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Land with a climate like Phomolong

🇿🇦Phomolong, Free State, South Africa

The towns with the closest growing climate to Phomolong are Winnie Mandela, South Africa (99% match), Bloemhof and Bothaville. About 169,000 sq mi of land in 4 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Free State, South Africa, North West, South Africa and Eastern Cape, South Africa.The towns with the closest growing climate to Phomolong are Winnie Mandela, South Africa (99% match), Bloemhof and Bothaville. About 438,000 km² of land in 4 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Free State, South Africa, North West, South Africa and Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Your growing climate

Zone 8b · 269 frost-free days · 1,029 chill hours · 20 in rainZone 8b · 269 frost-free days · 1,029 chill hours · 509 mm rain

What grows in Phomolong →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇿🇦Free State, South Africa

    34k sq mi89k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Viljoenskroon (99), Koppies (99)

  2. 2

    🇿🇦North West, South Africa

    28k sq mi73k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Leeudoringstad (99), Hartbeesfontein (99)

  3. 3

    🇿🇦Eastern Cape, South Africa

    21k sq mi54k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Aliwal North (97), Middelburg (93)

  4. 4

    🇦🇷San Luis, Argentina

    3,500 sq mi9,100 km² matching 80% or better

    For example San Luis (84), Villa Mercedes (74)

  5. 5

    🇦🇷Catamarca, Argentina

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

    For example San Isidro (63), Catamarca (59)

  6. 6

    🇱🇸Mafeteng District, Lesotho

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

    For example Mafeteng (94)

  7. 7

    🇧🇼South-East, Botswana

    1,300 sq mi3,500 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Janeng (87), Ramotswa (61)

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    🇦🇷Tucuman, Argentina

    1,100 sq mi2,700 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Tafí Viejo (51)

  9. 9

    🇱🇸Berea, Lesotho

    800 sq mi2,000 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Mabote (98), Teyateyaneng (96)

  10. 10

    🇱🇸Mohale's Hoek District, Lesotho

    800 sq mi2,000 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Mohale's Hoek (94)

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    🇧🇼Lobatse, Botswana

    500 sq mi1,400 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Lobatse (85)

  12. 12

    🇧🇼Ngwaketsi, Botswana

    300 sq mi700 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Kanye (78), Mosopa (61)

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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    🇿🇦Winnie MandelaFree State, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 261 frost-free days · 1,182 chill hours · 20 in rainZone 8b · 261 frost-free days · 1,182 chill hours · 496 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: blueberry, pecan, tea

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇿🇦BloemhofNorth West, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 274 frost-free days · 1,005 chill hours · 18 in rainZone 8b · 274 frost-free days · 1,005 chill hours · 457 mm rain

    Shares 24 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: blueberry, soybean, tea

    99%match
  3. 3

    🇿🇦BothavilleFree State, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 289 frost-free days · 855 chill hours · 21 in rainZone 9a · 289 frost-free days · 855 chill hours · 530 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: blueberry

    99%match
  4. 4

    🇿🇦BotshabeloFree State, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 254 frost-free days · 1,216 chill hours · 21 in rainZone 8b · 254 frost-free days · 1,216 chill hours · 521 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear, walnut, blueberry

    99%match
  5. 5

    🇿🇦PotchefstroomNorth West, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 289 frost-free days · 845 chill hours · 21 in rainZone 9a · 289 frost-free days · 845 chill hours · 546 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: blueberry, soybean

    99%match
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    🇿🇦VentersdorpNorth West, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 289 frost-free days · 932 chill hours · 22 in rainZone 9a · 289 frost-free days · 932 chill hours · 565 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: soybean, blueberry

    99%match
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    🇿🇦KlerksdorpNorth West, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 296 frost-free days · 784 chill hours · 20 in rainZone 9a · 296 frost-free days · 784 chill hours · 517 mm rain

    Shares 24 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: blueberry, soybean

    99%match
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    🇿🇦WolmaransstadNorth West, South Africa

    Zone 8a · 270 frost-free days · 1,082 chill hours · 21 in rainZone 8a · 270 frost-free days · 1,082 chill hours · 524 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: soybean, blueberry, pecan

    99%match
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    🇿🇦BloemfonteinFree State, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 253 frost-free days · 1,245 chill hours · 19 in rainZone 8b · 253 frost-free days · 1,245 chill hours · 491 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: blueberry, pear, pecan

    99%match
  10. 10

    🇿🇦Schweizer-RenekeNorth West, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 274 frost-free days · 1,012 chill hours · 19 in rainZone 8b · 274 frost-free days · 1,012 chill hours · 472 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: soybean, blueberry, tea

    99%match
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    🇿🇦LichtenburgNorth West, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 289 frost-free days · 910 chill hours · 22 in rainZone 9a · 289 frost-free days · 910 chill hours · 561 mm rain

    Shares 24 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: soybean, blueberry, pecan

    99%match
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    🇿🇦CarletonvilleGauteng, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 281 frost-free days · 979 chill hours · 25 in rainZone 9a · 281 frost-free days · 979 chill hours · 626 mm rain

    Shares 24 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: soybean, blueberry, pecan

    98%match
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    🇿🇦MarquardFree State, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 251 frost-free days · 1,281 chill hours · 23 in rainZone 8b · 251 frost-free days · 1,281 chill hours · 583 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear, walnut, blueberry

    98%match
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    🇱🇸MaseruMaseru District, Lesotho

    Zone 8b · 267 frost-free days · 1,164 chill hours · 24 in rainZone 8b · 267 frost-free days · 1,164 chill hours · 616 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear, walnut, blueberry

    98%match
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    🇿🇦BultfonteinFree State, South Africa

    Zone 8a · 260 frost-free days · 1,204 chill hours · 19 in rainZone 8a · 260 frost-free days · 1,204 chill hours · 490 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: pecan, blueberry, soybean

    98%match
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    🇿🇦HeilbronFree State, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 258 frost-free days · 1,187 chill hours · 23 in rainZone 8b · 258 frost-free days · 1,187 chill hours · 592 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: blueberry, pecan, soybean

    98%match
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    🇿🇦OttosdalNorth West, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 293 frost-free days · 806 chill hours · 22 in rainZone 9a · 293 frost-free days · 806 chill hours · 561 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: soybean, blueberry

    98%match
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    🇿🇦DeneysvilleFree State, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 289 frost-free days · 938 chill hours · 23 in rainZone 9a · 289 frost-free days · 938 chill hours · 583 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear, blueberry, pecan

    97%match
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    🇿🇦KosterNorth West, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 293 frost-free days · 853 chill hours · 25 in rainZone 9a · 293 frost-free days · 853 chill hours · 631 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: soybean, blueberry, pecan

    97%match
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    🇿🇦Aliwal NorthEastern Cape, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 262 frost-free days · 1,157 chill hours · 20 in rainZone 8b · 262 frost-free days · 1,157 chill hours · 512 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear, walnut, blueberry

    97%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.