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Land with a climate like Rustenburg

🇿🇦Rustenburg, North West, South Africa

The towns with the closest growing climate to Rustenburg are Pretoria, South Africa (99% match), Somaroboro and Potchefstroom. About 400,000 km² (154,000 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 · 323 frost-free days · 606 chill hours · 26 in (654 mm) rain

What grows in Rustenburg →
Climate match≤5075100Uncolored land: under 50%RustenburgClosest

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

    74k km² (29k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Ga-Rankuwa (99), Hammanskraal (99)

  2. 2

    🇿🇦Limpopo, South Africa

    69k km² (26k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Bela Bela (97), Northam (96)

  3. 3

    🇿🇦Free State, South Africa

    43k km² (17k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Parys (96), Bothaville (96)

  4. 4

    🇿🇼Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe

    15k km² (5,900 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Masvingo (86), Zvishavane (81)

  5. 5

    🇧🇼Kgatleng, Botswana

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

    For example Mochudi (80)

  6. 6

    🇧🇼South-East, Botswana

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

    For example Janeng (93), Ramotswa (85)

  7. 7

    🇿🇼Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

    6,500 km² (2,500 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Bulawayo (80)

  8. 8

    🇲🇽San Luis Potosí, Mexico

    6,500 km² (2,500 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Soledad de Graciano Sánchez (81), San Luis Potosí (80)

  9. 9

    🇧🇼Kweneng, Botswana

    6,400 km² (2,500 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Gabane (86), Molepolole (83)

  10. 10

    🇦🇷Catamarca, Argentina

    6,100 km² (2,400 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example San Isidro (81), Catamarca (80)

  11. 11

    🇿🇼Midlands Province, Zimbabwe

    5,100 km² (2,000 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Shurugwi (87), Gweru (79)

  12. 12

    🇦🇷Tucuman, Argentina

    4,800 km² (1,900 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Tafí Viejo (78), Yerba Buena (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

  1. 1

    🇿🇦PretoriaGauteng, South Africa

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

    Shares 26 of your 26 great-fit crops · Also great there: macadamia

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇿🇦SomaroboroMpumalanga, South Africa

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

    Shares 23 of your 26 great-fit crops · Also great there: macadamia

    98%match
  3. 3

    🇿🇦PotchefstroomNorth West, South Africa

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

    Shares 25 of your 26 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond

    98%match
  4. 4

    🇿🇦KlerksdorpNorth West, South Africa

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

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

    98%match
  5. 5

    🇿🇦ZeerustNorth West, South Africa

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

    Shares 26 of your 26 great-fit crops

    97%match
  6. 6

    🇿🇦Bela BelaLimpopo, South Africa

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

    Shares 25 of your 26 great-fit crops

    97%match
  7. 7

    🇿🇦BronkhorstspruitGauteng, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 313 frost-free days · 717 chill hours · 25 in (646 mm) rain

    Shares 26 of your 26 great-fit crops

    97%match
  8. 8

    🇿🇦MafikengNorth West, South Africa

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

    Shares 26 of your 26 great-fit crops

    97%match
  9. 9

    🇿🇦ParysFree State, South Africa

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

    Shares 25 of your 26 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, cherry, pecan

    96%match
  10. 10

    🇿🇦BothavilleFree State, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 289 frost-free days · 941 chill hours · 21 in (530 mm) rain

    Shares 25 of your 26 great-fit crops

    96%match
  11. 11

    🇿🇦NorthamLimpopo, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 303 frost-free days · 650 chill hours · 24 in (601 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 26 great-fit crops

    96%match
  12. 12

    🇿🇦VaalwaterLimpopo, South Africa

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

    Shares 25 of your 26 great-fit crops

    96%match
  13. 13

    🇿🇦KroonstadFree State, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 285 frost-free days · 992 chill hours · 21 in (530 mm) rain

    Shares 25 of your 26 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, cherry, pecan

    96%match
  14. 14

    🇿🇦OttosdalNorth West, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 293 frost-free days · 908 chill hours · 22 in (561 mm) rain

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

    96%match
  15. 15

    🇿🇦LichtenburgNorth West, South Africa

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

    Shares 25 of your 26 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, cherry, pecan

    96%match
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    🇿🇦WelkomFree State, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 291 frost-free days · 929 chill hours · 20 in (509 mm) rain

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

    95%match
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    🇿🇦VentersdorpNorth West, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 289 frost-free days · 1,017 chill hours · 22 in (565 mm) rain

    Shares 25 of your 26 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, cherry, pecan

    95%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 26 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, cherry, pecan

    94%match
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    🇿🇦LeeudoringstadNorth West, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 289 frost-free days · 1,022 chill hours · 21 in (527 mm) rain

    Shares 25 of your 26 great-fit crops · Also great there: almond, cherry, pecan

    94%match
  20. 20

    🇿🇦ThabazimbiLimpopo, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 315 frost-free days · 574 chill hours · 23 in (575 mm) rain

    Shares 24 of your 26 great-fit crops

    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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