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Land with a climate like Mbale, Kenya

🇰🇪Mbale, Vihiga County, Kenya

The towns with the closest growing climate to Mbale, Kenya are Kimilili, Kenya (97% match), Busia and Kabarnet. About 67,000 sq mi of land in 6 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region, Ethiopia, South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia and Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo.The towns with the closest growing climate to Mbale, Kenya are Kimilili, Kenya (97% match), Busia and Kabarnet. About 172,000 km² of land in 6 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region, Ethiopia, South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia and Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Your growing climate

Zone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 63 in rainZone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,611 mm rain

What grows in Mbale, Kenya →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇪🇹South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region, Ethiopia

    9,200 sq mi24k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Komtikas (92), Mīzan Teferī (91)

  2. 2

    🇪🇹South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia

    7,700 sq mi20k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Bako (92), Jinka (89)

  3. 3

    🇨🇩Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    6,900 sq mi18k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Mangbwalu (90), Bunia (90)

  4. 4

    🇺🇬Eastern Region, Uganda

    6,600 sq mi17k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Budadiri (94), Busia (94)

  5. 5

    🇺🇬Central Region, Uganda

    5,100 sq mi13k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Buikwe (88), Lugazi (87)

  6. 6

    🇺🇬Western Region, Uganda

    2,700 sq mi7,000 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Katoke (84), Kyarusozi (84)

  7. 7

    🇰🇪Migori County, Kenya

    2,400 sq mi6,200 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Isebania (92), Kihancha (90)

  8. 8

    🇨🇴Santander Department, Colombia

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

    For example San Gil (86), Barbosa (85)

  9. 9

    🇰🇪West Pokot County, Kenya

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

    For example Kapenguria (76), Makutano (70)

  10. 10

    🇪🇹Oromiya, Ethiopia

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

    For example Shakiso (76), Kibre Mengist (75)

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    🇨🇴Antioquia, Colombia

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

    For example Concordia (89), Itagüí (89)

  12. 12

    🇰🇪Baringo, Kenya

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

    For example Kabarnet (93), Eldama Ravine (72)

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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    🇰🇪KimililiBungoma County, Kenya

    Zone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 56 in rainZone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,419 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig

    97%match
  2. 2

    🇰🇪BusiaBusia County, Kenya

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 57 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,452 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: cacao, mango, fig

    94%match
  3. 3

    🇰🇪KabarnetBaringo, Kenya

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

    Shares 20 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig, wine grapes

    93%match
  4. 4

    🇺🇬KapchorwaEastern Region, Uganda

    Zone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 55 in rainZone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,391 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig

    93%match
  5. 5

    🇨🇩MangbwaluIturi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 48 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,226 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig, mango, wine grapes

    90%match
  6. 6

    🇺🇬ManafwaEastern Region, Uganda

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 44 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,105 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig, mango, wine grapes

    90%match
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    🇨🇩BuniaIturi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 46 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,159 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig, wine grapes, mango

    90%match
  8. 8

    🇪🇹BongaSouth West Ethiopia Peoples' Region, Ethiopia

    Zone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 66 in rainZone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,669 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops

    89%match
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    🇪🇹JinkaSouth Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 41 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,046 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig, mango, wine grapes

    89%match
  10. 10

    🇰🇪Kisii↻Seasons flipped. Kisii County, Kenya

    Zone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 63 in rainZone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,602 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops

    89%match
  11. 11

    🇨🇴MedellínAntioquia, Colombia

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 98 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 2,482 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: cacao, mango

    88%match
  12. 12

    🇪🇹TēpīSouth West Ethiopia Peoples' Region, Ethiopia

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 60 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,517 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: cacao, mango

    88%match
  13. 13

    🇪🇹Felege NewaySouth Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 48 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,220 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: mango, fig, wine grapes

    87%match
  14. 14

    🇨🇩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 16 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig, wine grapes

    87%match
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    🇪🇹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 15 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig, wine grapes

    86%match
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    🇪🇹DīlaSouth Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia

    Zone 11a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 43 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,098 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig, wine grapes, mango

    86%match
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    🇺🇬IgangaEastern Region, Uganda

    Zone 12b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 44 in rainZone 12b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,123 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig, mango, wine grapes

    86%match
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    🇨🇴San GilSantander Department, Colombia

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 72 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,831 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: cacao, mango

    86%match
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    🇹🇿Tarime↻Seasons flipped. Mara, Tanzania

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 45 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,150 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig, mango, wine grapes

    86%match
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    🇺🇬NjeruCentral Region, Uganda

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 47 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,206 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: fig, mango, wine grapes

    85%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.