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Land with a climate like Chico

🇺🇸Chico, California, United States

The towns with the closest growing climate to Chico are Sacramento, United States (96% match), Stockton and Vacaville. About 43,000 sq mi of land in 8 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in California, United States, Andalusia, Spain and Extremadura, Spain.The towns with the closest growing climate to Chico are Sacramento, United States (96% match), Stockton and Vacaville. About 112,000 km² of land in 8 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in California, United States, Andalusia, Spain and Extremadura, Spain.

Your growing climate

Zone 9a · 258 frost-free days · 1,013 chill hours · 24 in rainZone 9a · 258 frost-free days · 1,013 chill hours · 610 mm rain

What grows in Chico →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇺🇸California, United States

    22k sq mi58k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Lincoln (98), El Dorado Hills (98)

  2. 2

    🇪🇸Andalusia, Spain

    8,500 sq mi22k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Martos (85), Priego de Córdoba (85)

  3. 3

    🇪🇸Extremadura, Spain

    4,000 sq mi10k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Zafra (82), Almendralejo (81)

  4. 4

    🇲🇦Fes-Meknes, Morocco

    1,500 sq mi3,900 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Sabaa Aiyoun (83), Oulad Tayeb (80)

  5. 5

    🇹🇷Gaziantep, Turkey

    1,200 sq mi3,100 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Gaziantep (80), Nizip (73)

  6. 6

    🇹🇷Kahramanmaraş, Turkey

    900 sq mi2,500 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Pazarcık (84), Kahramanmaraş (79)

  7. 7

    🇨🇱O'Higgins Region, Chile

    700 sq mi1,900 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Rengo (84), Machalí (84)

  8. 8

    🇩🇿Mascara, Algeria

    700 sq mi1,900 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Mascara (83), Tighenif (80)

  9. 9

    🇩🇿Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria

    500 sq mi1,300 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Sfizef (84), Sidi Bel Abbes (80)

  10. 10

    🇩🇿Relizane, Algeria

    500 sq mi1,300 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Mazouna (74), Zemoura (73)

  11. 11

    🇹🇷Kilis, Turkey

    500 sq mi1,200 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Kilis (83)

  12. 12

    🇱🇧Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon

    200 sq mi600 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Chmistâr (79), El Hermel (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

    🇺🇸SacramentoCalifornia, United States

    Zone 9b · 301 frost-free days · 682 chill hours · 18 in rainZone 9b · 301 frost-free days · 682 chill hours · 454 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: hemp, potato, tomato

    96%match
  2. 2

    🇺🇸StocktonCalifornia, United States

    Zone 9a · 288 frost-free days · 774 chill hours · 14 in rainZone 9a · 288 frost-free days · 774 chill hours · 359 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: sunflower, hemp, tomato

    92%match
  3. 3

    🇺🇸VacavilleCalifornia, United States

    Zone 9a · 286 frost-free days · 800 chill hours · 23 in rainZone 9a · 286 frost-free days · 800 chill hours · 596 mm rain

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

    92%match
  4. 4

    🇺🇸OakdaleCalifornia, United States

    Zone 9a · 272 frost-free days · 924 chill hours · 14 in rainZone 9a · 272 frost-free days · 924 chill hours · 366 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: hemp, sunflower, tomato

    92%match
  5. 5

    🇺🇸ReddingCalifornia, United States

    Zone 9a · 263 frost-free days · 939 chill hours · 42 in rainZone 9a · 263 frost-free days · 939 chill hours · 1,071 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: potato, kiwifruit

    88%match
  6. 6

    🇺🇸MercedCalifornia, United States

    Zone 9a · 263 frost-free days · 933 chill hours · 13 in rainZone 9a · 263 frost-free days · 933 chill hours · 318 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: hemp, sunflower, tomato

    85%match
  7. 7

    🇺🇸ConcordCalifornia, United States

    Zone 9b · 323 frost-free days · 662 chill hours · 18 in rainZone 9b · 323 frost-free days · 662 chill hours · 464 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: kiwifruit, potato, sunflower

    84%match
  8. 8

    🇺🇸ClearlakeCalifornia, United States

    Zone 8b · 212 frost-free days · 1,477 chill hours · 28 in rainZone 8b · 212 frost-free days · 1,477 chill hours · 711 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops

    84%match
  9. 9

    🇪🇸GranadaAndalusia, Spain

    Zone 9a · 266 frost-free days · 912 chill hours · 15 in rainZone 9a · 266 frost-free days · 912 chill hours · 378 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: sorghum, potato, sunflower

    84%match
  10. 10

    🇹🇷KilisTurkey

    Zone 8b · 247 frost-free days · 1,360 chill hours · 20 in rainZone 8b · 247 frost-free days · 1,360 chill hours · 496 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: hemp, maize (corn), soybean

    83%match
  11. 11

    🇪🇸LojaAndalusia, Spain

    Zone 9a · 268 frost-free days · 909 chill hours · 19 in rainZone 9a · 268 frost-free days · 909 chill hours · 487 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: potato, sorghum, sunflower

    83%match
  12. 12

    🇩🇿MascaraAlgeria

    Zone 9a · 274 frost-free days · 801 chill hours · 17 in rainZone 9a · 274 frost-free days · 801 chill hours · 444 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: sunflower, tomato, maize (corn)

    83%match
  13. 13

    🇪🇸LucenaAndalusia, Spain

    Zone 9a · 267 frost-free days · 940 chill hours · 22 in rainZone 9a · 267 frost-free days · 940 chill hours · 559 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: potato

    83%match
  14. 14

    🇺🇸UkiahCalifornia, United States

    Zone 9a · 233 frost-free days · 1,132 chill hours · 37 in rainZone 9a · 233 frost-free days · 1,132 chill hours · 938 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: kiwifruit, potato

    82%match
  15. 15

    🇪🇸Don BenitoExtremadura, Spain

    Zone 9a · 277 frost-free days · 823 chill hours · 21 in rainZone 9a · 277 frost-free days · 823 chill hours · 533 mm rain

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

    80%match
  16. 16

    🇹🇷GaziantepTurkey

    Zone 8a · 229 frost-free days · 1,645 chill hours · 20 in rainZone 8a · 229 frost-free days · 1,645 chill hours · 506 mm rain

    Shares 15 of your 22 great-fit crops

    80%match
  17. 17

    🇩🇿Sidi Bel AbbesSidi Bel Abbès, Algeria

    Zone 9a · 277 frost-free days · 771 chill hours · 15 in rainZone 9a · 277 frost-free days · 771 chill hours · 378 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: potato, sunflower, sorghum

    80%match
  18. 18

    🇺🇿ShahrisabzQashqadaryo, Uzbekistan

    Zone 8a · 235 frost-free days · 1,744 chill hours · 18 in rainZone 8a · 235 frost-free days · 1,744 chill hours · 465 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: hemp, maize (corn), soybean

    80%match
  19. 19

    🇩🇿TlemcenAlgeria

    Zone 9a · 265 frost-free days · 964 chill hours · 17 in rainZone 9a · 265 frost-free days · 964 chill hours · 422 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: potato, sorghum, sunflower

    80%match
  20. 20

    🇺🇸PattersonCalifornia, United States

    Zone 9a · 294 frost-free days · 797 chill hours · 11 in rainZone 9a · 294 frost-free days · 797 chill hours · 278 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: sunflower, hemp, tomato

    80%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.