Climatch

Land with a climate like Melbourne

🇦🇺Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The towns with the closest growing climate to Melbourne are Torquay, Australia (99% match), Traralgon and Bairnsdale. About 293,000 sq mi of land in 11 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Victoria, Australia and New South Wales, Australia.The towns with the closest growing climate to Melbourne are Torquay, Australia (99% match), Traralgon and Bairnsdale. About 759,000 km² of land in 11 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Victoria, Australia and New South Wales, Australia.

Your growing climate

Zone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 352 chill hours · 24 in rainZone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 352 chill hours · 615 mm rain

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Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇦🇷Buenos Aires, Argentina

    86k sq mi222k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Necochea (91), Punta Alta (90)

  2. 2

    🇦🇺Victoria, Australia

    34k sq mi89k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Torquay (99), Traralgon (97)

  3. 3

    🇦🇺New South Wales, Australia

    20k sq mi53k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Goulburn (83), Batemans Bay (80)

  4. 4

    🇫🇷Occitanie, France

    11k sq mi28k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Carcassonne (89), Béziers (88)

  5. 5

    🇦🇺South Australia, Australia

    9,600 sq mi25k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Mount Gambier (90), Adelaide Hills (88)

  6. 6

    🇪🇸Catalonia, Spain

    8,700 sq mi23k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Castellar del Vallès (91), Sabadell (91)

  7. 7

    🇫🇷Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

    5,000 sq mi13k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Martigues (86), Port-de-Bouc (86)

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    🇮🇹Apulia, Italy

    5,000 sq mi13k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Acquaviva delle Fonti (85), Gravina in Puglia (84)

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    🇮🇹Tuscany, Italy

    4,100 sq mi11k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Siena (84), Colle di Val d'Elsa (84)

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    🇿🇦Western Cape, South Africa

    3,700 sq mi9,600 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Caledon (86), Grabouw (82)

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    🇺🇾Colonia, Uruguay

    3,500 sq mi9,000 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Carmelo (80), Colonia del Sacramento (80)

  12. 12

    🇳🇿Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand

    2,300 sq mi6,000 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Napier (91), Hastings (89)

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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    🇦🇺TorquayVictoria, Australia

    Zone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 430 chill hours · 23 in rainZone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 430 chill hours · 577 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: hops

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇦🇺TraralgonVictoria, Australia

    Zone 9b · 323 frost-free days · 753 chill hours · 28 in rainZone 9b · 323 frost-free days · 753 chill hours · 713 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: potato, kiwifruit, hops

    97%match
  3. 3

    🇦🇺BairnsdaleVictoria, Australia

    Zone 9b · 316 frost-free days · 744 chill hours · 25 in rainZone 9b · 316 frost-free days · 744 chill hours · 646 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: hops

    96%match
  4. 4

    🇦🇺LauncestonTasmania, Australia

    Zone 9b · 332 frost-free days · 820 chill hours · 27 in rainZone 9b · 332 frost-free days · 820 chill hours · 685 mm rain

    Shares 16 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: hops, kiwifruit

    94%match
  5. 5

    🇦🇺WarragulVictoria, Australia

    Zone 9b · 329 frost-free days · 739 chill hours · 37 in rainZone 9b · 329 frost-free days · 739 chill hours · 939 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: potato, kiwifruit, hops

    93%match
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    🇦🇷NecocheaBuenos Aires, Argentina

    Zone 9b · 300 frost-free days · 884 chill hours · 34 in rainZone 9b · 300 frost-free days · 884 chill hours · 862 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: potato, kiwifruit, maize (corn)

    91%match
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    🇦🇺Mount GambierSouth Australia, Australia

    Zone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 505 chill hours · 28 in rainZone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 505 chill hours · 701 mm rain

    Shares 15 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: potato, kiwifruit, hops

    90%match
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    🇪🇸Girona↻Seasons flipped. Catalonia, Spain

    Zone 9a · 270 frost-free days · 1,047 chill hours · 25 in rainZone 9a · 270 frost-free days · 1,047 chill hours · 647 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, hops, potato

    90%match
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    🇦🇺WarrnamboolVictoria, Australia

    Zone 10a · Frost 3 years in 10 · 447 chill hours · 28 in rainZone 10a · Frost 3 years in 10 · 447 chill hours · 722 mm rain

    Shares 16 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: potato, kiwifruit

    90%match
  10. 10

    🇦🇷Tres ArroyosBuenos Aires, Argentina

    Zone 9a · 255 frost-free days · 1,161 chill hours · 31 in rainZone 9a · 255 frost-free days · 1,161 chill hours · 787 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: potato, hops, kiwifruit

    90%match
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    🇫🇷Carcassonne↻Seasons flipped. Occitanie, France

    Zone 9a · 272 frost-free days · 1,174 chill hours · 26 in rainZone 9a · 272 frost-free days · 1,174 chill hours · 649 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: hops, table and raisin grapes, potato

    89%match
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    🇪🇸Pineda de Mar↻Seasons flipped. Catalonia, Spain

    Zone 9a · 286 frost-free days · 835 chill hours · 26 in rainZone 9a · 286 frost-free days · 835 chill hours · 668 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, potato, hops

    89%match
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    🇳🇿HastingsHawke's Bay Region, New Zealand

    Zone 9b · 307 frost-free days · 912 chill hours · 36 in rainZone 9b · 307 frost-free days · 912 chill hours · 917 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: kiwifruit, potato, hops

    89%match
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    🇦🇺DevonportTasmania, Australia

    Zone 10a · Frost 6 years in 10 · 665 chill hours · 34 in rainZone 10a · Frost 6 years in 10 · 665 chill hours · 864 mm rain

    Shares 15 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: kiwifruit, potato, hops

    88%match
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    🇫🇷Béziers↻Seasons flipped. Occitanie, France

    Zone 9b · 293 frost-free days · 881 chill hours · 22 in rainZone 9b · 293 frost-free days · 881 chill hours · 559 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, hops, citrus

    88%match
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    🇪🇸Barcelona↻Seasons flipped. Catalonia, Spain

    Zone 9b · 326 frost-free days · 574 chill hours · 23 in rainZone 9b · 326 frost-free days · 574 chill hours · 575 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, pistachio, citrus

    87%match
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    🇺🇾MontevideoMontevideo Department, Uruguay

    Zone 10a · Frost 6 years in 10 · 348 chill hours · 37 in rainZone 10a · Frost 6 years in 10 · 348 chill hours · 935 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus, potato, sorghum

    87%match
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    🇫🇷Perpignan↻Seasons flipped. Occitanie, France

    Zone 9b · 309 frost-free days · 742 chill hours · 20 in rainZone 9b · 309 frost-free days · 742 chill hours · 517 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, hops, pistachio

    87%match
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    🇦🇷Bahía BlancaBuenos Aires, Argentina

    Zone 9a · 257 frost-free days · 1,054 chill hours · 27 in rainZone 9a · 257 frost-free days · 1,054 chill hours · 682 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, sorghum, hops

    87%match
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    🇪🇸Vilanova i la Geltrú↻Seasons flipped. Catalonia, Spain

    Zone 9b · 319 frost-free days · 627 chill hours · 21 in rainZone 9b · 319 frost-free days · 627 chill hours · 542 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, pistachio, hops

    86%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.