Climatch

Land with a climate like Merke

🇰🇿Merke, Zhambyl, Kazakhstan

The towns with the closest growing climate to Merke are Shu, Kazakhstan (99% match), Nookat and Toktogul. About 84,000 sq mi of land in 11 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Zhambyl, Kazakhstan, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan and Zhetysu Region, Kazakhstan.The towns with the closest growing climate to Merke are Shu, Kazakhstan (99% match), Nookat and Toktogul. About 218,000 km² of land in 11 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Zhambyl, Kazakhstan, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan and Zhetysu Region, Kazakhstan.

Your growing climate

Zone 6a · 180 frost-free days · 3,026 chill hours · 13 in rainZone 6a · 180 frost-free days · 3,026 chill hours · 337 mm rain

What grows in Merke →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇰🇿Zhambyl, Kazakhstan

    14k sq mi37k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Shu (99), Taraz (90)

  2. 2

    🇰🇿Almaty Region, Kazakhstan

    8,600 sq mi22k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Konayev (95), Otegen Batyra (94)

  3. 3

    🇰🇿Zhetysu Region, Kazakhstan

    5,300 sq mi14k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Taldykorgan (86), Zharkent (86)

  4. 4

    🇰🇬Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan

    4,100 sq mi11k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Kojomkul (99), Kant (98)

  5. 5

    🇺🇸Utah, United States

    3,800 sq mi9,900 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Brigham City (87), North Ogden (86)

  6. 6

    🇮🇷West Azerbaijan, Iran

    2,600 sq mi6,600 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Maku (87), Salmās (83)

  7. 7

    🇰🇬Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan

    2,500 sq mi6,400 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Toktogul (97), Ala-Buka (94)

  8. 8

    🇹🇷Ankara, Turkey

    2,300 sq mi5,900 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Akyurt (82), Elmadağ (80)

  9. 9

    🇮🇷East Azerbaijan, Iran

    2,100 sq mi5,500 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Sarāb (83), Bostānābād (79)

  10. 10

    🇨🇳Xinjiang, China

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

    For example Qarasu (85), Ghulja (83)

  11. 11

    🇹🇯Sughd, Tajikistan

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

    For example Shahriston (88), Dalyoni Bolo (88)

  12. 12

    🇰🇬Batken, Kyrgyzstan

    1,800 sq mi4,700 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Kyzyl-Kyya (92), Iradan (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

  1. 1

    🇰🇿ShuZhambyl, Kazakhstan

    Zone 6a · 181 frost-free days · 3,001 chill hours · 12 in rainZone 6a · 181 frost-free days · 3,001 chill hours · 314 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇰🇬NookatOsh Region, Kyrgyzstan

    Zone 6b · 184 frost-free days · 2,989 chill hours · 15 in rainZone 6b · 184 frost-free days · 2,989 chill hours · 392 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 21 great-fit crops

    98%match
  3. 3

    🇰🇬ToktogulJalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan

    Zone 6a · 172 frost-free days · 3,100 chill hours · 16 in rainZone 6a · 172 frost-free days · 3,100 chill hours · 408 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 21 great-fit crops

    97%match
  4. 4

    🇰🇬BishkekKyrgyzstan

    Zone 6b · 190 frost-free days · 2,869 chill hours · 18 in rainZone 6b · 190 frost-free days · 2,869 chill hours · 450 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron, wine grapes

    96%match
  5. 5

    🇰🇬TokmokChuy Region, Kyrgyzstan

    Zone 6b · 184 frost-free days · 2,856 chill hours · 17 in rainZone 6b · 184 frost-free days · 2,856 chill hours · 426 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron, wine grapes

    96%match
  6. 6

    🇰🇿KonayevAlmaty Region, Kazakhstan

    Zone 5b · 178 frost-free days · 3,156 chill hours · 15 in rainZone 5b · 178 frost-free days · 3,156 chill hours · 381 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops

    95%match
  7. 7

    🇰🇬Ala-BukaJalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan

    Zone 6b · 181 frost-free days · 2,984 chill hours · 17 in rainZone 6b · 181 frost-free days · 2,984 chill hours · 426 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron, wine grapes

    94%match
  8. 8

    🇰🇬UzgenOsh Region, Kyrgyzstan

    Zone 6b · 202 frost-free days · 2,812 chill hours · 18 in rainZone 6b · 202 frost-free days · 2,812 chill hours · 465 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: peanut, saffron, wine grapes

    93%match
  9. 9

    🇰🇬Kyzyl-KyyaBatken, Kyrgyzstan

    Zone 7a · 206 frost-free days · 2,671 chill hours · 11 in rainZone 7a · 206 frost-free days · 2,671 chill hours · 285 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron, pecan, peanut

    92%match
  10. 10

    🇰🇬Tash-KumyrJalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan

    Zone 7a · 209 frost-free days · 2,639 chill hours · 13 in rainZone 7a · 209 frost-free days · 2,639 chill hours · 322 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron, pecan, peanut

    92%match
  11. 11

    🇰🇿AlmatyKazakhstan

    Zone 6a · 182 frost-free days · 3,171 chill hours · 21 in rainZone 6a · 182 frost-free days · 3,171 chill hours · 543 mm rain

    Shares 15 of your 21 great-fit crops

    91%match
  12. 12

    🇰🇿ShelekAlmaty Region, Kazakhstan

    Zone 6b · 178 frost-free days · 3,006 chill hours · 15 in rainZone 6b · 178 frost-free days · 3,006 chill hours · 374 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops

    91%match
  13. 13

    🇰🇿TarazZhambyl, Kazakhstan

    Zone 7a · 195 frost-free days · 2,801 chill hours · 12 in rainZone 7a · 195 frost-free days · 2,801 chill hours · 310 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron, peanut, pecan

    90%match
  14. 14

    🇦🇲YerevanArmenia

    Zone 7a · 193 frost-free days · 2,827 chill hours · 13 in rainZone 7a · 193 frost-free days · 2,827 chill hours · 321 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, saffron

    88%match
  15. 15

    🇰🇬Bazar-KorgonJalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan

    Zone 7a · 214 frost-free days · 2,559 chill hours · 15 in rainZone 7a · 214 frost-free days · 2,559 chill hours · 385 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron, pecan, peanut

    88%match
  16. 16

    🇹🇯IstaravshanSughd, Tajikistan

    Zone 7a · 204 frost-free days · 2,664 chill hours · 16 in rainZone 7a · 204 frost-free days · 2,664 chill hours · 399 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron, wine grapes, almond

    87%match
  17. 17

    🇹🇷DoğubayazıtAğrı, Turkey

    Zone 6b · 186 frost-free days · 2,979 chill hours · 12 in rainZone 6b · 186 frost-free days · 2,979 chill hours · 316 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, saffron

    87%match
  18. 18

    🇮🇷MakuWest Azerbaijan, Iran

    Zone 6b · 195 frost-free days · 2,871 chill hours · 13 in rainZone 6b · 195 frost-free days · 2,871 chill hours · 339 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, saffron

    87%match
  19. 19

    🇰🇬TalasTalas Region, Kyrgyzstan

    Zone 6a · 158 frost-free days · 3,335 chill hours · 14 in rainZone 6a · 158 frost-free days · 3,335 chill hours · 345 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 21 great-fit crops

    86%match
  20. 20

    🇹🇷KelkitGümüşhane Province, Turkey

    Zone 6b · 176 frost-free days · 3,009 chill hours · 18 in rainZone 6b · 176 frost-free days · 3,009 chill hours · 464 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, saffron

    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.

Looking for land?

We're building detailed reports on land like Merke: 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.