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Land with a climate like Forbach

🇫🇷Forbach, Grand Est, France

The towns with the closest growing climate to Forbach are Épinal, France (99% match), Wittlich and Verdun. About 815,000 sq mi of land in 41 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in England, United Kingdom, New Aquitaine, France and Bavaria, Germany.The towns with the closest growing climate to Forbach are Épinal, France (99% match), Wittlich and Verdun. About 2.1 million km² of land in 41 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in England, United Kingdom, New Aquitaine, France and Bavaria, Germany.

Your growing climate

Zone 8b · 211 frost-free days · 2,701 chill hours · 34 in rainZone 8b · 211 frost-free days · 2,701 chill hours · 854 mm rain

What grows in Forbach →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇬🇧England, United Kingdom

    46k sq mi119k km² matching 80% or better

    For example High Wycombe (95), Amersham (94)

  2. 2

    🇫🇷New Aquitaine, France

    28k sq mi72k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Guéret (95), Bressuire (94)

  3. 3

    🇩🇪Bavaria, Germany

    26k sq mi67k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Aschaffenburg (99), Alzenau in Unterfranken (99)

  4. 4

    🇫🇷Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

    24k sq mi62k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Annemasse (98), Oyonnax (97)

  5. 5

    🇫🇷Grand Est, France

    21k sq mi55k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Laxou (99), Villers-lès-Nancy (99)

  6. 6

    🇩🇪Lower Saxony, Germany

    20k sq mi51k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Celle (99), Stadthagen (99)

  7. 7

    🇷🇸Central Serbia, Serbia

    19k sq mi49k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Gornji Milanovac (91), Užice (90)

  8. 8

    🇩🇪Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

    15k sq mi39k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Bruchsal (99), Ettlingen (99)

  9. 9

    🇵🇱Greater Poland, Poland

    13k sq mi33k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Nowy Tomyśl (90), Piła (89)

  10. 10

    🇧🇦Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina

    11k sq mi28k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Tuzla (92), Gračanica (90)

  11. 11

    🇵🇱West Pomerania, Poland

    9,600 sq mi25k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Świdwin (94), Stargard (93)

  12. 12

    🇷🇸Vojvodina, Serbia

    9,200 sq mi24k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Apatin (87), Sombor (86)

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

    🇫🇷ÉpinalGrand Est, France

    Zone 8a · 202 frost-free days · 2,721 chill hours · 35 in rainZone 8a · 202 frost-free days · 2,721 chill hours · 895 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: maize (corn)

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇩🇪WittlichRheinland-Pfalz, Germany

    Zone 8b · 216 frost-free days · 2,613 chill hours · 29 in rainZone 8b · 216 frost-free days · 2,613 chill hours · 746 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig, saffron

    99%match
  3. 3

    🇫🇷VerdunGrand Est, France

    Zone 8b · 213 frost-free days · 2,506 chill hours · 31 in rainZone 8b · 213 frost-free days · 2,506 chill hours · 778 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig, maize (corn), saffron

    99%match
  4. 4

    🇩🇪AschaffenburgBavaria, Germany

    Zone 8b · 205 frost-free days · 2,737 chill hours · 31 in rainZone 8b · 205 frost-free days · 2,737 chill hours · 788 mm rain

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

    99%match
  5. 5

    🇫🇷NancyGrand Est, France

    Zone 8b · 211 frost-free days · 2,544 chill hours · 29 in rainZone 8b · 211 frost-free days · 2,544 chill hours · 740 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron, fig

    99%match
  6. 6

    🇩🇪RastattBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany

    Zone 8b · 212 frost-free days · 2,513 chill hours · 35 in rainZone 8b · 212 frost-free days · 2,513 chill hours · 879 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: maize (corn), fig, kiwifruit

    99%match
  7. 7

    🇫🇷BelfortBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

    Zone 8a · 204 frost-free days · 2,708 chill hours · 39 in rainZone 8a · 204 frost-free days · 2,708 chill hours · 982 mm rain

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

    99%match
  8. 8

    🇩🇪Neustadt an der WeinstraßeRheinland-Pfalz, Germany

    Zone 8b · 220 frost-free days · 2,680 chill hours · 25 in rainZone 8b · 220 frost-free days · 2,680 chill hours · 643 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron, fig

    99%match
  9. 9

    🇩🇪OffenburgBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany

    Zone 8b · 220 frost-free days · 2,470 chill hours · 33 in rainZone 8b · 220 frost-free days · 2,470 chill hours · 850 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: maize (corn), fig, kiwifruit

    99%match
  10. 10

    🇩🇪KarlsruheBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany

    Zone 8b · 222 frost-free days · 2,477 chill hours · 30 in rainZone 8b · 222 frost-free days · 2,477 chill hours · 760 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig, maize (corn), saffron

    99%match
  11. 11

    🇩🇪HeidelbergBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany

    Zone 8b · 226 frost-free days · 2,462 chill hours · 32 in rainZone 8b · 226 frost-free days · 2,462 chill hours · 806 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig, kiwifruit, maize (corn)

    99%match
  12. 12

    🇫🇷ChaumontGrand Est, France

    Zone 8b · 215 frost-free days · 2,553 chill hours · 28 in rainZone 8b · 215 frost-free days · 2,553 chill hours · 721 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron, fig, maize (corn)

    99%match
  13. 13

    🇧🇪ArlonWallonia, Belgium

    Zone 8b · 205 frost-free days · 2,907 chill hours · 38 in rainZone 8b · 205 frost-free days · 2,907 chill hours · 972 mm rain

    Shares 16 of your 18 great-fit crops

    99%match
  14. 14

    🇫🇷VesoulBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

    Zone 8b · 211 frost-free days · 2,457 chill hours · 38 in rainZone 8b · 211 frost-free days · 2,457 chill hours · 972 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: maize (corn), kiwifruit, fig

    99%match
  15. 15

    🇫🇷Charleville-MézièresGrand Est, France

    Zone 8b · 216 frost-free days · 2,432 chill hours · 34 in rainZone 8b · 216 frost-free days · 2,432 chill hours · 864 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: maize (corn)

    99%match
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    🇩🇪FreiburgBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany

    Zone 8b · 220 frost-free days · 2,650 chill hours · 37 in rainZone 8b · 220 frost-free days · 2,650 chill hours · 950 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: maize (corn), kiwifruit, fig

    99%match
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    🇩🇪CelleLower Saxony, Germany

    Zone 8b · 204 frost-free days · 2,831 chill hours · 27 in rainZone 8b · 204 frost-free days · 2,831 chill hours · 690 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron

    99%match
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    🇫🇷Saint-LeuBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

    Zone 8b · 213 frost-free days · 2,468 chill hours · 31 in rainZone 8b · 213 frost-free days · 2,468 chill hours · 784 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig, maize (corn), saffron

    99%match
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    🇨🇭GenevaSwitzerland

    Zone 8b · 220 frost-free days · 2,482 chill hours · 36 in rainZone 8b · 220 frost-free days · 2,482 chill hours · 906 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: maize (corn), kiwifruit, fig

    99%match
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    🇩🇪NeuwiedRheinland-Pfalz, Germany

    Zone 8b · 216 frost-free days · 2,504 chill hours · 28 in rainZone 8b · 216 frost-free days · 2,504 chill hours · 700 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron, fig, maize (corn)

    99%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.