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Land with a climate like Negombo

🇱🇰Negombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

The towns with the closest growing climate to Negombo are Matara, Sri Lanka (99% match), Ambalangoda and Apartadó. About 720,000 sq mi of land in 45 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, Sabah, Malaysia and South Sumatra, Indonesia.The towns with the closest growing climate to Negombo are Matara, Sri Lanka (99% match), Ambalangoda and Apartadó. About 1.9 million km² of land in 45 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, Sabah, Malaysia and South Sumatra, Indonesia.

Your growing climate

Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 87 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 2,211 mm rain

What grows in Negombo →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇮🇩Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

    24k sq mi63k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Palangkaraya (86), Kualakapuas (85)

  2. 2

    🇲🇾Sabah, Malaysia

    18k sq mi48k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Papar (91), Kota Kinabalu (90)

  3. 3

    🇮🇩South Sumatra, Indonesia

    17k sq mi45k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Palembang (86), Indralaya (84)

  4. 4

    🇨🇴Antioquia, Colombia

    15k sq mi39k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Chigorodó (94), Carepa (93)

  5. 5

    🇮🇩Bangka–Belitung Islands, Indonesia

    15k sq mi38k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Manggar (88), Tanjung Pandan (87)

  6. 6

    🇵🇭Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines

    14k sq mi36k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Pagaluñgan (86), Budta (86)

  7. 7

    🇻🇪Zulia, Venezuela

    7,100 sq mi18k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Casigua El Cubo (91), Caja Seca (86)

  8. 8

    🇹🇭Surat Thani, Thailand

    7,100 sq mi18k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Ko Samui (93), Surat Thani (92)

  9. 9

    🇵🇭Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines

    6,800 sq mi18k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Ipil (83), Siocon (81)

  10. 10

    🇲🇾Kedah, Malaysia

    6,500 sq mi17k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Pokok Sena (94), Changloon (94)

  11. 11

    🇵🇭Mimaropa, Philippines

    5,600 sq mi15k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Mapun (85), Jose Rizal (83)

  12. 12

    🇨🇴Santander Department, Colombia

    5,000 sq mi13k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Cimitarra (93), Sabana de Torres (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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    🇱🇰MataraSouthern Province, Sri Lanka

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 90 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 2,275 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 17 great-fit crops · Also great there: macadamia

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇱🇰AmbalangodaSouthern Province, Sri Lanka

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 128 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 3,242 mm rain

    Shares 14 of your 17 great-fit crops

    95%match
  3. 3

    🇨🇴ApartadóAntioquia, Colombia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 90 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 2,282 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 17 great-fit crops

    93%match
  4. 4

    🇹🇭Ko SamuiSurat Thani, Thailand

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 67 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,712 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 17 great-fit crops · Also great there: strawberry

    93%match
  5. 5

    🇨🇴CimitarraSantander Department, Colombia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 98 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 2,501 mm rain

    Shares 16 of your 17 great-fit crops

    93%match
  6. 6

    🇹🇭YalaThailand

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 77 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,966 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 17 great-fit crops

    93%match
  7. 7

    🇹🇭Lang SuanChumphon, Thailand

    Zone 13a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 76 in rainZone 13a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,923 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 17 great-fit crops

    93%match
  8. 8

    🇹🇭Surat ThaniThailand

    Zone 13a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 68 in rainZone 13a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,730 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 17 great-fit crops

    92%match
  9. 9

    🇲🇾Kota Kuala MudaKedah, Malaysia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 105 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 2,665 mm rain

    Shares 16 of your 17 great-fit crops

    92%match
  10. 10

    🇲🇾BedongKedah, Malaysia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 101 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 2,562 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 17 great-fit crops

    92%match
  11. 11

    🇹🇭Thung SongNakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 78 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,975 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 17 great-fit crops

    92%match
  12. 12

    🇹🇭ChumphonThailand

    Zone 13a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 79 in rainZone 13a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,999 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 17 great-fit crops · Also great there: strawberry

    92%match
  13. 13

    🇹🇭TrangThailand

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 85 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 2,153 mm rain

    Shares 15 of your 17 great-fit crops

    92%match
  14. 14

    🇲🇾Sungai PetaniKedah, Malaysia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 100 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 2,530 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 17 great-fit crops

    92%match
  15. 15

    🇮🇩Polewali↻Seasons flipped. West Sulawesi, Indonesia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 80 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 2,041 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 17 great-fit crops · Also great there: macadamia

    91%match
  16. 16

    🇹🇭KrabiThailand

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 83 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 2,120 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 17 great-fit crops

    91%match
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    🇹🇭Nakhon Si ThammaratThailand

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 90 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 2,276 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 17 great-fit crops

    91%match
  18. 18

    🇻🇪La FríaTáchira, Venezuela

    Zone 13a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 78 in rainZone 13a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,972 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 17 great-fit crops · Also great there: macadamia, strawberry

    91%match
  19. 19

    🇲🇾Alor SetarKedah, Malaysia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 94 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 2,389 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 17 great-fit crops

    91%match
  20. 20

    🇲🇾GerikPerak, Malaysia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 97 in rainZone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 2,467 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 17 great-fit crops · Also great there: macadamia

    91%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.