Climatch

Land with a climate like Punākha

🇧🇹Punākha, Punakha, Bhutan

The towns with the closest growing climate to Punākha are Longling County, China (92% match), Bonan and Jietou. About 86,000 sq mi of land in 9 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Yunnan, China, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Minas Gerais, Brazil.The towns with the closest growing climate to Punākha are Longling County, China (92% match), Bonan and Jietou. About 223,000 km² of land in 9 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Yunnan, China, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Your growing climate

Zone 9b · 344 frost-free days · 386 chill hours · 54 in rainZone 9b · 344 frost-free days · 386 chill hours · 1,372 mm rain

What grows in Punākha →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇨🇳Yunnan, China

    30k sq mi79k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Xinhua (92), Tuantian (92)

  2. 2

    🇿🇦KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    13k sq mi35k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Richmond (87), Howick (86)

  3. 3

    🇧🇷Minas Gerais, Brazil

    7,200 sq mi19k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Poços de Caldas (84), Passa Quatro (83)

  4. 4

    🇮🇳Arunachal Pradesh, India

    6,300 sq mi16k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Seppa (63), Jining (53)

  5. 5

    🇿🇦Eastern Cape, South Africa

    5,100 sq mi13k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Clydesdale (86), Mthatha (84)

  6. 6

    🇿🇦Mpumalanga, South Africa

    4,000 sq mi10k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Lukwatini (83), Sabie (83)

  7. 7

    🇲🇲Shan State, Myanmar

    3,600 sq mi9,200 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Kutkai (80), Panglong (78)

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    🇮🇳Assam, India

    2,700 sq mi6,900 km² matching 80% or better

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    🇳🇵Koshi, Nepal

    2,100 sq mi5,500 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Dhankutā (56), Khā̃dbāri̇̄ (54)

  10. 10

    🇳🇵Bagmati Province, Nepal

    2,100 sq mi5,500 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Kathmandu (85), Pātan (85)

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    🇸🇿Hhohho Region, Eswatini

    800 sq mi2,100 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Mbabane (88), Lobamba (65)

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    🇳🇵Sudurpashchim Pradesh, Nepal

    800 sq mi2,000 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Amargaḍhi̇̄ (81), Dārchulā (67)

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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    🇨🇳Longling CountyYunnan, China

    Zone 9b · 324 frost-free days · 579 chill hours · 50 in rainZone 9b · 324 frost-free days · 579 chill hours · 1,273 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes

    92%match
  2. 2

    🇨🇳BonanYunnan, China

    Zone 9a · 312 frost-free days · 664 chill hours · 35 in rainZone 9a · 312 frost-free days · 664 chill hours · 882 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, wine grapes, lavender

    91%match
  3. 3

    🇨🇳JietouYunnan, China

    Zone 9a · 311 frost-free days · 716 chill hours · 49 in rainZone 9a · 311 frost-free days · 716 chill hours · 1,252 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear, kiwifruit, walnut

    89%match
  4. 4

    🇨🇳BaoshanYunnan, China

    Zone 9b · 312 frost-free days · 731 chill hours · 36 in rainZone 9b · 312 frost-free days · 731 chill hours · 916 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear, almond, wine grapes

    88%match
  5. 5

    🇨🇳YingpanYunnan, China

    Zone 9a · 304 frost-free days · 768 chill hours · 43 in rainZone 9a · 304 frost-free days · 768 chill hours · 1,093 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: kiwifruit, pear, walnut

    88%match
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    🇨🇳LushuiYunnan, China

    Zone 10a · 350 frost-free days · 266 chill hours · 54 in rainZone 10a · 350 frost-free days · 266 chill hours · 1,372 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 25 great-fit crops

    88%match
  7. 7

    🇸🇿Mbabane↻Seasons flipped. Hhohho Region, Eswatini

    Zone 10a · Frost 1 years in 10 · 174 chill hours · 49 in rainZone 10a · Frost 1 years in 10 · 174 chill hours · 1,254 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes

    88%match
  8. 8

    🇨🇳TengyueYunnan, China

    Zone 9a · 307 frost-free days · 769 chill hours · 51 in rainZone 9a · 307 frost-free days · 769 chill hours · 1,283 mm rain

    Shares 24 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: kiwifruit, pear, walnut

    88%match
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    🇿🇦Clydesdale↻Seasons flipped. Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Zone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 264 chill hours · 31 in rainZone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 264 chill hours · 784 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, lavender, table and raisin grapes

    86%match
  10. 10

    🇿🇦Howick↻Seasons flipped. KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 332 frost-free days · 514 chill hours · 31 in rainZone 9b · 332 frost-free days · 514 chill hours · 793 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, lavender, table and raisin grapes

    86%match
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    🇳🇵KathmanduBagmati Province, Nepal

    Zone 9b · 326 frost-free days · 476 chill hours · 65 in rainZone 9b · 326 frost-free days · 476 chill hours · 1,659 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 25 great-fit crops

    85%match
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    🇿🇦Pietermaritzburg↻Seasons flipped. KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 349 frost-free days · 341 chill hours · 30 in rainZone 9b · 349 frost-free days · 341 chill hours · 752 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, olive, lavender

    85%match
  13. 13

    🇨🇳YousuoYunnan, China

    Zone 9a · 301 frost-free days · 792 chill hours · 32 in rainZone 9a · 301 frost-free days · 792 chill hours · 807 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear, almond, wine grapes

    85%match
  14. 14

    🇨🇳NanjianYunnan, China

    Zone 9b · 349 frost-free days · 304 chill hours · 33 in rainZone 9b · 349 frost-free days · 304 chill hours · 827 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: olive, lavender, wine grapes

    85%match
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    🇿🇦Greytown↻Seasons flipped. KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 332 frost-free days · 531 chill hours · 32 in rainZone 9b · 332 frost-free days · 531 chill hours · 808 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, lavender, almond

    84%match
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    🇨🇳DaliYunnan, China

    Zone 9a · 305 frost-free days · 753 chill hours · 31 in rainZone 9a · 305 frost-free days · 753 chill hours · 790 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear, walnut, almond

    84%match
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    🇿🇦Mthatha↻Seasons flipped. Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Zone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 250 chill hours · 28 in rainZone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 250 chill hours · 721 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, table and raisin grapes, lavender

    84%match
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    🇿🇦Frischgewaagd↻Seasons flipped. KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Zone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 258 chill hours · 33 in rainZone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 258 chill hours · 836 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, lavender, olive

    84%match
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    🇧🇷Poços de Caldas↻Seasons flipped. Minas Gerais, Brazil

    Zone 10b · No frost · 73 chill hours · 64 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 73 chill hours · 1,637 mm rain

    Shares 16 of your 25 great-fit crops · Also great there: coffee (arabica)

    84%match
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    🇮🇳WokhaNagaland, India

    Zone 10a · 352 frost-free days · 291 chill hours · 77 in rainZone 10a · 352 frost-free days · 291 chill hours · 1,949 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 25 great-fit crops

    84%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.