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Land with a climate like Bulawayo

🇿🇼Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

The towns with the closest growing climate to Bulawayo are Gweru, Zimbabwe (99% match), Gwanda and Kwekwe. About 631,000 km² (244,000 sq mi) of land in 9 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Limpopo, South Africa, Central, Botswana and Southern Province, Zambia.

Your growing climate

Zone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 264 chill hours · 25 in (640 mm) rain

What grows in Bulawayo →
Climate match≤5075100Uncolored land: under 50%BulawayoClosest

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

  1. 1

    🇿🇦Limpopo, South Africa

    69k km² (26k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Mokopane (94), Mookgophong (93)

  2. 2

    🇧🇼Central, Botswana

    62k km² (24k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Serowe (94), Tutume (93)

  3. 3

    🇿🇲Southern Province, Zambia

    45k km² (17k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Kalomo (90), Choma (89)

  4. 4

    🇿🇼Midlands Province, Zimbabwe

    37k km² (14k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Gweru (99), Redcliff (99)

  5. 5

    🇿🇼Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe

    36k km² (14k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Harare Western Suburbs (98), Chegutu (96)

  6. 6

    🇿🇼Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe

    23k km² (9,000 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Masvingo (97), Zvishavane (96)

  7. 7

    🇿🇦North West, South Africa

    17k km² (6,500 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Hammanskraal (89), Ga-Rankuwa (87)

  8. 8

    🇧🇼City of Francistown, Botswana

    9,400 km² (3,600 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Francistown (92)

  9. 9

    🇧🇼Kgatleng, Botswana

    8,500 km² (3,300 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Mochudi (81)

  10. 10

    🇿🇦Mpumalanga, South Africa

    8,400 km² (3,200 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Vaalbank (92), Siyabuswa (89)

  11. 11

    🇲🇬Ihorombe, Madagascar

    3,600 km² (1,400 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Ihosy (66)

  12. 12

    🇿🇲Central Province, Zambia

    3,000 km² (1,200 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Mumbwa (80), Kapiri Mposhi (75)

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

    🇿🇼GweruMidlands Province, Zimbabwe

    Zone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 253 chill hours · 28 in (718 mm) rain

    Shares 23 of your 23 great-fit crops

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇿🇼GwandaMatabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe

    Zone 10a · Frost 6 years in 10 · 312 chill hours · 20 in (496 mm) rain

    Shares 23 of your 23 great-fit crops

    99%match
  3. 3

    🇿🇼KwekweMidlands Province, Zimbabwe

    Zone 10a · Frost 1 years in 10 · 178 chill hours · 28 in (701 mm) rain

    Shares 21 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: sugarcane

    98%match
  4. 4

    🇿🇼HarareZimbabwe

    Zone 10a · Frost 1 years in 10 · 221 chill hours · 35 in (893 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 23 great-fit crops

    97%match
  5. 5

    🇿🇼MasvingoMasvingo Province, Zimbabwe

    Zone 10a · Frost 3 years in 10 · 255 chill hours · 26 in (657 mm) rain

    Shares 23 of your 23 great-fit crops

    97%match
  6. 6

    🇿🇼ZvishavaneMasvingo Province, Zimbabwe

    Zone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 143 chill hours · 22 in (570 mm) rain

    Shares 20 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: sugarcane

    96%match
  7. 7

    🇿🇼ChegutuMashonaland West, Zimbabwe

    Zone 10a · Frost 1 years in 10 · 168 chill hours · 31 in (782 mm) rain

    Shares 21 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: sugarcane

    96%match
  8. 8

    🇿🇼ChinhoyiMashonaland West, Zimbabwe

    Zone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 226 chill hours · 32 in (810 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 23 great-fit crops

    96%match
  9. 9

    🇿🇼GokweMidlands Province, Zimbabwe

    Zone 10a · Frost 1 years in 10 · 168 chill hours · 30 in (773 mm) rain

    Shares 21 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: sugarcane

    95%match
  10. 10

    🇧🇼SeroweCentral, Botswana

    Zone 9b · 322 frost-free days · 588 chill hours · 17 in (432 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron

    94%match
  11. 11

    🇿🇼KaroiMashonaland West, Zimbabwe

    Zone 10b · No frost · 132 chill hours · 32 in (811 mm) rain

    Shares 21 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: sugarcane, coffee (arabica)

    94%match
  12. 12

    🇿🇦MokopaneLimpopo, South Africa

    Zone 10a · Frost 5 years in 10 · 331 chill hours · 22 in (550 mm) rain

    Shares 23 of your 23 great-fit crops

    94%match
  13. 13

    🇧🇼TutumeCentral, Botswana

    Zone 10a · Frost 5 years in 10 · 249 chill hours · 18 in (468 mm) rain

    Shares 21 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: sugarcane

    93%match
  14. 14

    🇿🇦LebowakgomoLimpopo, South Africa

    Zone 10a · 357 frost-free days · 376 chill hours · 23 in (591 mm) rain

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

    93%match
  15. 15

    🇿🇼RusapeManicaland, Zimbabwe

    Zone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 300 chill hours · 31 in (799 mm) rain

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

    93%match
  16. 16

    🇧🇼FrancistownCity of Francistown, Botswana

    Zone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 237 chill hours · 19 in (470 mm) rain

    Shares 21 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: sugarcane

    92%match
  17. 17

    🇿🇦Bela BelaLimpopo, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 322 frost-free days · 589 chill hours · 23 in (574 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: peach, saffron, apple

    92%match
  18. 18

    🇿🇲KalomoSouthern Province, Zambia

    Zone 10a · Frost 5 years in 10 · 299 chill hours · 30 in (772 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 23 great-fit crops

    90%match
  19. 19

    🇿🇼MvurwiMashonaland Central, Zimbabwe

    Zone 10a · Frost 3 years in 10 · 314 chill hours · 35 in (901 mm) rain

    Shares 23 of your 23 great-fit crops

    90%match
  20. 20

    🇧🇼MahalapyeCentral, Botswana

    Zone 9b · 341 frost-free days · 376 chill hours · 17 in (439 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 23 great-fit crops

    90%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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