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Land with a climate like Empuluzu

🇿🇦Empuluzu, Mpumalanga, South Africa

The towns with the closest growing climate to Empuluzu are Piet Retief, South Africa (99% match), Vryheid and Greytown. About 79,000 sq mi of land in 9 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Mpumalanga, South Africa and Eastern Cape, South Africa.The towns with the closest growing climate to Empuluzu are Piet Retief, South Africa (99% match), Vryheid and Greytown. About 205,000 km² of land in 9 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Mpumalanga, South Africa and Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Your growing climate

Zone 10a · 345 frost-free days · 509 chill hours · 39 in rainZone 10a · 345 frost-free days · 509 chill hours · 991 mm rain

What grows in Empuluzu →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇿🇦KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    22k sq mi56k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Vryheid (99), Mondlo (99)

  2. 2

    🇿🇦Mpumalanga, South Africa

    22k sq mi56k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Piet Retief (99), Driefontein (99)

  3. 3

    🇿🇦Eastern Cape, South Africa

    15k sq mi38k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Clydesdale (90), Mthatha (89)

  4. 4

    🇦🇷Cordoba, Argentina

    3,300 sq mi8,600 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Unquillo (85), La Calera (84)

  5. 5

    🇿🇼Manicaland, Zimbabwe

    1,700 sq mi4,400 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Chipinge (78), Mutare (75)

  6. 6

    🇱🇸Qacha's Nek District, Lesotho

    1,600 sq mi4,000 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Qacha’s Nek (71)

  7. 7

    🇲🇽Hidalgo, Mexico

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

    For example Zacualtipán (86), Tulancingo (83)

  8. 8

    🇲🇿Manica, Mozambique

    900 sq mi2,200 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Machipanda (66), Manica (53)

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    🇸🇿Hhohho Region, Eswatini

    800 sq mi2,100 km² matching 80% or better

  10. 10

    🇲🇽Puebla, Mexico

    600 sq mi1,500 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Chignahuapan (81), Zacatlán (78)

  11. 11

    🇲🇽Nuevo León, Mexico

    500 sq mi1,400 km² matching 80% or better

  12. 12

    🇨🇳Yunnan, China

    300 sq mi700 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Baoshan (77), Longling County (74)

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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    🇿🇦Piet RetiefMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 341 frost-free days · 457 chill hours · 34 in rainZone 9b · 341 frost-free days · 457 chill hours · 855 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, olive, saffron

    99%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 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, olive, saffron

    99%match
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    🇿🇦GreytownKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 332 frost-free days · 531 chill hours · 32 in rainZone 9b · 332 frost-free days · 531 chill hours · 808 mm rain

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

    98%match
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    🇿🇦FrischgewaagdKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Zone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 258 chill hours · 33 in rainZone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 258 chill hours · 836 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: cotton, olive, peanut

    97%match
  5. 5

    🇿🇦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 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: pecan, table and raisin grapes, olive

    97%match
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    🇿🇦HowickKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 332 frost-free days · 514 chill hours · 31 in rainZone 9b · 332 frost-free days · 514 chill hours · 793 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, olive, saffron

    97%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 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, saffron, olive

    96%match
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    🇿🇦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 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, olive, saffron

    94%match
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    🇿🇦BelfastMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 300 frost-free days · 964 chill hours · 31 in rainZone 9b · 300 frost-free days · 964 chill hours · 787 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear, walnut, kiwifruit

    94%match
  10. 10

    🇿🇦RichmondKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Zone 10a · Frost 7 years in 10 · 360 chill hours · 32 in rainZone 10a · Frost 7 years in 10 · 360 chill hours · 808 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, olive, cotton

    94%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 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, olive, cotton

    94%match
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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 18 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear, walnut, saffron

    93%match
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    🇿🇦ErmeloMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 292 frost-free days · 1,014 chill hours · 28 in rainZone 9a · 292 frost-free days · 1,014 chill hours · 699 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear, walnut, saffron

    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 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron, pear, pecan

    92%match
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    🇿🇦HendrinaMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 292 frost-free days · 986 chill hours · 26 in rainZone 9a · 292 frost-free days · 986 chill hours · 670 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron, pear, pecan

    91%match
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    🇿🇦ClydesdaleEastern Cape, South Africa

    Zone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 264 chill hours · 31 in rainZone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 264 chill hours · 784 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, olive, cotton

    90%match
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    🇿🇦MthathaEastern Cape, South Africa

    Zone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 250 chill hours · 28 in rainZone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 250 chill hours · 721 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, olive, cotton

    89%match
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    🇿🇦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 17 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear, walnut, saffron

    88%match
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    🇿🇦UgieEastern Cape, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 300 frost-free days · 919 chill hours · 28 in rainZone 9a · 300 frost-free days · 919 chill hours · 714 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear, saffron, walnut

    88%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 18 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear, walnut, saffron

    86%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.