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Land with a climate like Carolina, South Africa

🇿🇦Carolina, Mpumalanga, South Africa

The towns with the closest growing climate to Carolina, South Africa are Volksrust, South Africa (99% match), Bethal and eMbalenhle. About 107,000 sq mi of land in 6 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Mpumalanga, South Africa, Free State, South Africa and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.The towns with the closest growing climate to Carolina, South Africa are Volksrust, South Africa (99% match), Bethal and eMbalenhle. About 278,000 km² of land in 6 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Mpumalanga, South Africa, Free State, South Africa and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Your growing climate

Zone 9b · 301 frost-free days · 884 chill hours · 29 in rainZone 9b · 301 frost-free days · 884 chill hours · 726 mm rain

What grows in Carolina, South Africa →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇿🇦Mpumalanga, South Africa

    21k sq mi55k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Volksrust (99), Daggakraal (99)

  2. 2

    🇿🇦Free State, South Africa

    18k sq mi46k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Harrismith (97), Phuthaditjhaba (97)

  3. 3

    🇿🇦KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    17k sq mi44k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Mooi River (97), Wembesi (95)

  4. 4

    🇦🇷Cordoba, Argentina

    5,900 sq mi15k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Villa Carlos Paz (85), Cosquín (85)

  5. 5

    🇲🇽Hidalgo, Mexico

    3,400 sq mi8,700 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Pachuca de Soto (86), Tulancingo (85)

  6. 6

    🇱🇸Qacha's Nek District, Lesotho

    1,800 sq mi4,700 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Qacha’s Nek (88)

  7. 7

    🇧🇴Tarija Department, Bolivia

    1,400 sq mi3,600 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Tarija (60)

  8. 8

    🇦🇷Jujuy, Argentina

    1,100 sq mi2,800 km² matching 80% or better

    For example San Salvador de Jujuy (80), Palpalá (67)

  9. 9

    🇲🇽México, Mexico

    800 sq mi2,200 km² matching 80% or better

    For example San Juan Zitlaltepec (84), Zumpango (83)

  10. 10

    🇦🇷Salta, Argentina

    800 sq mi2,100 km² matching 80% or better

    For example San Lorenzo (77), San José de los Cerrillos (72)

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    🇱🇸Berea, Lesotho

    800 sq mi2,000 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Teyateyaneng (84), Mabote (81)

  12. 12

    🇲🇽Tlaxcala, Mexico

    600 sq mi1,500 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Tetla (81), Tlaxcala (81)

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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    🇿🇦VolksrustMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 289 frost-free days · 1,029 chill hours · 29 in rainZone 9a · 289 frost-free days · 1,029 chill hours · 740 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: walnut, kiwifruit

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇿🇦BethalMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 283 frost-free days · 1,081 chill hours · 26 in rainZone 9a · 283 frost-free days · 1,081 chill hours · 662 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: walnut

    99%match
  3. 3

    🇿🇦eMbalenhleMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 287 frost-free days · 1,009 chill hours · 25 in rainZone 9a · 287 frost-free days · 1,009 chill hours · 636 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, sorghum

    99%match
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    🇿🇦DriefonteinMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 323 frost-free days · 632 chill hours · 32 in rainZone 9b · 323 frost-free days · 632 chill hours · 804 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, sorghum, olive

    99%match
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    🇿🇦LydenburgMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 327 frost-free days · 585 chill hours · 28 in rainZone 9b · 327 frost-free days · 585 chill hours · 712 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, sorghum, olive

    99%match
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    🇿🇦StandertonMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 274 frost-free days · 1,097 chill hours · 26 in rainZone 8b · 274 frost-free days · 1,097 chill hours · 650 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, sorghum, olive

    98%match
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    🇿🇦HarrismithFree State, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 285 frost-free days · 1,099 chill hours · 26 in rainZone 9a · 285 frost-free days · 1,099 chill hours · 660 mm rain

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

    97%match
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    🇿🇦PhuthaditjhabaFree State, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 282 frost-free days · 1,084 chill hours · 29 in rainZone 9a · 282 frost-free days · 1,084 chill hours · 727 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: walnut, kiwifruit

    97%match
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    🇿🇦VredeFree State, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 254 frost-free days · 1,332 chill hours · 23 in rainZone 8b · 254 frost-free days · 1,332 chill hours · 590 mm rain

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

    96%match
  10. 10

    🇿🇦FernieMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 339 frost-free days · 583 chill hours · 39 in rainZone 9b · 339 frost-free days · 583 chill hours · 986 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 23 great-fit crops

    96%match
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    🇿🇦EmalahleniMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 322 frost-free days · 647 chill hours · 26 in rainZone 9b · 322 frost-free days · 647 chill hours · 668 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, sorghum, olive

    95%match
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    🇿🇦WembesiKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 313 frost-free days · 680 chill hours · 32 in rainZone 9b · 313 frost-free days · 680 chill hours · 825 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, olive, sorghum

    95%match
  13. 13

    🇿🇦MankwengLimpopo, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 331 frost-free days · 538 chill hours · 32 in rainZone 9b · 331 frost-free days · 538 chill hours · 807 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, sorghum, olive

    95%match
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    🇿🇦JohannesburgGauteng, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 300 frost-free days · 831 chill hours · 28 in rainZone 9a · 300 frost-free days · 831 chill hours · 721 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: walnut, table and raisin grapes, olive

    95%match
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    🇿🇦VryheidKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 348 frost-free days · 499 chill hours · 32 in rainZone 9b · 348 frost-free days · 499 chill hours · 812 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, sorghum, olive

    94%match
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    🇿🇦NigelGauteng, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 293 frost-free days · 912 chill hours · 25 in rainZone 9a · 293 frost-free days · 912 chill hours · 633 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, sorghum, olive

    94%match
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    🇿🇦ReitzFree State, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 248 frost-free days · 1,368 chill hours · 25 in rainZone 8b · 248 frost-free days · 1,368 chill hours · 642 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: walnut, sorghum, table and raisin grapes

    93%match
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    🇿🇦BethlehemFree State, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 248 frost-free days · 1,331 chill hours · 26 in rainZone 8b · 248 frost-free days · 1,331 chill hours · 657 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: walnut, olive, sorghum

    92%match
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    🇿🇦KokstadKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 299 frost-free days · 920 chill hours · 29 in rainZone 9a · 299 frost-free days · 920 chill hours · 746 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: walnut, olive, sorghum

    92%match
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    🇿🇦DundeeKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 326 frost-free days · 591 chill hours · 30 in rainZone 9b · 326 frost-free days · 591 chill hours · 754 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, sorghum, olive

    92%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.