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Land with a climate like Kaesŏng

🇰🇵Kaesŏng, Kaesong, North Korea

The towns with the closest growing climate to Kaesŏng are Hwado, South Korea (99% match), Chuncheon and Gunpo. About 196,000 km² (76,000 sq mi) of land in 4 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Gangwon-do, South Korea, South Hwanghae, North Korea and Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea.

Your growing climate

Zone 6b · 192 frost-free days · 3,037 chill hours · 45 in (1137 mm) rain

What grows in Kaesŏng →
Climate match≤5075100Uncolored land: under 50%KaesŏngClosest

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

  1. 1

    🇰🇷Gangwon-do, South Korea

    22k km² (8,500 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Chuncheon (99), Hongch’ŏn (99)

  2. 2

    🇰🇵South Hwanghae, North Korea

    15k km² (5,900 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Sinwŏn-ŭp (99), Chaeryŏng-ŭp (99)

  3. 3

    🇰🇷Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea

    15k km² (5,800 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Sangju (94), Yecheon (93)

  4. 4

    🇨🇳Liaoning, China

    13k km² (5,100 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Dandong (93), Langtoucun (92)

  5. 5

    🇰🇷Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea

    12k km² (4,800 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Seonghwan (98), Asan (98)

  6. 6

    🇰🇵South Hamgyong, North Korea

    11k km² (4,100 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Kowŏn-ŭp (95), Hŭngnam (92)

  7. 7

    🇰🇵Kangwŏn-do, North Korea

    9,600 km² (3,700 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Kosan (97), Wŏnsan (92)

  8. 8

    🇺🇸Missouri, United States

    8,900 km² (3,400 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Saint Joseph (78), Kirksville (75)

  9. 9

    🇨🇳Shandong, China

    7,500 km² (2,900 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Chentuan (81), Sanzhuang (81)

  10. 10

    🇺🇸Nebraska, United States

    600 km² (200 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Bellevue (80), Omaha (80)

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

    🇰🇷HwadoGyeonggi-do, South Korea

    Zone 6b · 193 frost-free days · 3,048 chill hours · 48 in (1214 mm) rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇰🇷ChuncheonGangwon-do, South Korea

    Zone 6b · 190 frost-free days · 3,030 chill hours · 46 in (1174 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops

    99%match
  3. 3

    🇰🇷GunpoGyeonggi-do, South Korea

    Zone 6b · 204 frost-free days · 2,925 chill hours · 48 in (1211 mm) rain

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

    99%match
  4. 4

    🇰🇵ŬllyulSouth Hwanghae, North Korea

    Zone 6b · 202 frost-free days · 3,046 chill hours · 34 in (864 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops

    99%match
  5. 5

    🇰🇵KangnyŏngSouth Hwanghae, North Korea

    Zone 6b · 210 frost-free days · 2,931 chill hours · 39 in (1001 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: pecan, wine grapes

    99%match
  6. 6

    🇰🇵Namp’oNampo, North Korea

    Zone 6a · 198 frost-free days · 3,099 chill hours · 36 in (912 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops

    99%match
  7. 7

    🇰🇷SuwonGyeonggi-do, South Korea

    Zone 6b · 203 frost-free days · 2,892 chill hours · 49 in (1241 mm) rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: pecan

    99%match
  8. 8

    🇰🇷WŏnjuGangwon-do, South Korea

    Zone 6b · 192 frost-free days · 2,978 chill hours · 48 in (1209 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops

    99%match
  9. 9

    🇰🇵PyongyangNorth Korea

    Zone 6a · 188 frost-free days · 3,145 chill hours · 40 in (1009 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops

    99%match
  10. 10

    🇰🇷ChungjuNorth Chungcheong, South Korea

    Zone 6b · 195 frost-free days · 2,900 chill hours · 47 in (1190 mm) rain

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

    97%match
  11. 11

    🇰🇵KosanKangwŏn-do, North Korea

    Zone 6b · 190 frost-free days · 3,091 chill hours · 41 in (1040 mm) rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops

    97%match
  12. 12

    🇰🇷SeosanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea

    Zone 7a · 204 frost-free days · 2,812 chill hours · 44 in (1117 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: pecan, wine grapes

    96%match
  13. 13

    🇰🇷Cheongju-siNorth Chungcheong, South Korea

    Zone 6b · 195 frost-free days · 2,865 chill hours · 47 in (1182 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops

    96%match
  14. 14

    🇰🇵Chŏngju-siP'yŏngan-bukto, North Korea

    Zone 5b · 181 frost-free days · 3,296 chill hours · 37 in (930 mm) rain

    Shares 20 of your 22 great-fit crops

    95%match
  15. 15

    🇰🇵Sunch’ŏnSouth Pyongan, North Korea

    Zone 5b · 178 frost-free days · 3,262 chill hours · 38 in (976 mm) rain

    Shares 20 of your 22 great-fit crops

    95%match
  16. 16

    🇰🇷Jinan-gunJeollabuk-do, South Korea

    Zone 7a · 192 frost-free days · 2,909 chill hours · 48 in (1226 mm) rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes

    95%match
  17. 17

    🇰🇵Kowŏn-ŭpSouth Hamgyong, North Korea

    Zone 6b · 192 frost-free days · 3,000 chill hours · 36 in (923 mm) rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes

    95%match
  18. 18

    🇰🇷BoryeongChungcheongnam-do, South Korea

    Zone 7a · 210 frost-free days · 2,695 chill hours · 44 in (1122 mm) rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: pecan, cotton, wine grapes

    94%match
  19. 19

    🇰🇷SangjuGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea

    Zone 7a · 203 frost-free days · 2,747 chill hours · 45 in (1139 mm) rain

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

    94%match
  20. 20

    🇨🇳DandongLiaoning, China

    Zone 5b · 183 frost-free days · 3,339 chill hours · 36 in (911 mm) rain

    Shares 20 of your 22 great-fit crops

    93%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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