Climatch

Land with a climate like Makutano

🇰🇪Makutano, West Pokot County, Kenya

The towns with the closest growing climate to Makutano are Eldoret, Kenya (99% match), Eldama Ravine and Kercha. About 46,000 sq mi of land in 9 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Oromiya, Ethiopia, South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region, Ethiopia and South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia.The towns with the closest growing climate to Makutano are Eldoret, Kenya (99% match), Eldama Ravine and Kercha. About 120,000 km² of land in 9 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Oromiya, Ethiopia, South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region, Ethiopia and South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia.

Your growing climate

Zone 11a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 48 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,216 mm rain

What grows in Makutano →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇪🇹Oromiya, Ethiopia

    15k sq mi39k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Kercha (92), Gobēsa (85)

  2. 2

    🇪🇹South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region, Ethiopia

    5,600 sq mi15k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Wacha (90), Waka (88)

  3. 3

    🇪🇹South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia

    2,700 sq mi6,900 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Yirga Ch’efē (90), Ch’ench’a (86)

  4. 4

    🇰🇪Laikipia, Kenya

    2,100 sq mi5,400 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Nanyuki (79), Nyahururu (75)

  5. 5

    🇰🇪Samburu County, Kenya

    1,800 sq mi4,600 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Maralal (86)

  6. 6

    🇰🇪West Pokot County, Kenya

    1,800 sq mi4,600 km² matching 80% or better

  7. 7

    🇺🇬Eastern Region, Uganda

    1,200 sq mi3,100 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Budadiri (67)

  8. 8

    🇨🇩Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    1,200 sq mi3,100 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Djugu (88), Mangbwalu (65)

  9. 9

    🇺🇬Northern Region, Uganda

    900 sq mi2,300 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Paidha (70), Abim (58)

  10. 10

    🇨🇩South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    900 sq mi2,300 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Kabare (78), Bukavu (74)

  11. 11

    🇨🇴Santander Department, Colombia

    600 sq mi1,500 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Málaga (90), Vélez (78)

  12. 12

    🇻🇪Trujillo, Venezuela

    600 sq mi1,500 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Boconó (68)

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

    🇰🇪EldoretUasin Gishu County, Kenya

    Zone 11a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 43 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,081 mm rain

    Shares 14 of your 14 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇰🇪Eldama RavineBaringo, Kenya

    Zone 11a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 41 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,039 mm rain

    Shares 14 of your 14 great-fit crops

    97%match
  3. 3

    🇪🇹KerchaOromiya, Ethiopia

    Zone 11a · No frost · 5 chill hours · 45 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 5 chill hours · 1,143 mm rain

    Shares 14 of your 14 great-fit crops

    92%match
  4. 4

    🇪🇹Yirga ‘AlemSidama Region, Ethiopia

    Zone 10b · No frost · 31 chill hours · 48 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 31 chill hours · 1,208 mm rain

    Shares 14 of your 14 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig, sorghum, cotton

    91%match
  5. 5

    🇨🇴MálagaSantander Department, Colombia

    Zone 11a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 56 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,433 mm rain

    Shares 13 of your 14 great-fit crops · Also great there: tea

    90%match
  6. 6

    🇪🇹Yirga Ch’efēSouth Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia

    Zone 10b · No frost · 31 chill hours · 56 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 31 chill hours · 1,428 mm rain

    Shares 13 of your 14 great-fit crops · Also great there: tea

    90%match
  7. 7

    🇪🇹WakaSouth West Ethiopia Peoples' Region, Ethiopia

    Zone 11a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 50 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,272 mm rain

    Shares 14 of your 14 great-fit crops · Also great there: sorghum, fig, cotton

    88%match
  8. 8

    🇨🇩DjuguIturi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Zone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 49 in rainZone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,235 mm rain

    Shares 14 of your 14 great-fit crops · Also great there: sorghum, cotton, fig

    88%match
  9. 9

    🇰🇪KabarnetBaringo, Kenya

    Zone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 46 in rainZone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,156 mm rain

    Shares 14 of your 14 great-fit crops · Also great there: sorghum, fig, cotton

    87%match
  10. 10

    🇰🇪MaralalSamburu County, Kenya

    Zone 11a · No frost · 16 chill hours · 25 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 16 chill hours · 638 mm rain

    Shares 9 of your 14 great-fit crops · Also great there: lavender

    86%match
  11. 11

    🇪🇹Ch’ench’aSouth Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia

    Zone 10b · No frost · 51 chill hours · 51 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 51 chill hours · 1,297 mm rain

    Shares 8 of your 14 great-fit crops

    86%match
  12. 12

    🇪🇹Mīzan TeferīSouth West Ethiopia Peoples' Region, Ethiopia

    Zone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 64 in rainZone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,622 mm rain

    Shares 13 of your 14 great-fit crops · Also great there: tea, sorghum, cotton

    85%match
  13. 13

    🇪🇹GobēsaOromiya, Ethiopia

    Zone 10b · No frost · 249 chill hours · 42 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 249 chill hours · 1,058 mm rain

    Shares 11 of your 14 great-fit crops

    85%match
  14. 14

    🇪🇹GhinnirOromiya, Ethiopia

    Zone 11a · No frost · 5 chill hours · 36 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 5 chill hours · 909 mm rain

    Shares 13 of your 14 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig, sorghum, table and raisin grapes

    84%match
  15. 15

    🇪🇹Hosa’inaCentral Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia

    Zone 10b · No frost · 82 chill hours · 40 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 82 chill hours · 1,025 mm rain

    Shares 13 of your 14 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig

    84%match
  16. 16

    🇪🇹ShashamaneOromiya, Ethiopia

    Zone 10b · No frost · 86 chill hours · 37 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 86 chill hours · 931 mm rain

    Shares 13 of your 14 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig

    83%match
  17. 17

    🇪🇹JimmaOromiya, Ethiopia

    Zone 11a · No frost · 11 chill hours · 57 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 11 chill hours · 1,458 mm rain

    Shares 13 of your 14 great-fit crops · Also great there: sorghum, tea, citrus

    83%match
  18. 18

    🇨🇴SogamosoBoyacá, Colombia

    Zone 10b · No frost · 47 chill hours · 49 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 47 chill hours · 1,245 mm rain

    Shares 9 of your 14 great-fit crops

    83%match
  19. 19

    🇮🇳KodaikānālTamil Nadu, India

    Zone 11a · No frost · 5 chill hours · 61 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 5 chill hours · 1,550 mm rain

    Shares 13 of your 14 great-fit crops · Also great there: tea

    80%match
  20. 20

    🇪🇹GīdolēSouth Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia

    Zone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 47 in rainZone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,190 mm rain

    Shares 14 of your 14 great-fit crops · Also great there: sorghum, fig, cotton

    80%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.

Looking for land?

We're building detailed reports on land like Makutano: frost risk year by year, water, and how each match's climate is shifting by 2050.

We'll only use your email for the report and related updates.

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.