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Land with a climate like Kigali

🇷🇼Kigali, Rwanda

The towns with the closest growing climate to Kigali are Nyagatare, Rwanda (99% match), Butare and Nshamba. About 375,000 km² (145,000 sq mi) of land in 15 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Western Region, Uganda, Central Region, Uganda and Kagera, Tanzania.

Your growing climate

Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 35 in (886 mm) rain

What grows in Kigali →
Climate match≤5075100Uncolored land: under 50%KigaliClosest

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

    🇺🇬Western Region, Uganda

    44k km² (17k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Iryango (98), Mabare (98)

  2. 2

    🇺🇬Central Region, Uganda

    29k km² (11k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Lwengo (94), Kyazanga (94)

  3. 3

    🇹🇿Kagera, Tanzania

    29k km² (11k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Nshamba (98), Kassambya (97)

  4. 4

    🇨🇩Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    20k km² (7,800 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Bunia (93), Mangbwalu (91)

  5. 5

    🇹🇿Mara, Tanzania

    16k km² (6,300 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Butiama (88), Nyamuswa (85)

  6. 6

    🇨🇩North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

    For example Rutshuru (93), Goma (93)

  7. 7

    🇨🇩Tanganyika, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

    For example Kalima (72), Kalemie (71)

  8. 8

    🇹🇿Geita, Tanzania

    12k km² (4,500 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Geita (87), Mhalamba (87)

  9. 9

    🇷🇼Eastern Province, Rwanda

    11k km² (4,200 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Nyagatare (99), Umutara (99)

  10. 10

    🇺🇬Northern Region, Uganda

    7,700 km² (3,000 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Paidha (90), Abim (82)

  11. 11

    🇷🇼Western Province, Rwanda

    6,200 km² (2,400 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Kibuye (97), Bugarama (97)

  12. 12

    🇧🇮Gitega, Burundi

    5,400 km² (2,100 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Zanandore (89), Gitega (89)

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

    🇷🇼NyagatareEastern Province, Rwanda

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 28 in (699 mm) rain

    Shares 26 of your 26 great-fit crops

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇷🇼ButareSouthern Province, Rwanda

    Zone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 41 in (1038 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 26 great-fit crops

    99%match
  3. 3

    🇹🇿NshambaKagera, Tanzania

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 42 in (1058 mm) rain

    Shares 24 of your 26 great-fit crops

    98%match
  4. 4

    🇺🇬IsingiroWestern Region, Uganda

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 26 in (664 mm) rain

    Shares 26 of your 26 great-fit crops

    98%match
  5. 5

    🇹🇿KassambyaKagera, Tanzania

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 38 in (955 mm) rain

    Shares 26 of your 26 great-fit crops

    97%match
  6. 6

    🇷🇼KibuyeWestern Province, Rwanda

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 41 in (1044 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 26 great-fit crops

    97%match
  7. 7

    🇹🇿KabangaKagera, Tanzania

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 30 in (769 mm) rain

    Shares 25 of your 26 great-fit crops

    97%match
  8. 8

    🇧🇮BubanzaBurundi

    Zone 12b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 38 in (972 mm) rain

    Shares 25 of your 26 great-fit crops

    95%match
  9. 9

    🇨🇩BukavuSouth Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 48 in (1225 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 26 great-fit crops

    95%match
  10. 10

    🇺🇬RutomaWestern Region, Uganda

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 36 in (914 mm) rain

    Shares 26 of your 26 great-fit crops

    94%match
  11. 11

    🇺🇬LyantondeCentral Region, Uganda

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 26 in (653 mm) rain

    Shares 26 of your 26 great-fit crops

    93%match
  12. 12

    🇨🇩RutshuruNorth Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 37 in (941 mm) rain

    Shares 26 of your 26 great-fit crops

    93%match
  13. 13

    🇺🇬Rwamwanja Refugee Camp↻Seasons flipped. Western Region, Uganda

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 36 in (915 mm) rain

    Shares 26 of your 26 great-fit crops

    93%match
  14. 14

    🇨🇩Bunia↻Seasons flipped. Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 46 in (1159 mm) rain

    Shares 26 of your 26 great-fit crops

    93%match
  15. 15

    🇺🇬KihihiWestern Region, Uganda

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 36 in (913 mm) rain

    Shares 26 of your 26 great-fit crops

    92%match
  16. 16

    🇺🇬Kagadi↻Seasons flipped. Western Region, Uganda

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 44 in (1114 mm) rain

    Shares 26 of your 26 great-fit crops

    92%match
  17. 17

    🇨🇩Mangbwalu↻Seasons flipped. Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 48 in (1226 mm) rain

    Shares 26 of your 26 great-fit crops

    91%match
  18. 18

    🇷🇼GisenyiWestern Province, Rwanda

    Zone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 47 in (1184 mm) rain

    Shares 21 of your 26 great-fit crops

    91%match
  19. 19

    🇹🇿BiharamuloKagera, Tanzania

    Zone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 30 in (767 mm) rain

    Shares 26 of your 26 great-fit crops

    91%match
  20. 20

    🇺🇬MasakaCentral Region, Uganda

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 38 in (963 mm) rain

    Shares 26 of your 26 great-fit crops

    91%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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