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Land with a climate like Newcastle, South Africa

🇿🇦Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

The towns with the closest growing climate to Newcastle, South Africa are Ladysmith, South Africa (99% match), Lukwatini and Wembesi. About 355,000 km² (137,000 sq mi) of land in 6 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Mpumalanga, South Africa, Limpopo, South Africa and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Your growing climate

Zone 9b · 327 frost-free days · 603 chill hours · 29 in (735 mm) rain

What grows in Newcastle, South Africa →
Climate match≤5075100Uncolored land: under 50%Newcastle, South AfricaClosest

Tap the map for the score at any spot. Each square is a 28 km (17 mile) grid cell.

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇿🇦Mpumalanga, South Africa

    56k km² (22k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Lukwatini (96), Nhlazatje (95)

  2. 2

    🇿🇦Limpopo, South Africa

    44k km² (17k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Polokwane (92), Mankweng (88)

  3. 3

    🇿🇦KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    44k km² (17k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Ladysmith (99), Estcourt (97)

  4. 4

    🇲🇽San Luis Potosí, Mexico

    10,000 km² (3,900 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Matehuala (80), Soledad de Graciano Sánchez (79)

  5. 5

    🇦🇷Cordoba, Argentina

    8,600 km² (3,300 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Cruz del Eje (79), Alta Gracia (78)

  6. 6

    🇧🇴Tarija Department, Bolivia

    7,200 km² (2,800 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Tarija (83)

  7. 7

    🇲🇽Guanajuato, Mexico

    3,600 km² (1,400 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example San José Iturbide (76), Dolores Hidalgo (72)

  8. 8

    🇦🇷Tucuman, Argentina

    3,400 km² (1,300 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Tafí Viejo (79), Yerba Buena (72)

  9. 9

    🇲🇽Tamaulipas, Mexico

    2,800 km² (1,100 sq mi) matching 80% or better

  10. 10

    🇸🇿Hhohho Region, Eswatini

    2,800 km² (1,100 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Mbabane (80), Lobamba (79)

  11. 11

    🇦🇷Catamarca, Argentina

    2,000 km² (800 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example San Isidro (67), Catamarca (65)

  12. 12

    🇱🇸Berea, Lesotho

    2,000 km² (800 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Mabote (82), Teyateyaneng (82)

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

    🇿🇦LadysmithKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 327 frost-free days · 561 chill hours · 28 in (709 mm) rain

    Shares 26 of your 26 great-fit crops

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇿🇦LukwatiniMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 275 chill hours · 37 in (930 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 26 great-fit crops · Also great there: macadamia

    96%match
  3. 3

    🇿🇦WembesiKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 313 frost-free days · 766 chill hours · 32 in (825 mm) rain

    Shares 25 of your 26 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, cherry, pecan

    95%match
  4. 4

    🇿🇦Lady FrereEastern Cape, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 323 frost-free days · 682 chill hours · 21 in (539 mm) rain

    Shares 26 of your 26 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, cherry, pecan

    94%match
  5. 5

    🇿🇦FrischgewaagdKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Zone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 329 chill hours · 33 in (836 mm) rain

    Shares 23 of your 26 great-fit crops · Also great there: macadamia

    94%match
  6. 6

    🇿🇦EmalahleniMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 322 frost-free days · 740 chill hours · 26 in (668 mm) rain

    Shares 23 of your 26 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond

    93%match
  7. 7

    🇿🇦KwaggafonteinMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 341 frost-free days · 496 chill hours · 24 in (621 mm) rain

    Shares 23 of your 26 great-fit crops · Also great there: macadamia

    93%match
  8. 8

    🇿🇦RustenburgNorth West, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 323 frost-free days · 606 chill hours · 26 in (654 mm) rain

    Shares 26 of your 26 great-fit crops

    93%match
  9. 9

    🇿🇦SomaroboroMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 339 frost-free days · 521 chill hours · 24 in (615 mm) rain

    Shares 23 of your 26 great-fit crops · Also great there: macadamia

    93%match
  10. 10

    🇿🇦PretoriaGauteng, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 330 frost-free days · 532 chill hours · 26 in (665 mm) rain

    Shares 26 of your 26 great-fit crops · Also great there: macadamia

    93%match
  11. 11

    🇿🇦CalaEastern Cape, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 318 frost-free days · 767 chill hours · 24 in (607 mm) rain

    Shares 25 of your 26 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, cherry, pecan

    93%match
  12. 12

    🇿🇦LydenburgMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 327 frost-free days · 673 chill hours · 28 in (712 mm) rain

    Shares 23 of your 26 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond

    92%match
  13. 13

    🇿🇦VereenigingGauteng, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 287 frost-free days · 1,000 chill hours · 23 in (587 mm) rain

    Shares 25 of your 26 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, cherry, pecan

    92%match
  14. 14

    🇿🇦PolokwaneLimpopo, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 332 frost-free days · 566 chill hours · 27 in (682 mm) rain

    Shares 26 of your 26 great-fit crops · Also great there: macadamia

    92%match
  15. 15

    🇿🇦Piet RetiefMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 341 frost-free days · 557 chill hours · 34 in (855 mm) rain

    Shares 24 of your 26 great-fit crops · Also great there: macadamia

    91%match
  16. 16

    🇿🇦VryheidKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 348 frost-free days · 582 chill hours · 32 in (812 mm) rain

    Shares 23 of your 26 great-fit crops · Also great there: macadamia

    91%match
  17. 17

    🇿🇦KrugersdorpGauteng, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 300 frost-free days · 921 chill hours · 27 in (687 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 26 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, cherry, pecan

    91%match
  18. 18

    🇿🇦ParysFree State, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 285 frost-free days · 1,018 chill hours · 21 in (540 mm) rain

    Shares 25 of your 26 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, cherry, pecan

    91%match
  19. 19

    🇿🇦KroonstadFree State, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 285 frost-free days · 992 chill hours · 21 in (530 mm) rain

    Shares 25 of your 26 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, cherry, pecan

    91%match
  20. 20

    🇿🇦TlokoengEastern Cape, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 304 frost-free days · 908 chill hours · 27 in (684 mm) rain

    Shares 23 of your 26 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, cherry, pear

    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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