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Land with a climate like Rotterdam

🇳🇱Rotterdam, South Holland, The Netherlands

The towns with the closest growing climate to Rotterdam are Lelystad, The Netherlands (99% match), Nijmegen and Apeldoorn. About 1.4 million km² (547,000 sq mi) of land in 27 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in England, United Kingdom, Bavaria, Germany and Grand Est, France.

Your growing climate

Zone 9a · 232 frost-free days · 2,537 chill hours · 36 in (916 mm) rain

What grows in Rotterdam →
Climate match≤5075100Uncolored land: under 50%RotterdamClosest

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

    🇬🇧England, United Kingdom

    158k km² (61k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Cirencester (99), Bordon (99)

  2. 2

    🇩🇪Bavaria, Germany

    61k km² (24k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Alzenau in Unterfranken (94), Großostheim (94)

  3. 3

    🇫🇷Grand Est, France

    55k km² (21k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Charleville-Mézières (98), Sedan (97)

  4. 4

    🇩🇪Lower Saxony, Germany

    52k km² (20k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Wilhelmshaven (99), Meppen (99)

  5. 5

    🇫🇷Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

    46k km² (18k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Autun (92), Audincourt (90)

  6. 6

    🇫🇷New Aquitaine, France

    42k km² (16k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Bressuire (88), Limoges (86)

  7. 7

    🇬🇧Scotland, United Kingdom

    38k km² (15k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Dumfries (96), Ayr (95)

  8. 8

    🇩🇪North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

    37k km² (14k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Kleve (99), Emmerich (99)

  9. 9

    🇮🇪Munster, Ireland

    28k km² (11k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Waterford (98), Limerick (97)

  10. 10

    🇮🇪Leinster, Ireland

    28k km² (11k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Malahide (98), Dublin (98)

  11. 11

    🇬🇧Wales, United Kingdom

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

    For example Newport (99), Cardiff (99)

  12. 12

    🇩🇰Central Jutland, Denmark

    22k km² (8,400 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Holstebro (98), Herning (96)

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

    🇳🇱LelystadFlevoland, The Netherlands

    Zone 8b · 227 frost-free days · 2,752 chill hours · 32 in (803 mm) rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇳🇱NijmegenGelderland, The Netherlands

    Zone 8b · 222 frost-free days · 2,669 chill hours · 31 in (790 mm) rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops

    99%match
  3. 3

    🇳🇱ApeldoornGelderland, The Netherlands

    Zone 8b · 217 frost-free days · 2,765 chill hours · 36 in (925 mm) rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops

    99%match
  4. 4

    🇳🇱AlkmaarNorth Holland, The Netherlands

    Zone 9a · 242 frost-free days · 2,607 chill hours · 34 in (864 mm) rain

    Shares 17 of your 18 great-fit crops

    99%match
  5. 5

    🇧🇪AalstFlanders, Belgium

    Zone 9a · 243 frost-free days · 2,447 chill hours · 31 in (794 mm) rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: kiwifruit, walnut, soybean

    99%match
  6. 6

    🇫🇷Marcq-en-BarœulHauts-de-France, France

    Zone 9a · 242 frost-free days · 2,419 chill hours · 29 in (738 mm) rain

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

    99%match
  7. 7

    🇧🇪AntwerpFlanders, Belgium

    Zone 9a · 245 frost-free days · 2,376 chill hours · 32 in (811 mm) rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: kiwifruit, walnut, soybean

    99%match
  8. 8

    🇳🇱LeeuwardenFriesland, The Netherlands

    Zone 8b · 220 frost-free days · 2,844 chill hours · 33 in (840 mm) rain

    Shares 15 of your 18 great-fit crops

    99%match
  9. 9

    🇧🇪KoksijdeFlanders, Belgium

    Zone 9a · 254 frost-free days · 2,380 chill hours · 29 in (725 mm) rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops

    99%match
  10. 10

    🇬🇧BirminghamEngland, United Kingdom

    Zone 9a · 228 frost-free days · 2,534 chill hours · 34 in (868 mm) rain

    Shares 13 of your 18 great-fit crops

    99%match
  11. 11

    🇬🇧TauntonEngland, United Kingdom

    Zone 9b · 268 frost-free days · 2,016 chill hours · 37 in (935 mm) rain

    Shares 15 of your 18 great-fit crops

    99%match
  12. 12

    🇬🇧BristolEngland, United Kingdom

    Zone 9a · 262 frost-free days · 2,132 chill hours · 35 in (893 mm) rain

    Shares 17 of your 18 great-fit crops

    99%match
  13. 13

    🇳🇱EindhovenNorth Brabant, The Netherlands

    Zone 8b · 220 frost-free days · 2,605 chill hours · 32 in (801 mm) rain

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

    99%match
  14. 14

    🇬🇧SwindonEngland, United Kingdom

    Zone 9a · 228 frost-free days · 2,457 chill hours · 28 in (717 mm) rain

    Shares 14 of your 18 great-fit crops

    99%match
  15. 15

    🇬🇧WaterloovilleEngland, United Kingdom

    Zone 9a · 245 frost-free days · 2,177 chill hours · 35 in (898 mm) rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops

    99%match
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    🇧🇪GentFlanders, Belgium

    Zone 9a · 254 frost-free days · 2,343 chill hours · 32 in (822 mm) rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: kiwifruit, walnut, soybean

    99%match
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    🇫🇷AbbevilleHauts-de-France, France

    Zone 9a · 260 frost-free days · 2,245 chill hours · 30 in (751 mm) rain

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

    99%match
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    🇬🇧LiverpoolEngland, United Kingdom

    Zone 9a · 244 frost-free days · 2,389 chill hours · 31 in (780 mm) rain

    Shares 13 of your 18 great-fit crops

    99%match
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    🇳🇱HardenbergOverijssel, The Netherlands

    Zone 8b · 213 frost-free days · 2,862 chill hours · 31 in (799 mm) rain

    Shares 16 of your 18 great-fit crops

    99%match
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    🇫🇷ArrasHauts-de-France, France

    Zone 9a · 240 frost-free days · 2,464 chill hours · 28 in (705 mm) rain

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

    99%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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