Climatch
For growers

Land with a climate like Niigata

🇯🇵Niigata, Japan

The towns with the closest growing climate to Niigata are Kanazawa, Japan (99% match), Jōetsu and Tsuruoka. About 256,000 km² (99,000 sq mi) of land in 6 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Maryland, United States, Niigata, Japan and Virginia, United States.

Your growing climate

Zone 8a · 244 frost-free days · 2,260 chill hours · 72 in (1838 mm) rain

What grows in Niigata →
Climate match≤5075100Uncolored land: under 50%NiigataClosest

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

    🇺🇸Maryland, United States

    19k km² (7,500 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Salisbury (83), Rossville (83)

  2. 2

    🇯🇵Niigata, Japan

    18k km² (7,100 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Kashiwazaki (99), Jōetsu (99)

  3. 3

    🇺🇸Virginia, United States

    11k km² (4,300 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Newport News (83), Virginia Beach (82)

  4. 4

    🇯🇵Ishikawa, Japan

    10k km² (4,100 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Kanazawa (99), Mukai-awagasaki (99)

  5. 5

    🇯🇵Shimane, Japan

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

    For example Ōdachō-ōda (97), Hiratachō (96)

  6. 6

    🇺🇸New Jersey, United States

    8,300 km² (3,200 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Atlantic City (86), Pleasantville (84)

  7. 7

    🇬🇪Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti, Georgia

    5,100 km² (2,000 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Zugdidi (88), Poti (85)

  8. 8

    🇷🇺Krasnodar Krai, Russia

    4,500 km² (1,700 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Dagomys (91), Khosta (90)

  9. 9

    🇬🇪Imereti, Georgia

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

    For example Samtredia (85), Kutaisi (84)

  10. 10

    🇬🇪Abkhazia, Georgia

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

    For example Sokhumi (84), Stantsiya Novyy Afon (83)

  11. 11

    🇹🇷Rize Province, Turkey

    1,800 km² (700 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Rize (91), Çayeli (90)

  12. 12

    🇹🇷Artvin, Turkey

    1,700 km² (700 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Arhavi (85), Hopa (85)

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

    🇯🇵KanazawaIshikawa, Japan

    Zone 8b · 248 frost-free days · 1,978 chill hours · 76 in (1938 mm) rain

    Shares 19 of your 22 great-fit crops

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇯🇵JōetsuNiigata, Japan

    Zone 8a · 227 frost-free days · 2,274 chill hours · 100 in (2541 mm) rain

    Shares 16 of your 22 great-fit crops

    99%match
  3. 3

    🇯🇵TsuruokaYamagata, Japan

    Zone 8a · 220 frost-free days · 2,554 chill hours · 73 in (1853 mm) rain

    Shares 19 of your 22 great-fit crops

    99%match
  4. 4

    🇯🇵Fukui-shiFukui, Japan

    Zone 8b · 245 frost-free days · 2,005 chill hours · 87 in (2219 mm) rain

    Shares 19 of your 22 great-fit crops

    98%match
  5. 5

    🇯🇵MaizuruKyoto, Japan

    Zone 8a · 244 frost-free days · 2,046 chill hours · 69 in (1748 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops

    98%match
  6. 6

    🇯🇵ToyookaHyōgo, Japan

    Zone 8a · 244 frost-free days · 1,998 chill hours · 75 in (1901 mm) rain

    Shares 19 of your 22 great-fit crops

    98%match
  7. 7

    🇯🇵WajimaIshikawa, Japan

    Zone 8a · 239 frost-free days · 2,285 chill hours · 80 in (2031 mm) rain

    Shares 19 of your 22 great-fit crops

    97%match
  8. 8

    🇯🇵Tottori-shiTottori, Japan

    Zone 8b · 244 frost-free days · 1,872 chill hours · 71 in (1807 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops

    97%match
  9. 9

    🇯🇵Kurobe-shiToyama, Japan

    Zone 8a · 230 frost-free days · 2,406 chill hours · 76 in (1926 mm) rain

    Shares 18 of your 22 great-fit crops

    97%match
  10. 10

    🇯🇵ToyamaJapan

    Zone 8a · 230 frost-free days · 2,309 chill hours · 78 in (1970 mm) rain

    Shares 19 of your 22 great-fit crops

    96%match
  11. 11

    🇯🇵OgaAkita, Japan

    Zone 8a · 222 frost-free days · 2,669 chill hours · 62 in (1587 mm) rain

    Shares 18 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: cherry

    95%match
  12. 12

    🇯🇵YonagoTottori, Japan

    Zone 8b · 249 frost-free days · 1,796 chill hours · 63 in (1599 mm) rain

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

    95%match
  13. 13

    🇯🇵MatsueShimane, Japan

    Zone 8b · 248 frost-free days · 1,833 chill hours · 57 in (1443 mm) rain

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

    94%match
  14. 14

    🇯🇵GōtsuchōShimane, Japan

    Zone 8b · 262 frost-free days · 1,655 chill hours · 66 in (1664 mm) rain

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

    94%match
  15. 15

    🇯🇵HikoneShiga, Japan

    Zone 8b · 244 frost-free days · 1,976 chill hours · 65 in (1653 mm) rain

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

    94%match
  16. 16

    🇯🇵TanbaHyōgo, Japan

    Zone 8a · 241 frost-free days · 2,116 chill hours · 61 in (1543 mm) rain

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

    94%match
  17. 17

    🇯🇵YurihonjōAkita, Japan

    Zone 7b · 208 frost-free days · 2,785 chill hours · 67 in (1706 mm) rain

    Shares 17 of your 22 great-fit crops

    93%match
  18. 18

    🇯🇵MiyoshiHiroshima, Japan

    Zone 8b · 246 frost-free days · 1,934 chill hours · 63 in (1591 mm) rain

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

    92%match
  19. 19

    🇯🇵ŌtsuShiga, Japan

    Zone 8a · 244 frost-free days · 2,074 chill hours · 61 in (1545 mm) rain

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

    91%match
  20. 20

    🇹🇷RizeRize Province, Turkey

    Zone 9a · 271 frost-free days · 1,575 chill hours · 75 in (1895 mm) rain

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

    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.

Looking for land?

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

Check another farm