Climatch

Land with a climate like Lugano

🇨🇭Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland

The towns with the closest growing climate to Lugano are Montreux, Switzerland (98% match), Bihać and Belluno. About 219,000 sq mi of land in 21 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Virginia, United States, Maryland, United States and New Aquitaine, France.The towns with the closest growing climate to Lugano are Montreux, Switzerland (98% match), Bihać and Belluno. About 568,000 km² of land in 21 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Virginia, United States, Maryland, United States and New Aquitaine, France.

Your growing climate

Zone 8b · 235 frost-free days · 2,138 chill hours · 57 in rainZone 8b · 235 frost-free days · 2,138 chill hours · 1,448 mm rain

What grows in Lugano →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇺🇸Virginia, United States

    20k sq mi52k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Great Falls (84), Wolf Trap (83)

  2. 2

    🇺🇸Maryland, United States

    12k sq mi31k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Bel Air North (88), Bel Air South (87)

  3. 3

    🇫🇷New Aquitaine, France

    11k sq mi28k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Limoges (83), Guéret (82)

  4. 4

    🇺🇸West Virginia, United States

    11k sq mi28k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Beckley (83), Martinsburg (81)

  5. 5

    🇫🇷Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

    11k sq mi28k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Thonon-les-Bains (91), Aix-les-Bains (90)

  6. 6

    🇫🇷Occitanie, France

    7,400 sq mi19k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Tarbes (87), Lourdes (87)

  7. 7

    🇷🇺Krasnodar Krai, Russia

    6,000 sq mi16k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Khadyzhensk (89), Apsheronsk (88)

  8. 8

    🇧🇦Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina

    5,600 sq mi14k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Bihać (94), Bosanska Krupa (93)

  9. 9

    🇮🇹Piedmont, Italy

    4,600 sq mi12k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Pinerolo (90), Biella (89)

  10. 10

    🇮🇹Lombardy, Italy

    4,400 sq mi11k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Lumezzane (92), San Sebastiano (92)

  11. 11

    🇧🇦Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

    3,600 sq mi9,400 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Prijedor (91), Banja Luka (89)

  12. 12

    🇮🇹Veneto, Italy

    3,500 sq mi9,200 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Belluno (93), Valdagno (91)

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

    🇨🇭MontreuxVaud, Switzerland

    Zone 8b · 230 frost-free days · 2,302 chill hours · 48 in rainZone 8b · 230 frost-free days · 2,302 chill hours · 1,224 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, fig

    98%match
  2. 2

    🇧🇦BihaćFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Zone 8a · 233 frost-free days · 2,172 chill hours · 52 in rainZone 8a · 233 frost-free days · 2,172 chill hours · 1,328 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 20 great-fit crops

    94%match
  3. 3

    🇮🇹BellunoVeneto, Italy

    Zone 8a · 223 frost-free days · 2,360 chill hours · 41 in rainZone 8a · 223 frost-free days · 2,360 chill hours · 1,031 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, lavender, almond

    93%match
  4. 4

    🇮🇹TrentoTrentino-Alto Adige, Italy

    Zone 8a · 233 frost-free days · 2,201 chill hours · 32 in rainZone 8a · 233 frost-free days · 2,201 chill hours · 805 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, lavender, almond

    92%match
  5. 5

    🇮🇹LumezzaneLombardy, Italy

    Zone 8a · 213 frost-free days · 2,557 chill hours · 32 in rainZone 8a · 213 frost-free days · 2,557 chill hours · 814 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, lavender, saffron

    92%match
  6. 6

    🇧🇦PrijedorSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Zone 8a · 226 frost-free days · 2,270 chill hours · 41 in rainZone 8a · 226 frost-free days · 2,270 chill hours · 1,051 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, almond, lavender

    91%match
  7. 7

    🇧🇦GoraždeFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Zone 7b · 209 frost-free days · 2,650 chill hours · 45 in rainZone 7b · 209 frost-free days · 2,650 chill hours · 1,131 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, lavender

    90%match
  8. 8

    🇭🇷ZagrebCroatia

    Zone 8a · 230 frost-free days · 2,351 chill hours · 35 in rainZone 8a · 230 frost-free days · 2,351 chill hours · 892 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, lavender, almond

    90%match
  9. 9

    🇫🇷Lons-le-SaunierBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

    Zone 8b · 241 frost-free days · 2,236 chill hours · 44 in rainZone 8b · 241 frost-free days · 2,236 chill hours · 1,126 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, fig, lavender

    89%match
  10. 10

    🇮🇹BiellaPiedmont, Italy

    Zone 8a · 211 frost-free days · 2,272 chill hours · 32 in rainZone 8a · 211 frost-free days · 2,272 chill hours · 825 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, lavender, almond

    89%match
  11. 11

    🇭🇷SisakSisak-Moslavina, Croatia

    Zone 8a · 226 frost-free days · 2,378 chill hours · 37 in rainZone 8a · 226 frost-free days · 2,378 chill hours · 929 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, lavender, almond

    89%match
  12. 12

    🇺🇸ManhattanNew York, United States

    Zone 7b · 214 frost-free days · 2,405 chill hours · 48 in rainZone 7b · 214 frost-free days · 2,405 chill hours · 1,208 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, pecan, rice

    89%match
  13. 13

    🇭🇷KarlovacCroatia

    Zone 8a · 224 frost-free days · 2,356 chill hours · 42 in rainZone 8a · 224 frost-free days · 2,356 chill hours · 1,060 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, lavender, almond

    89%match
  14. 14

    🇧🇦Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Zone 8a · 220 frost-free days · 2,296 chill hours · 41 in rainZone 8a · 220 frost-free days · 2,296 chill hours · 1,047 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, lavender, almond

    89%match
  15. 15

    🇮🇹CirièPiedmont, Italy

    Zone 8a · 231 frost-free days · 2,116 chill hours · 31 in rainZone 8a · 231 frost-free days · 2,116 chill hours · 784 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, lavender, almond

    88%match
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    🇫🇷Bourg-en-BresseAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

    Zone 8b · 233 frost-free days · 2,180 chill hours · 37 in rainZone 8b · 233 frost-free days · 2,180 chill hours · 943 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, fig, lavender

    88%match
  17. 17

    🇮🇹Bassano del GrappaVeneto, Italy

    Zone 8a · 248 frost-free days · 1,797 chill hours · 41 in rainZone 8a · 248 frost-free days · 1,797 chill hours · 1,042 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: peanut, wine grapes, pecan

    88%match
  18. 18

    🇹🇷ArtvinTurkey

    Zone 8a · 233 frost-free days · 2,127 chill hours · 42 in rainZone 8a · 233 frost-free days · 2,127 chill hours · 1,062 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, lavender, almond

    88%match
  19. 19

    🇮🇹UdineFriuli Venezia Giulia, Italy

    Zone 8b · 245 frost-free days · 1,748 chill hours · 60 in rainZone 8b · 245 frost-free days · 1,748 chill hours · 1,533 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: peanut, pecan, tea

    88%match
  20. 20

    🇨🇭RapperswilSaint Gallen, Switzerland

    Zone 8b · 223 frost-free days · 2,649 chill hours · 47 in rainZone 8b · 223 frost-free days · 2,649 chill hours · 1,201 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 20 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes

    88%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.