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Land with a climate like Karonga

🇲🇼Karonga, Northern Region, Malawi

The towns with the closest growing climate to Karonga are Nkhotakota, Malawi (96% match), Tunduru and Salima. About 124,000 sq mi of land in 7 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique, Ruvuma, Tanzania and Lindi, Tanzania.The towns with the closest growing climate to Karonga are Nkhotakota, Malawi (96% match), Tunduru and Salima. About 320,000 km² of land in 7 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique, Ruvuma, Tanzania and Lindi, Tanzania.

Your growing climate

Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 42 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,057 mm rain

What grows in Karonga →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇲🇿Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique

    15k sq mi40k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Macomia (87), Montepuez (84)

  2. 2

    🇹🇿Ruvuma, Tanzania

    14k sq mi36k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Tunduru (92), Maposeni (77)

  3. 3

    🇹🇿Lindi, Tanzania

    9,400 sq mi24k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Liwale (88), Nachingwea (81)

  4. 4

    🇹🇿Mtwara, Tanzania

    7,000 sq mi18k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Nangomba (86), Masasi (84)

  5. 5

    🇲🇼Central Region, Malawi

    6,100 sq mi16k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Nkhotakota (96), Salima (88)

  6. 6

    🇲🇼Northern Region, Malawi

    4,100 sq mi11k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Rumphi (60), Nkhata Bay (59)

  7. 7

    🇲🇿Nampula, Mozambique

    3,800 sq mi9,800 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Namapa-erati (80), Nampula (66)

  8. 8

    🇲🇽Oaxaca, Mexico

    2,000 sq mi5,200 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Pinotepa Nacional (78), Puerto Escondido (76)

  9. 9

    🇧🇷Piauí, Brazil

    1,500 sq mi3,800 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Inhuma (78), São Miguel do Tapuio (77)

  10. 10

    🇲🇿Niassa Province, Mozambique

    1,500 sq mi3,800 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Cuamba (62)

  11. 11

    🇧🇷Ceará, Brazil

    900 sq mi2,300 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Salitre (83), Araripe (80)

  12. 12

    🇨🇩Tanganyika, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    900 sq mi2,300 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Baudhuinville (75), Kituku (72)

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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    🇲🇼NkhotakotaCentral Region, Malawi

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 54 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,382 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: canola (rapeseed), barley

    96%match
  2. 2

    🇹🇿TunduruRuvuma, Tanzania

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 37 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 943 mm rain

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

    92%match
  3. 3

    🇲🇼SalimaCentral Region, Malawi

    Zone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 42 in rainZone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,063 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: canola (rapeseed)

    88%match
  4. 4

    🇹🇿LiwaleLindi, Tanzania

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 32 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 820 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes

    88%match
  5. 5

    🇲🇿MacomiaCabo Delgado Province, Mozambique

    Zone 12b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 41 in rainZone 12b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,048 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 18 great-fit crops

    87%match
  6. 6

    🇲🇿MontepuezCabo Delgado Province, Mozambique

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 38 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 970 mm rain

    Shares 16 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes

    84%match
  7. 7

    🇹🇿MasasiMtwara, Tanzania

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 36 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 925 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes

    84%match
  8. 8

    🇹🇿NangangaMtwara, Tanzania

    Zone 12b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 33 in rainZone 12b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 826 mm rain

    Shares 16 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes

    82%match
  9. 9

    🇲🇿ChiúreCabo Delgado Province, Mozambique

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 40 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,013 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 18 great-fit crops

    82%match
  10. 10

    🇹🇿RuangwaLindi, Tanzania

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 33 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 833 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes

    80%match
  11. 11

    🇬🇹Chiquimula↻Seasons flipped. Guatemala

    Zone 12b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 33 in rainZone 12b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 849 mm rain

    Shares 16 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes

    80%match
  12. 12

    🇹🇿ChimalaMbeya, Tanzania

    Zone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 38 in rainZone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 970 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: canola (rapeseed), barley, potato

    79%match
  13. 13

    🇲🇽Pinotepa Nacional↻Seasons flipped. Oaxaca, Mexico

    Zone 12b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 55 in rainZone 12b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,389 mm rain

    Shares 15 of your 18 great-fit crops

    78%match
  14. 14

    🇹🇿Newala KisimaniMtwara, Tanzania

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 44 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,127 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: canola (rapeseed), barley, potato

    78%match
  15. 15

    🇲🇽Puerto Escondido↻Seasons flipped. Oaxaca, Mexico

    Zone 13a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 33 in rainZone 13a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 844 mm rain

    Shares 15 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes

    76%match
  16. 16

    🇧🇷JaicósPiauí, Brazil

    Zone 12b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 23 in rainZone 12b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 572 mm rain

    Shares 13 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes

    75%match
  17. 17

    🇧🇷Campos SalesCeará, Brazil

    Zone 12b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 21 in rainZone 12b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 527 mm rain

    Shares 12 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes

    75%match
  18. 18

    🇲🇽Ayutla de los Libres↻Seasons flipped. Guerrero, Mexico

    Zone 12b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 66 in rainZone 12b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,676 mm rain

    Shares 16 of your 18 great-fit crops

    75%match
  19. 19

    🇲🇽Heroica Ciudad de Juchitán de Zaragoza↻Seasons flipped. Oaxaca, Mexico

    Zone 12b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 44 in rainZone 12b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,109 mm rain

    Shares 14 of your 18 great-fit crops

    75%match
  20. 20

    🇨🇩BaudhuinvilleTanganyika, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Zone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 33 in rainZone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 838 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, barley, canola (rapeseed)

    75%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.