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Land with a climate like Lae

🇵🇬Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

The towns with the closest growing climate to Lae are Teminabuan, Indonesia (99% match), Bayugan and Kapit. About 1.1 million sq mi of land in 20 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Sarawak, Malaysia, Amazonas, Brazil and West Kalimantan, Indonesia.The towns with the closest growing climate to Lae are Teminabuan, Indonesia (99% match), Bayugan and Kapit. About 2.9 million km² of land in 20 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Sarawak, Malaysia, Amazonas, Brazil and West Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Your growing climate

Zone 13a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 196 in rainZone 13a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 4,977 mm rain

What grows in Lae →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇲🇾Sarawak, Malaysia

    50k sq mi128k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Kapit (99), Bau (98)

  2. 2

    🇧🇷Amazonas, Brazil

    25k sq mi66k km² matching 80% or better

    For example São Gabriel da Cachoeira (84), Santa Isabel do Rio Negro (81)

  3. 3

    🇮🇩West Kalimantan, Indonesia

    25k sq mi64k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Singkawang (95), Pemangkat (95)

  4. 4

    🇮🇩North Sumatra, Indonesia

    21k sq mi55k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Sibolga (97), Barus (96)

  5. 5

    🇲🇾Sabah, Malaysia

    17k sq mi44k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Sipitang (92), Bandar Labuan (89)

  6. 6

    🇮🇩Southwest Papua, Indonesia

    16k sq mi41k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Teminabuan (99), Sorong (94)

  7. 7

    🇵🇭Bicol Region, Philippines

    15k sq mi39k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Tabaco (97), Tagas (96)

  8. 8

    🇵🇭Eastern Visayas, Philippines

    15k sq mi39k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Borongan (98), Abuyog (97)

  9. 9

    🇲🇾Johor, Malaysia

    13k sq mi35k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Kota Tinggi (91), Kampung Batu Empat (91)

  10. 10

    🇵🇭Caraga, Philippines

    12k sq mi31k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Bayugan (99), Tagbina (99)

  11. 11

    🇨🇴Chocó, Colombia

    9,500 sq mi25k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Quibdó (94), Tadó (93)

  12. 12

    🇨🇴Nariño, Colombia

    6,000 sq mi15k km² matching 80% or better

    For example El Charco (92), Tumaco (75)

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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    🇮🇩TeminabuanSouthwest Papua, Indonesia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 150 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 3,807 mm rain

    Shares 4 of your 4 great-fit crops · Also great there: banana, tea, sorghum

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇵🇭Bayugan↻Seasons flipped. Caraga, Philippines

    Zone 13a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 168 in rainZone 13a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 4,260 mm rain

    Shares 4 of your 4 great-fit crops · Also great there: peanut, sorghum, sunflower

    99%match
  3. 3

    🇲🇾Kapit↻Seasons flipped. Sarawak, Malaysia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 156 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 3,975 mm rain

    Shares 4 of your 4 great-fit crops · Also great there: banana, tea, sorghum

    99%match
  4. 4

    🇲🇾Serian↻Seasons flipped. Sarawak, Malaysia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 154 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 3,904 mm rain

    Shares 4 of your 4 great-fit crops · Also great there: sorghum, sunflower, peanut

    98%match
  5. 5

    🇮🇩FakfakPapua, Indonesia

    Zone 13a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 135 in rainZone 13a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 3,438 mm rain

    Shares 4 of your 4 great-fit crops · Also great there: tea, banana, peanut

    98%match
  6. 6

    🇵🇭Borongan↻Seasons flipped. Eastern Visayas, Philippines

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 181 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 4,596 mm rain

    Shares 4 of your 4 great-fit crops · Also great there: sorghum, sunflower, peanut

    98%match
  7. 7

    🇵🇭Bislig↻Seasons flipped. Caraga, Philippines

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 166 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 4,204 mm rain

    Shares 4 of your 4 great-fit crops · Also great there: sorghum, peanut, sunflower

    98%match
  8. 8

    🇲🇾Belaga↻Seasons flipped. Sarawak, Malaysia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 148 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 3,760 mm rain

    Shares 4 of your 4 great-fit crops · Also great there: banana, tea, sorghum

    97%match
  9. 9

    🇲🇾Kuching↻Seasons flipped. Sarawak, Malaysia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 188 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 4,775 mm rain

    Shares 4 of your 4 great-fit crops · Also great there: sorghum, sunflower, peanut

    97%match
  10. 10

    🇲🇾Saratok↻Seasons flipped. Sarawak, Malaysia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 144 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 3,669 mm rain

    Shares 4 of your 4 great-fit crops · Also great there: banana, tea, peanut

    97%match
  11. 11

    🇵🇭Tandag↻Seasons flipped. Caraga, Philippines

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 196 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 4,980 mm rain

    Shares 4 of your 4 great-fit crops · Also great there: sorghum, peanut, sunflower

    97%match
  12. 12

    🇲🇾Sri Aman↻Seasons flipped. Sarawak, Malaysia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 142 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 3,608 mm rain

    Shares 4 of your 4 great-fit crops · Also great there: banana, tea, sorghum

    97%match
  13. 13

    🇮🇩Singkil↻Seasons flipped. Aceh, Indonesia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 181 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 4,609 mm rain

    Shares 3 of your 4 great-fit crops

    97%match
  14. 14

    🇲🇾Mukah↻Seasons flipped. Sarawak, Malaysia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 154 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 3,900 mm rain

    Shares 4 of your 4 great-fit crops · Also great there: peanut, sorghum, sunflower

    97%match
  15. 15

    🇨🇴Buenaventura↻Seasons flipped. Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 184 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 4,675 mm rain

    Shares 4 of your 4 great-fit crops

    97%match
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    🇲🇾Pakan↻Seasons flipped. Sarawak, Malaysia

    Zone 13a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 135 in rainZone 13a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 3,418 mm rain

    Shares 4 of your 4 great-fit crops · Also great there: tea, banana, peanut

    97%match
  17. 17

    🇲🇾Sibu↻Seasons flipped. Sarawak, Malaysia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 138 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 3,506 mm rain

    Shares 4 of your 4 great-fit crops · Also great there: peanut, sorghum, sunflower

    97%match
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    🇮🇩Sibolga↻Seasons flipped. North Sumatra, Indonesia

    Zone 13a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 161 in rainZone 13a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 4,086 mm rain

    Shares 4 of your 4 great-fit crops · Also great there: banana, tea

    97%match
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    🇮🇩Tarakan↻Seasons flipped. North Kalimantan, Indonesia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 140 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 3,555 mm rain

    Shares 4 of your 4 great-fit crops · Also great there: banana, tea, sugarcane

    97%match
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    🇮🇩PadangWest Sumatra, Indonesia

    Zone 13a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 175 in rainZone 13a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 4,446 mm rain

    Shares 3 of your 4 great-fit crops

    97%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.