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Land with a climate like Fianarantsoa

🇲🇬Fianarantsoa, Upper Matsiatra, Madagascar

The towns with the closest growing climate to Fianarantsoa are Didy, Madagascar (97% match), Andilamena and Imerimandroso. About 166,000 sq mi of land in 17 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Yunnan, China, Queensland, Australia and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.The towns with the closest growing climate to Fianarantsoa are Didy, Madagascar (97% match), Andilamena and Imerimandroso. About 429,000 km² of land in 17 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Yunnan, China, Queensland, Australia and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Your growing climate

Zone 10b · No frost · 24 chill hours · 46 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 24 chill hours · 1,166 mm rain

What grows in Fianarantsoa →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇨🇳Yunnan, China

    26k sq mi68k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Ning’er (88), Pu'er (87)

  2. 2

    🇦🇺Queensland, Australia

    16k sq mi41k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Capalaba (84), Logan City (82)

  3. 3

    🇿🇦KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    9,700 sq mi25k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Eshowe (86), Ulundi (85)

  4. 4

    🇧🇷São Paulo, Brazil

    9,100 sq mi24k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Amparo (85), Águas de Lindóia (84)

  5. 5

    🇲🇬Alaotra Mangoro, Madagascar

    8,500 sq mi22k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Didy (97), Andilamena (96)

  6. 6

    🇧🇷Bahia, Brazil

    7,000 sq mi18k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Piatã (87), Vitória da Conquista (86)

  7. 7

    🇲🇬Analamanga, Madagascar

    5,100 sq mi13k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Anjozorobe (91), Antananarivo (86)

  8. 8

    🇧🇷Minas Gerais, Brazil

    5,100 sq mi13k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Monte Sião (83), Camanducaia (82)

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    🇲🇬Upper Matsiatra, Madagascar

    4,200 sq mi11k km² matching 80% or better

  10. 10

    🇦🇺New South Wales, Australia

    3,600 sq mi9,400 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Grafton (83), Taree (76)

  11. 11

    🇲🇿Manica, Mozambique

    3,400 sq mi8,800 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Gondola (80), Chimoio (80)

  12. 12

    🇿🇼Manicaland, Zimbabwe

    2,200 sq mi5,800 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Chipinge (90), Mutare (78)

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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    🇲🇬DidyAlaotra Mangoro, Madagascar

    Zone 11a · No frost · 13 chill hours · 52 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 13 chill hours · 1,327 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: sugarcane, tea

    97%match
  2. 2

    🇲🇬AndilamenaAlaotra Mangoro, Madagascar

    Zone 11a · No frost · 10 chill hours · 44 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 10 chill hours · 1,115 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: sugarcane, cassava, mango

    96%match
  3. 3

    🇲🇬ImerimandrosoAlaotra Mangoro, Madagascar

    Zone 11a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 48 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,208 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: sugarcane, cassava, mango

    93%match
  4. 4

    🇲🇬IvohibeIhorombe, Madagascar

    Zone 11a · No frost · 1 chill hours · 40 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 1 chill hours · 1,016 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: cassava, sugarcane, mango

    92%match
  5. 5

    🇲🇬AnjozorobeAnalamanga, Madagascar

    Zone 10b · No frost · 38 chill hours · 50 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 38 chill hours · 1,277 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 20 great-fit crops

    91%match
  6. 6

    🇿🇼ChipingeManicaland, Zimbabwe

    Zone 10b · No frost · 29 chill hours · 47 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 29 chill hours · 1,188 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 20 great-fit crops

    90%match
  7. 7

    🇲🇼MulanjeSouthern Region, Malawi

    Zone 11a · No frost · 4 chill hours · 67 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 4 chill hours · 1,691 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: tea, banana, sugarcane

    90%match
  8. 8

    🇲🇬AmbatofinandrahanaAmoron'i Mania, Madagascar

    Zone 10b · No frost · 140 chill hours · 50 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 140 chill hours · 1,279 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: peach, apple, garlic

    90%match
  9. 9

    🇲🇬MoramangaAlaotra Mangoro, Madagascar

    Zone 11a · No frost · 10 chill hours · 61 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 10 chill hours · 1,559 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: tea, banana, sugarcane

    87%match
  10. 10

    🇧🇷PiatãBahia, Brazil

    Zone 11a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 38 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 966 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes

    87%match
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    🇨🇳Pu'er↻Seasons flipped. Yunnan, China

    Zone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 112 chill hours · 55 in rainZone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 112 chill hours · 1,385 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: tea, sugarcane

    87%match
  12. 12

    🇲🇽Las Margaritas↻Seasons flipped. Chiapas, Mexico

    Zone 11a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 56 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,410 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: sugarcane, cassava, mango

    86%match
  13. 13

    🇨🇳Mengzi↻Seasons flipped. Yunnan, China

    Zone 10a · Frost 3 years in 10 · 161 chill hours · 42 in rainZone 10a · Frost 3 years in 10 · 161 chill hours · 1,073 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: blueberry, apple, peach

    86%match
  14. 14

    🇲🇬AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar

    Zone 10b · No frost · 23 chill hours · 48 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 23 chill hours · 1,210 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: sugarcane

    86%match
  15. 15

    🇨🇳Meng’a↻Seasons flipped. Yunnan, China

    Zone 10a · Frost 1 years in 10 · 126 chill hours · 56 in rainZone 10a · Frost 1 years in 10 · 126 chill hours · 1,427 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: tea

    86%match
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    🇧🇷Vitória da ConquistaBahia, Brazil

    Zone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 28 in rainZone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 699 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes

    86%match
  17. 17

    🇲🇬AmbositraAmoron'i Mania, Madagascar

    Zone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 158 chill hours · 55 in rainZone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 158 chill hours · 1,395 mm rain

    Shares 15 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: blueberry, apple, peach

    85%match
  18. 18

    🇿🇦UlundiKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Zone 10b · No frost · 32 chill hours · 32 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 32 chill hours · 823 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, lavender

    85%match
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    🇧🇷Barra da EstivaBahia, Brazil

    Zone 11a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 32 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 819 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes

    85%match
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    🇲🇼BlantyreSouthern Region, Malawi

    Zone 11a · No frost · 1 chill hours · 45 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 1 chill hours · 1,134 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: sugarcane, cassava, mango

    84%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.