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Land with a climate like Pretoria

🇿🇦Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

The towns with the closest growing climate to Pretoria are Somaroboro, South Africa (99% match), Rustenburg and Bela Bela. About 386,000 km² (149,000 sq mi) of land in 6 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in North West, South Africa, Limpopo, South Africa and Free State, South Africa.

Your growing climate

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

What grows in Pretoria →
Climate match≤5075100Uncolored land: under 50%PretoriaClosest

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

    🇿🇦North West, South Africa

    71k km² (27k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Rustenburg (99), Zeerust (98)

  2. 2

    🇿🇦Limpopo, South Africa

    69k km² (27k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Bela Bela (99), Modimolle (98)

  3. 3

    🇿🇦Free State, South Africa

    27k km² (10k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Parys (94), Deneysville (92)

  4. 4

    🇿🇼Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe

    20k km² (7,600 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Masvingo (88), Zvishavane (85)

  5. 5

    🇧🇼Central, Botswana

    12k km² (4,700 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Serowe (82), Mahalapye (80)

  6. 6

    🇿🇼Midlands Province, Zimbabwe

    12k km² (4,500 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Shurugwi (90), Gweru (85)

  7. 7

    🇿🇼Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

    9,400 km² (3,600 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Bulawayo (87)

  8. 8

    🇧🇼Kgatleng, Botswana

    8,500 km² (3,300 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Mochudi (81)

  9. 9

    🇧🇼South-East, Botswana

    8,400 km² (3,200 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Janeng (94), Ramotswa (87)

  10. 10

    🇧🇴Tarija Department, Bolivia

    5,800 km² (2,200 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Tarija (86)

  11. 11

    🇦🇷Salta, Argentina

    4,900 km² (1,900 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Rosario de la Frontera (79), San José de Metán (77)

  12. 12

    🇦🇷Catamarca, Argentina

    4,800 km² (1,800 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example San Isidro (79), Catamarca (78)

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

    🇿🇦SomaroboroMpumalanga, South Africa

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

    Shares 24 of your 27 great-fit crops

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇿🇦RustenburgNorth West, South Africa

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

    Shares 26 of your 27 great-fit crops

    99%match
  3. 3

    🇿🇦Bela BelaLimpopo, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 322 frost-free days · 589 chill hours · 23 in (574 mm) rain

    Shares 25 of your 27 great-fit crops

    99%match
  4. 4

    🇿🇦ZeerustNorth West, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 305 frost-free days · 712 chill hours · 21 in (530 mm) rain

    Shares 26 of your 27 great-fit crops

    98%match
  5. 5

    🇿🇦MafikengNorth West, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 315 frost-free days · 655 chill hours · 20 in (518 mm) rain

    Shares 26 of your 27 great-fit crops

    97%match
  6. 6

    🇿🇦MokopaneLimpopo, South Africa

    Zone 10a · Frost 5 years in 10 · 331 chill hours · 22 in (550 mm) rain

    Shares 23 of your 27 great-fit crops

    96%match
  7. 7

    🇿🇦PotchefstroomNorth West, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 289 frost-free days · 943 chill hours · 21 in (546 mm) rain

    Shares 25 of your 27 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond

    96%match
  8. 8

    🇿🇦KlerksdorpNorth West, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 296 frost-free days · 878 chill hours · 20 in (517 mm) rain

    Shares 26 of your 27 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, cherry

    96%match
  9. 9

    🇿🇦VaalwaterLimpopo, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 300 frost-free days · 754 chill hours · 21 in (545 mm) rain

    Shares 25 of your 27 great-fit crops

    95%match
  10. 10

    🇧🇼LobatseBotswana

    Zone 9a · 302 frost-free days · 743 chill hours · 18 in (448 mm) rain

    Shares 26 of your 27 great-fit crops

    95%match
  11. 11

    🇿🇦MookgophongLimpopo, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 321 frost-free days · 593 chill hours · 21 in (531 mm) rain

    Shares 23 of your 27 great-fit crops

    95%match
  12. 12

    🇿🇦LebowakgomoLimpopo, South Africa

    Zone 10a · 357 frost-free days · 376 chill hours · 23 in (591 mm) rain

    Shares 24 of your 27 great-fit crops

    94%match
  13. 13

    🇿🇦KosterNorth West, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 293 frost-free days · 943 chill hours · 25 in (631 mm) rain

    Shares 26 of your 27 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, cherry, pecan

    94%match
  14. 14

    🇿🇦ParysFree State, South Africa

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

    Shares 25 of your 27 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, cherry, pecan

    94%match
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    🇿🇦LichtenburgNorth West, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 289 frost-free days · 990 chill hours · 22 in (561 mm) rain

    Shares 25 of your 27 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, cherry, pecan

    94%match
  16. 16

    🇿🇦PolokwaneLimpopo, South Africa

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

    Shares 27 of your 27 great-fit crops

    94%match
  17. 17

    🇿🇦EmalahleniMpumalanga, South Africa

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

    Shares 23 of your 27 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond

    94%match
  18. 18

    🇿🇦CarletonvilleGauteng, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 281 frost-free days · 1,064 chill hours · 25 in (626 mm) rain

    Shares 25 of your 27 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, cherry, pecan

    94%match
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    🇿🇦EvatonGauteng, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 280 frost-free days · 1,073 chill hours · 24 in (603 mm) rain

    Shares 25 of your 27 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, cherry, pecan

    93%match
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    🇿🇦NewcastleKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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

    Shares 26 of your 27 great-fit crops

    93%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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