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Land with a climate like Marondera

🇿🇼Marondera, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe

The towns with the closest growing climate to Marondera are Shurugwi, Zimbabwe (95% match), Mvurwi and Polokwane. About 68,000 sq mi of land in 7 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Limpopo, South Africa, Manicaland, Zimbabwe and Midlands Province, Zimbabwe.The towns with the closest growing climate to Marondera are Shurugwi, Zimbabwe (95% match), Mvurwi and Polokwane. About 175,000 km² of land in 7 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Limpopo, South Africa, Manicaland, Zimbabwe and Midlands Province, Zimbabwe.

Your growing climate

Zone 10a · Frost 5 years in 10 · 330 chill hours · 36 in rainZone 10a · Frost 5 years in 10 · 330 chill hours · 924 mm rain

What grows in Marondera →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇿🇦Limpopo, South Africa

    9,000 sq mi23k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Polokwane (91), Mankweng (90)

  2. 2

    🇿🇼Manicaland, Zimbabwe

    6,200 sq mi16k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Mutare (87), Chipinge (64)

  3. 3

    🇿🇼Midlands Province, Zimbabwe

    6,200 sq mi16k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Shurugwi (95), Gweru (84)

  4. 4

    🇿🇼Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe

    5,400 sq mi14k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Mvurwi (94), Bindura (86)

  5. 5

    🇿🇦Mpumalanga, South Africa

    4,100 sq mi10k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Lydenburg (84), Middelburg (83)

  6. 6

    🇧🇴Tarija Department, Bolivia

    1,900 sq mi5,000 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Tarija (77)

  7. 7

    🇲🇽Oaxaca, Mexico

    1,700 sq mi4,400 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco (77), San Antonio de la Cal (56)

  8. 8

    🇲🇿Manica, Mozambique

    1,700 sq mi4,400 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Machipanda (80), Manica (60)

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    🇦🇷Jujuy, Argentina

    1,400 sq mi3,500 km² matching 80% or better

    For example San Salvador de Jujuy (82), Palpalá (79)

  10. 10

    🇿🇦Gauteng, South Africa

    1,100 sq mi2,800 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Ekangala (82), Cullinan (81)

  11. 11

    🇦🇷Salta, Argentina

    500 sq mi1,400 km² matching 80% or better

    For example San Lorenzo (82), Salta (81)

  12. 12

    🇧🇼City of Francistown, Botswana

    300 sq mi700 km² matching 80% or better

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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    🇿🇼ShurugwiMidlands Province, Zimbabwe

    Zone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 191 chill hours · 34 in rainZone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 191 chill hours · 857 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: peanut, rice, citrus

    95%match
  2. 2

    🇿🇼MvurwiMashonaland Central, Zimbabwe

    Zone 10a · Frost 3 years in 10 · 243 chill hours · 35 in rainZone 10a · Frost 3 years in 10 · 243 chill hours · 901 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: rice, peanut, citrus

    94%match
  3. 3

    🇿🇦PolokwaneLimpopo, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 332 frost-free days · 470 chill hours · 27 in rainZone 9b · 332 frost-free days · 470 chill hours · 682 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: peanut, saffron, citrus

    91%match
  4. 4

    🇿🇼NortonMashonaland West, Zimbabwe

    Zone 10a · Frost 5 years in 10 · 273 chill hours · 32 in rainZone 10a · Frost 5 years in 10 · 273 chill hours · 816 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: peanut, citrus, rice

    90%match
  5. 5

    🇿🇼MutareManicaland, Zimbabwe

    Zone 10b · No frost · 117 chill hours · 33 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 117 chill hours · 843 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: peanut, rice, citrus

    87%match
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    🇿🇼BinduraMashonaland Central, Zimbabwe

    Zone 10a · Frost 5 years in 10 · 277 chill hours · 34 in rainZone 10a · Frost 5 years in 10 · 277 chill hours · 859 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: peanut, rice, citrus

    86%match
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    🇿🇦LydenburgMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 327 frost-free days · 585 chill hours · 28 in rainZone 9b · 327 frost-free days · 585 chill hours · 712 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron, peanut

    84%match
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    🇿🇼MasvingoMasvingo Province, Zimbabwe

    Zone 10a · Frost 3 years in 10 · 198 chill hours · 26 in rainZone 10a · Frost 3 years in 10 · 198 chill hours · 657 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: peanut, citrus, rice

    84%match
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    🇿🇼ChinhoyiMashonaland West, Zimbabwe

    Zone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 170 chill hours · 32 in rainZone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 170 chill hours · 810 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: peanut, citrus, rice

    83%match
  10. 10

    🇿🇼BulawayoZimbabwe

    Zone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 202 chill hours · 25 in rainZone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 202 chill hours · 640 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: peanut, citrus, rice

    82%match
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    🇦🇷San Salvador de JujuyJujuy, Argentina

    Zone 9b · 334 frost-free days · 505 chill hours · 30 in rainZone 9b · 334 frost-free days · 505 chill hours · 751 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: cherry, pecan, saffron

    82%match
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    🇿🇦EmalahleniMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 322 frost-free days · 647 chill hours · 26 in rainZone 9b · 322 frost-free days · 647 chill hours · 668 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron

    81%match
  13. 13

    🇦🇷SaltaArgentina

    Zone 9b · 325 frost-free days · 561 chill hours · 25 in rainZone 9b · 325 frost-free days · 561 chill hours · 646 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: cherry, peanut, saffron

    81%match
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    🇿🇦LebowakgomoLimpopo, South Africa

    Zone 10a · 357 frost-free days · 293 chill hours · 23 in rainZone 10a · 357 frost-free days · 293 chill hours · 591 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: peanut, citrus, saffron

    81%match
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    🇲🇼DedzaCentral Region, Malawi

    Zone 10b · No frost · 60 chill hours · 40 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 60 chill hours · 1,016 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: macadamia, citrus, rice

    81%match
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    🇿🇼KaroiMashonaland West, Zimbabwe

    Zone 10b · No frost · 98 chill hours · 32 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 98 chill hours · 811 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: peanut, rice, citrus

    80%match
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    🇲🇽Ozumba de Alzate↻Seasons flipped. México, Mexico

    Zone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 393 chill hours · 39 in rainZone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 393 chill hours · 979 mm rain

    Shares 15 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: macadamia

    79%match
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    🇹🇿MafingaIringa, Tanzania

    Zone 10b · No frost · 43 chill hours · 35 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 43 chill hours · 884 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 23 great-fit crops

    79%match
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    🇿🇦Louis TrichardtLimpopo, South Africa

    Zone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 131 chill hours · 26 in rainZone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 131 chill hours · 656 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: peanut, citrus, rice

    79%match
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    🇿🇦SomaroboroMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 339 frost-free days · 427 chill hours · 24 in rainZone 9b · 339 frost-free days · 427 chill hours · 615 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: peanut, saffron, citrus

    79%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.