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Land with a climate like Ermelo

🇿🇦Ermelo, Mpumalanga, South Africa

The towns with the closest growing climate to Ermelo are Volksrust, South Africa (99% match), Trichardt and Belfast. About 85,000 sq mi of land in 5 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 Ermelo are Volksrust, South Africa (99% match), Trichardt and Belfast. About 219,000 km² of land in 5 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 9a · 292 frost-free days · 1,014 chill hours · 28 in rainZone 9a · 292 frost-free days · 1,014 chill hours · 699 mm rain

What grows in Ermelo →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇿🇦Mpumalanga, South Africa

    20k sq mi52k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Kriel (99), Volksrust (99)

  2. 2

    🇿🇦Free State, South Africa

    16k sq mi42k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Vrede (98), Harrismith (97)

  3. 3

    🇿🇦KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    15k sq mi39k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Mooi River (95), Wembesi (92)

  4. 4

    🇦🇷Cordoba, Argentina

    4,100 sq mi11k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Villa Carlos Paz (84), Cosquín (84)

  5. 5

    🇱🇸Qacha's Nek District, Lesotho

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

    For example Qacha’s Nek (87)

  6. 6

    🇲🇽Hidalgo, Mexico

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

    For example Pachuca de Soto (83), Santiago Tulantepec (83)

  7. 7

    🇱🇸Berea, Lesotho

    800 sq mi2,000 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Teyateyaneng (84), Mabote (80)

  8. 8

    🇱🇸Quthing, Lesotho

    800 sq mi2,000 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Quthing (77)

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    🇦🇷Salta, Argentina

    500 sq mi1,400 km² matching 80% or better

    For example San Lorenzo (75), San José de los Cerrillos (68)

  10. 10

    🇦🇷Jujuy, Argentina

    500 sq mi1,400 km² matching 80% or better

    For example San Salvador de Jujuy (77), Palpalá (62)

  11. 11

    🇧🇴Tarija Department, Bolivia

    300 sq mi700 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Tarija (51)

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

    🇿🇦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 23 of your 23 great-fit crops

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇿🇦TrichardtMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 285 frost-free days · 1,050 chill hours · 25 in rainZone 9a · 285 frost-free days · 1,050 chill hours · 639 mm rain

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

    99%match
  3. 3

    🇿🇦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 21 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: avocado

    99%match
  4. 4

    🇿🇦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: apple

    98%match
  5. 5

    🇿🇦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: apple

    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 23 of your 23 great-fit crops

    97%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, apple, sorghum

    97%match
  8. 8

    🇿🇦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 18 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: apple, table and raisin grapes, sorghum

    96%match
  9. 9

    🇿🇦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 22 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: avocado, apple, table and raisin grapes

    93%match
  10. 10

    🇿🇦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: sorghum, table and raisin grapes, apple

    93%match
  11. 11

    🇿🇦BenoniGauteng, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 303 frost-free days · 777 chill hours · 27 in rainZone 9b · 303 frost-free days · 777 chill hours · 679 mm rain

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

    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: olive, sorghum, table and raisin grapes

    93%match
  13. 13

    🇿🇦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 18 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: apple, table and raisin grapes, sorghum

    93%match
  14. 14

    🇿🇦RedhillMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 342 frost-free days · 584 chill hours · 40 in rainZone 9b · 342 frost-free days · 584 chill hours · 1,013 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: apple, avocado

    93%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 20 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: apple, avocado, table and raisin grapes

    92%match
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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 18 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: apple, avocado, sorghum

    92%match
  17. 17

    🇿🇦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 20 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, apple, sorghum

    92%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 17 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: apple, avocado, table and raisin grapes

    92%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 17 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: apple, avocado, table and raisin grapes

    92%match
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    🇿🇦FrankfortFree State, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 254 frost-free days · 1,259 chill hours · 26 in rainZone 8b · 254 frost-free days · 1,259 chill hours · 662 mm rain

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

    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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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.