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Land with a climate like Durban

🇿🇦Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

The towns with the closest growing climate to Durban are Port Shepstone, South Africa (99% match), Mandeni and Richards Bay. About 582,000 km² (225,000 sq mi) of land in 14 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in São Paulo, Brazil, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil and Bahia, Brazil.

Your growing climate

Zone 11a · No frost · 4 chill hours · 37 in (951 mm) rain

What grows in Durban →
Climate match≤5075100Uncolored land: under 50%DurbanClosest

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

    🇧🇷São Paulo, Brazil

    93k km² (36k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Iperó (91), Salto (90)

  2. 2

    🇧🇷Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

    49k km² (19k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Caarapó (84), Nova Andradina (83)

  3. 3

    🇧🇷Bahia, Brazil

    47k km² (18k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Iguaí (87), Ibicuí (87)

  4. 4

    🇿🇦KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    38k km² (15k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Port Shepstone (99), Mandeni (99)

  5. 5

    🇦🇺Queensland, Australia

    26k km² (10,000 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Hervey Bay (83), Capalaba (82)

  6. 6

    🇺🇸Florida, United States

    25k km² (9,700 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Ormond Beach (84), Edgewater (84)

  7. 7

    🇦🇷Corrientes, Argentina

    22k km² (8,500 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Ituzaingó (80), Corrientes (80)

  8. 8

    🇿🇦Eastern Cape, South Africa

    16k km² (6,000 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Gonubie (93), East London (93)

  9. 9

    🇨🇳Guangdong, China

    14k km² (5,200 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Huanggang (78), Hepo (77)

  10. 10

    🇵🇾Misiones Department, Paraguay

    9,000 km² (3,500 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example San Juan Bautista (78)

  11. 11

    🇨🇳Fujian, China

    7,800 km² (3,000 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Shima (80), Xiamen (79)

  12. 12

    🇵🇾Ñeembucú Department, Paraguay

    6,200 km² (2,400 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Pilar (80)

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

    🇿🇦Port ShepstoneKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Zone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 41 in (1037 mm) rain

    Shares 24 of your 24 great-fit crops

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇿🇦MandeniKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Zone 11a · No frost · 22 chill hours · 37 in (947 mm) rain

    Shares 24 of your 24 great-fit crops

    99%match
  3. 3

    🇿🇦Richards BayKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Zone 11a · No frost · 2 chill hours · 41 in (1037 mm) rain

    Shares 23 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: mango

    99%match
  4. 4

    🇿🇦MtubatubaKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Zone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 42 in (1070 mm) rain

    Shares 23 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: mango

    97%match
  5. 5

    🇿🇦East LondonEastern Cape, South Africa

    Zone 11a · No frost · 15 chill hours · 35 in (891 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: lavender

    93%match
  6. 6

    🇧🇷Domingos MartinsEspírito Santo, Brazil

    Zone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 47 in (1195 mm) rain

    Shares 24 of your 24 great-fit crops

    91%match
  7. 7

    🇧🇷SorocabaSão Paulo, Brazil

    Zone 11a · No frost · 11 chill hours · 47 in (1196 mm) rain

    Shares 24 of your 24 great-fit crops

    89%match
  8. 8

    🇧🇷São José dos CamposSão Paulo, Brazil

    Zone 11a · No frost · 10 chill hours · 49 in (1244 mm) rain

    Shares 24 of your 24 great-fit crops

    88%match
  9. 9

    🇧🇷Afonso CláudioEspírito Santo, Brazil

    Zone 11a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 44 in (1115 mm) rain

    Shares 23 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: mango

    88%match
  10. 10

    🇧🇷AngatubaSão Paulo, Brazil

    Zone 11a · No frost · 19 chill hours · 47 in (1187 mm) rain

    Shares 24 of your 24 great-fit crops

    87%match
  11. 11

    🇧🇷JacareíSão Paulo, Brazil

    Zone 11a · No frost · 11 chill hours · 53 in (1351 mm) rain

    Shares 24 of your 24 great-fit crops

    87%match
  12. 12

    🇧🇷IguaíBahia, Brazil

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 37 in (937 mm) rain

    Shares 23 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: cacao, mango

    87%match
  13. 13

    🇿🇦Port AlfredEastern Cape, South Africa

    Zone 11a · No frost · 16 chill hours · 27 in (679 mm) rain

    Shares 21 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: lavender

    87%match
  14. 14

    🇧🇷CasteloEspírito Santo, Brazil

    Zone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 42 in (1079 mm) rain

    Shares 23 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: mango, cacao

    87%match
  15. 15

    🇧🇷ConchasSão Paulo, Brazil

    Zone 11a · No frost · 7 chill hours · 46 in (1168 mm) rain

    Shares 23 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: mango

    86%match
  16. 16

    🇧🇷Cachoeiras de MacacuRio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Zone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 48 in (1211 mm) rain

    Shares 23 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: mango, cacao

    86%match
  17. 17

    🇧🇷PancasEspírito Santo, Brazil

    Zone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 42 in (1057 mm) rain

    Shares 23 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: mango, cacao

    86%match
  18. 18

    🇧🇷ItapetiningaSão Paulo, Brazil

    Zone 11a · No frost · 30 chill hours · 46 in (1172 mm) rain

    Shares 23 of your 24 great-fit crops

    86%match
  19. 19

    🇧🇷ParanavaíParaná, Brazil

    Zone 11a · No frost · 18 chill hours · 48 in (1219 mm) rain

    Shares 23 of your 24 great-fit crops

    86%match
  20. 20

    🇧🇷PindamonhangabaSão Paulo, Brazil

    Zone 11a · No frost · 5 chill hours · 50 in (1268 mm) rain

    Shares 23 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: mango

    85%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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