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Land with a climate like Phuthaditjhaba

🇿🇦Phuthaditjhaba, Free State, South Africa

The towns with the closest growing climate to Phuthaditjhaba are Volksrust, South Africa (99% match), Bethal and Standerton. About 135,000 sq mi of land in 5 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Eastern Cape, South Africa, Free State, South Africa and Mpumalanga, South Africa.The towns with the closest growing climate to Phuthaditjhaba are Volksrust, South Africa (99% match), Bethal and Standerton. About 350,000 km² of land in 5 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Eastern Cape, South Africa, Free State, South Africa and Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Your growing climate

Zone 9a · 282 frost-free days · 1,084 chill hours · 29 in rainZone 9a · 282 frost-free days · 1,084 chill hours · 727 mm rain

What grows in Phuthaditjhaba →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇿🇦Eastern Cape, South Africa

    29k sq mi75k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Tlokoeng (97), Khowa (97)

  2. 2

    🇿🇦Free State, South Africa

    28k sq mi72k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Reitz (98), Vrede (98)

  3. 3

    🇿🇦Mpumalanga, South Africa

    19k sq mi49k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Volksrust (99), Secunda (99)

  4. 4

    🇦🇷Cordoba, Argentina

    9,100 sq mi24k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Villa Carlos Paz (87), Cosquín (85)

  5. 5

    🇱🇸Qacha's Nek District, Lesotho

    2,800 sq mi7,400 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Qacha’s Nek (97)

  6. 6

    🇦🇷San Luis, Argentina

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

    For example Villa Mercedes (74), San Luis (67)

  7. 7

    🇱🇸Quthing, Lesotho

    2,100 sq mi5,300 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Quthing (93)

  8. 8

    🇱🇸Mafeteng District, Lesotho

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

    For example Mafeteng (92)

  9. 9

    🇲🇽Nuevo León, Mexico

    1,600 sq mi4,200 km² matching 80% or better

  10. 10

    🇲🇽Hidalgo, Mexico

    1,400 sq mi3,600 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Pachuca de Soto (80), La Providencia Siglo XXI (78)

  11. 11

    🇲🇽Coahuila, Mexico

    800 sq mi2,100 km² matching 80% or better

  12. 12

    🇦🇷Salta, Argentina

    500 sq mi1,400 km² matching 80% or better

    For example San Lorenzo (68), San José de los Cerrillos (63)

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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    🇿🇦VolksrustMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 289 frost-free days · 1,029 chill hours · 29 in rainZone 9a · 289 frost-free days · 1,029 chill hours · 740 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 23 great-fit crops

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇿🇦BethalMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 283 frost-free days · 1,081 chill hours · 26 in rainZone 9a · 283 frost-free days · 1,081 chill hours · 662 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 23 great-fit crops

    99%match
  3. 3

    🇿🇦StandertonMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 274 frost-free days · 1,097 chill hours · 26 in rainZone 8b · 274 frost-free days · 1,097 chill hours · 650 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, apple, sorghum

    99%match
  4. 4

    🇿🇦eMbalenhleMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 287 frost-free days · 1,009 chill hours · 25 in rainZone 9a · 287 frost-free days · 1,009 chill hours · 636 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: apple, table and raisin grapes, sorghum

    99%match
  5. 5

    🇿🇦ReitzFree State, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 248 frost-free days · 1,368 chill hours · 25 in rainZone 8b · 248 frost-free days · 1,368 chill hours · 642 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: sorghum, table and raisin grapes, apple

    98%match
  6. 6

    🇿🇦VredeFree State, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 254 frost-free days · 1,332 chill hours · 23 in rainZone 8b · 254 frost-free days · 1,332 chill hours · 590 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: apple

    98%match
  7. 7

    🇱🇸Qacha’s NekQacha's Nek District, Lesotho

    Zone 9a · 296 frost-free days · 1,083 chill hours · 26 in rainZone 9a · 296 frost-free days · 1,083 chill hours · 654 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: apple

    97%match
  8. 8

    🇿🇦HendrinaMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 292 frost-free days · 986 chill hours · 26 in rainZone 9a · 292 frost-free days · 986 chill hours · 670 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: apple

    97%match
  9. 9

    🇿🇦CarolinaMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 301 frost-free days · 884 chill hours · 29 in rainZone 9b · 301 frost-free days · 884 chill hours · 726 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: apple, avocado

    97%match
  10. 10

    🇿🇦ErmeloMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 292 frost-free days · 1,014 chill hours · 28 in rainZone 9a · 292 frost-free days · 1,014 chill hours · 699 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 23 great-fit crops

    97%match
  11. 11

    🇿🇦TlokoengEastern Cape, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 304 frost-free days · 822 chill hours · 27 in rainZone 9a · 304 frost-free days · 822 chill hours · 684 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, olive, sorghum

    97%match
  12. 12

    🇱🇸MaputsoeLeribe, Lesotho

    Zone 8b · 255 frost-free days · 1,302 chill hours · 25 in rainZone 8b · 255 frost-free days · 1,302 chill hours · 630 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, sorghum, olive

    97%match
  13. 13

    🇿🇦KhowaEastern Cape, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 296 frost-free days · 900 chill hours · 25 in rainZone 9a · 296 frost-free days · 900 chill hours · 645 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: sorghum, olive, table and raisin grapes

    97%match
  14. 14

    🇿🇦BelfastMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 300 frost-free days · 964 chill hours · 31 in rainZone 9b · 300 frost-free days · 964 chill hours · 787 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: avocado

    96%match
  15. 15

    🇿🇦FrankfortFree State, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 254 frost-free days · 1,259 chill hours · 26 in rainZone 8b · 254 frost-free days · 1,259 chill hours · 662 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, sorghum, apple

    96%match
  16. 16

    🇿🇦WembesiKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 313 frost-free days · 680 chill hours · 32 in rainZone 9b · 313 frost-free days · 680 chill hours · 825 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: apple, avocado, table and raisin grapes

    96%match
  17. 17

    🇿🇦JohannesburgGauteng, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 300 frost-free days · 831 chill hours · 28 in rainZone 9a · 300 frost-free days · 831 chill hours · 721 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: avocado, apple, table and raisin grapes

    95%match
  18. 18

    🇿🇦BenoniGauteng, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 303 frost-free days · 777 chill hours · 27 in rainZone 9b · 303 frost-free days · 777 chill hours · 679 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: apple, table and raisin grapes, avocado

    94%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 21 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, sorghum, apple

    94%match
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    🇿🇦KokstadKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 299 frost-free days · 920 chill hours · 29 in rainZone 9a · 299 frost-free days · 920 chill hours · 746 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: apple, avocado, olive

    94%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.