Land with a climate like Himeji
🇯🇵Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan
The towns with the closest growing climate to Himeji are Sōja, Japan (99% match), Kurashiki and Higashihiroshima. About 1.2 million km² (455,000 sq mi) of land in 5 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Hubei, China, Anhui, China and Hunan, China.
Your growing climate
Zone 8a · 246 frost-free days · 1,779 chill hours · 51 in (1304 mm) rain
What grows in Himeji →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
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🇨🇳Hunan, China
98k km² (38k sq mi) matching 80% or better
For example Wulingyuan (92), Zhangjiajie (88)
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🇺🇸North Carolina, United States
93k km² (36k sq mi) matching 80% or better
For example Elizabeth City (91), Raleigh (86)
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🇺🇸Virginia, United States
32k km² (12k sq mi) matching 80% or better
For example Newport News (94), East Hampton (94)
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🇺🇸Maryland, United States
22k km² (8,700 sq mi) matching 80% or better
For example Salisbury (87), Oxon Hill-Glassmanor (84)
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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 outside Japan
- 194%match
🇺🇸Virginia BeachVirginia, United States
Zone 8b · 257 frost-free days · 1,636 chill hours · 48 in (1221 mm) rain
Shares 25 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig, olive, almond
- 293%match
🇨🇳ĀnwénZhejiang, China
Zone 8b · 273 frost-free days · 1,488 chill hours · 53 in (1354 mm) rain
Shares 25 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig, olive
- 393%match
🇺🇸NorfolkVirginia, United States
Zone 8b · 255 frost-free days · 1,561 chill hours · 50 in (1258 mm) rain
Shares 25 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig, olive, almond
- 492%match
🇰🇷Jeju CityJeju-do, South Korea
Zone 8b · 275 frost-free days · 1,497 chill hours · 66 in (1673 mm) rain
Shares 22 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus, fig
- 591%match
🇺🇸Elizabeth CityNorth Carolina, United States
Zone 8b · 255 frost-free days · 1,523 chill hours · 51 in (1296 mm) rain
Shares 25 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig, olive, almond
- 691%match
🇨🇳YezhouHubei, China
Zone 8b · 268 frost-free days · 1,691 chill hours · 50 in (1266 mm) rain
Shares 25 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig, olive, almond
- 790%match
🇨🇳NantongJiangsu, China
Zone 8a · 264 frost-free days · 1,786 chill hours · 40 in (1008 mm) rain
Shares 25 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, lavender, olive
- 890%match
🇰🇷MokpoJeollanam-do, South Korea
Zone 7b · 233 frost-free days · 2,252 chill hours · 43 in (1084 mm) rain
Shares 24 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, lavender
- 990%match
🇨🇳TaozhouAnhui, China
Zone 8a · 260 frost-free days · 1,722 chill hours · 44 in (1129 mm) rain
Shares 25 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, lavender
- 1090%match
🇺🇸WilliamsburgVirginia, United States
Zone 8a · 239 frost-free days · 1,870 chill hours · 50 in (1263 mm) rain
Shares 25 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond
- 1190%match
🇨🇳XinshiHubei, China
Zone 8a · 261 frost-free days · 1,790 chill hours · 39 in (979 mm) rain
Shares 25 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, lavender
- 1290%match
🇨🇳RugaoJiangsu, China
Zone 8a · 258 frost-free days · 1,885 chill hours · 38 in (958 mm) rain
Shares 25 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, lavender
- 1390%match
🇨🇳WushanChongqing, China
Zone 8b · 277 frost-free days · 1,531 chill hours · 44 in (1128 mm) rain
Shares 25 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig, olive, almond
- 1490%match
🇨🇳LuchengAnhui, China
Zone 8b · 262 frost-free days · 1,650 chill hours · 48 in (1213 mm) rain
Shares 24 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, lavender, fig
- 1590%match
🇨🇳GuangshuiHubei, China
Zone 8a · 258 frost-free days · 1,823 chill hours · 39 in (988 mm) rain
Shares 25 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, lavender
- 1689%match
🇨🇳WuhuAnhui, China
Zone 8a · 260 frost-free days · 1,758 chill hours · 42 in (1077 mm) rain
Shares 24 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, lavender
- 1789%match
🇨🇳Lu’anAnhui, China
Zone 8a · 255 frost-free days · 1,818 chill hours · 40 in (1023 mm) rain
Shares 25 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, lavender
- 1889%match
🇨🇳ChaohuAnhui, China
Zone 8a · 262 frost-free days · 1,758 chill hours · 44 in (1106 mm) rain
Shares 24 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, lavender
- 1989%match
🇨🇳JinshaJiangsu, China
Zone 8a · 262 frost-free days · 1,802 chill hours · 38 in (974 mm) rain
Shares 25 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, lavender, olive
- 2089%match
🇨🇳XuanchengAnhui, China
Zone 8a · 263 frost-free days · 1,651 chill hours · 46 in (1156 mm) rain
Shares 24 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, lavender
- 199%match
🇯🇵SōjaOkayama, Japan
Zone 8a · 245 frost-free days · 1,795 chill hours · 54 in (1375 mm) rain
Shares 25 of your 25 great-fit crops
- 299%match
🇯🇵KurashikiOkayama, Japan
Zone 8b · 246 frost-free days · 1,763 chill hours · 55 in (1387 mm) rain
Shares 25 of your 25 great-fit crops
- 399%match
🇯🇵HigashihiroshimaHiroshima, Japan
Zone 8b · 255 frost-free days · 1,743 chill hours · 66 in (1678 mm) rain
Shares 22 of your 25 great-fit crops
- 499%match
🇯🇵YokkaichiMie, Japan
Zone 8b · 258 frost-free days · 1,646 chill hours · 67 in (1700 mm) rain
Shares 22 of your 25 great-fit crops
- 599%match
🇯🇵KyotoJapan
Zone 8b · 250 frost-free days · 1,729 chill hours · 62 in (1563 mm) rain
Shares 23 of your 25 great-fit crops
- 699%match
🇯🇵MatsuyamaEhime, Japan
Zone 8b · 268 frost-free days · 1,502 chill hours · 63 in (1595 mm) rain
Shares 23 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus, fig
- 799%match
🇯🇵YamaguchiJapan
Zone 8b · 258 frost-free days · 1,711 chill hours · 70 in (1779 mm) rain
Shares 22 of your 25 great-fit crops
- 899%match
🇯🇵NakatsuOita, Japan
Zone 8b · 268 frost-free days · 1,457 chill hours · 63 in (1594 mm) rain
Shares 23 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus, fig
- 998%match
🇯🇵MinatoWakayama, Japan
Zone 8b · 273 frost-free days · 1,407 chill hours · 53 in (1347 mm) rain
Shares 24 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus, fig, olive
- 1098%match
🇯🇵MiyoshiHiroshima, Japan
Zone 8b · 246 frost-free days · 1,934 chill hours · 63 in (1591 mm) rain
Shares 23 of your 25 great-fit crops
- 1198%match
🇯🇵NiihamaEhime, Japan
Zone 8b · 269 frost-free days · 1,429 chill hours · 63 in (1607 mm) rain
Shares 23 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig, citrus
- 1298%match
🇯🇵ShūnanYamaguchi, Japan
Zone 8b · 262 frost-free days · 1,615 chill hours · 71 in (1793 mm) rain
Shares 22 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus
- 1398%match
🇯🇵Ōno-haraHiroshima, Japan
Zone 8b · 265 frost-free days · 1,612 chill hours · 69 in (1756 mm) rain
Shares 22 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus
- 1498%match
🇯🇵ŌzuEhime, Japan
Zone 8b · 262 frost-free days · 1,653 chill hours · 71 in (1799 mm) rain
Shares 22 of your 25 great-fit crops
- 1598%match
🇯🇵SaijōEhime, Japan
Zone 8b · 269 frost-free days · 1,378 chill hours · 64 in (1626 mm) rain
Shares 23 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus, fig
- 1697%match
🇯🇵MatsueShimane, Japan
Zone 8b · 248 frost-free days · 1,833 chill hours · 57 in (1443 mm) rain
Shares 24 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig
- 1797%match
🇯🇵MatsusakaMie, Japan
Zone 8b · 261 frost-free days · 1,549 chill hours · 74 in (1882 mm) rain
Shares 19 of your 25 great-fit crops
- 1897%match
🇯🇵GifuJapan
Zone 8b · 249 frost-free days · 1,807 chill hours · 73 in (1853 mm) rain
Shares 20 of your 25 great-fit crops
- 1997%match
🇯🇵NabariMie, Japan
Zone 8a · 242 frost-free days · 2,111 chill hours · 65 in (1653 mm) rain
Shares 23 of your 25 great-fit crops
- 2097%match
🇯🇵MasudaShimane, Japan
Zone 8b · 265 frost-free days · 1,540 chill hours · 66 in (1688 mm) rain
Shares 22 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus
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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