hidalgo↻Seasons flipped. San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Zone 9b · 309 frost-free days · 815 chill hours · 16 in (397 mm) rain
Shares 18 of your 30 great-fit crops · Also great there: avocado, citrus
- 1869%match
🇦🇷San RafaelMendoza, Argentina
Zone 8b · 232 frost-free days · 1,656 chill hours · 11 in (290 mm) rain
Shares 28 of your 30 great-fit crops · Also great there: hops
- 1969%match
🇦🇷TunuyánMendoza, Argentina
Zone 8a · 224 frost-free days · 1,691 chill hours · 10 in (260 mm) rain
Shares 27 of your 30 great-fit crops
- 2069%match
🇦🇷MendozaArgentina
Zone 8b · 267 frost-free days · 1,197 chill hours · 8.9 in (227 mm) rain
Shares 30 of your 30 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus, pistachio
- 199%match
🇿🇦TheunissenFree State, South Africa
Zone 8b · 265 frost-free days · 1,219 chill hours · 20 in (497 mm) rain
Shares 28 of your 30 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus
- 299%match
🇿🇦BultfonteinFree State, South Africa
Zone 8a · 260 frost-free days · 1,327 chill hours · 19 in (490 mm) rain
Shares 28 of your 30 great-fit crops
- 399%match
🇿🇦MarquardFree State, South Africa
Zone 8b · 251 frost-free days · 1,403 chill hours · 23 in (583 mm) rain
Shares 28 of your 30 great-fit crops
- 499%match
🇿🇦Aliwal NorthEastern Cape, South Africa
Zone 8b · 262 frost-free days · 1,288 chill hours · 20 in (512 mm) rain
Shares 30 of your 30 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus
- 599%match
🇿🇦PhomolongFree State, South Africa
Zone 8b · 269 frost-free days · 1,128 chill hours · 20 in (509 mm) rain
Shares 27 of your 30 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus
- 699%match
🇱🇸MaseruMaseru District, Lesotho
Zone 8b · 267 frost-free days · 1,283 chill hours · 24 in (616 mm) rain
Shares 29 of your 30 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus
- 799%match
🇿🇦SenekalFree State, South Africa
Zone 8b · 258 frost-free days · 1,308 chill hours · 22 in (561 mm) rain
Shares 30 of your 30 great-fit crops
- 898%match
🇱🇸MafetengMafeteng District, Lesotho
Zone 8b · 257 frost-free days · 1,407 chill hours · 24 in (601 mm) rain
Shares 27 of your 30 great-fit crops
- 997%match
🇿🇦MiddelburgEastern Cape, South Africa
Zone 9a · 257 frost-free days · 1,249 chill hours · 15 in (378 mm) rain
Shares 28 of your 30 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus
- 1097%match
🇿🇦BloemhofNorth West, South Africa
Zone 8b · 274 frost-free days · 1,104 chill hours · 18 in (457 mm) rain
Shares 27 of your 30 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus
- 1197%match
🇿🇦WolmaransstadNorth West, South Africa
Zone 8a · 270 frost-free days · 1,184 chill hours · 21 in (524 mm) rain
Shares 27 of your 30 great-fit crops
- 1296%match
🇿🇦ZastronFree State, South Africa
Zone 8b · 253 frost-free days · 1,474 chill hours · 23 in (594 mm) rain
Shares 27 of your 30 great-fit crops
- 1396%match
🇱🇸Mohale's HoekMohale's Hoek District, Lesotho
Zone 9a · 274 frost-free days · 1,207 chill hours · 24 in (618 mm) rain
Shares 27 of your 30 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus
- 1496%match
🇿🇦OdendaalsrusFree State, South Africa
Zone 9a · 288 frost-free days · 975 chill hours · 20 in (505 mm) rain
Shares 26 of your 30 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus
- 1596%match
🇿🇦HeilbronFree State, South Africa
Zone 8b · 258 frost-free days · 1,297 chill hours · 23 in (592 mm) rain
Shares 26 of your 30 great-fit crops
- 1696%match
🇿🇦Schweizer-RenekeNorth West, South Africa
Zone 8b · 274 frost-free days · 1,121 chill hours · 19 in (472 mm) rain
Shares 27 of your 30 great-fit crops
- 1795%match
🇿🇦BurgersdorpEastern Cape, South Africa
Zone 8b · 245 frost-free days · 1,481 chill hours · 18 in (469 mm) rain
Shares 27 of your 30 great-fit crops
- 1895%match
🇿🇦KroonstadFree State, South Africa
Zone 9a · 285 frost-free days · 992 chill hours · 21 in (530 mm) rain
Shares 27 of your 30 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus
- 1995%match
🇱🇸MaputsoeLeribe, Lesotho
Zone 8b · 255 frost-free days · 1,422 chill hours · 25 in (630 mm) rain
Shares 27 of your 30 great-fit crops
- 2093%match
🇿🇦ParysFree State, South Africa
Zone 9a · 285 frost-free days · 1,018 chill hours · 21 in (540 mm) rain
Shares 27 of your 30 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus
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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