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Land with a climate like Rutoma

🇺🇬Rutoma, Western Region, Uganda

The towns with the closest growing climate to Rutoma are Rutshuru, Democratic Republic of the Congo (99% match), Kihihi and Lyantonde. About 118,000 sq mi of land in 12 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Western Region, Uganda, Central Region, Uganda and North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.The towns with the closest growing climate to Rutoma are Rutshuru, Democratic Republic of the Congo (99% match), Kihihi and Lyantonde. About 305,000 km² of land in 12 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Western Region, Uganda, Central Region, Uganda and North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Your growing climate

Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 36 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 914 mm rain

What grows in Rutoma →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇺🇬Western Region, Uganda

    18k sq mi46k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Ntungamo (99), Kihihi (99)

  2. 2

    🇺🇬Central Region, Uganda

    14k sq mi36k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Kyazanga (98), Lyantonde (97)

  3. 3

    🇨🇩North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    8,700 sq mi22k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Rutshuru (99), Kirumba (99)

  4. 4

    🇹🇿Kagera, Tanzania

    6,900 sq mi18k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Kassambya (94), Nsunga (93)

  5. 5

    🇨🇩Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    6,600 sq mi17k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Bunia (94), Mangbwalu (90)

  6. 6

    🇷🇼Eastern Province, Rwanda

    4,200 sq mi11k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Bugaragara (95), Nyagatare (95)

  7. 7

    🇹🇿Mara, Tanzania

    3,900 sq mi10k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Mugumu (87), Sirari (87)

  8. 8

    🇺🇬Eastern Region, Uganda

    3,600 sq mi9,300 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Budadiri (89), Kakira (86)

  9. 9

    🇵🇪San Martín Department, Peru

    3,300 sq mi8,500 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Rioja (70), Moyobamba (65)

  10. 10

    🇰🇪Migori County, Kenya

    2,700 sq mi7,000 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Kihancha (88), Migori (88)

  11. 11

    🇨🇩South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    2,400 sq mi6,200 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Bukavu (92), Kabare (72)

  12. 12

    🇷🇼Western Province, Rwanda

    1,800 sq mi4,600 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Ngororero (96), Kibuye (94)

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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    🇨🇩RutshuruNorth Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 37 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 941 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: coffee (arabica)

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇺🇬KihihiWestern Region, Uganda

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 36 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 913 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops

    99%match
  3. 3

    🇺🇬LyantondeCentral Region, Uganda

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 26 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 653 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 22 great-fit crops

    97%match
  4. 4

    🇺🇬MasakaCentral Region, Uganda

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 38 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 963 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: coffee (arabica), rice, banana

    96%match
  5. 5

    🇷🇼NyagatareEastern Province, Rwanda

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 28 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 699 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 22 great-fit crops

    95%match
  6. 6

    🇷🇼KibuyeWestern Province, Rwanda

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 41 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,044 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: coffee (arabica)

    94%match
  7. 7

    🇷🇼GisenyiWestern Province, Rwanda

    Zone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 47 in rainZone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,184 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: coffee (arabica), banana

    94%match
  8. 8

    🇺🇬Kisinga↻Seasons flipped. Western Region, Uganda

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 47 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,201 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: coffee (arabica), banana, rice

    94%match
  9. 9

    🇷🇼KigaliRwanda

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 35 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 886 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops

    94%match
  10. 10

    🇹🇿KassambyaKagera, Tanzania

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 38 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 955 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: coffee (arabica), rice

    94%match
  11. 11

    🇺🇬Rwamwanja Refugee Camp↻Seasons flipped. Western Region, Uganda

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 36 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 915 mm rain

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

    94%match
  12. 12

    🇨🇩Bunia↻Seasons flipped. Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 46 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,159 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: coffee (arabica), banana, rice

    94%match
  13. 13

    🇺🇬Mityana↻Seasons flipped. Central Region, Uganda

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 40 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,020 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: coffee (arabica), banana

    93%match
  14. 14

    🇺🇬Mubende↻Seasons flipped. Central Region, Uganda

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 36 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 914 mm rain

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

    92%match
  15. 15

    🇷🇼RwamaganaEastern Province, Rwanda

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 30 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 763 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 22 great-fit crops

    92%match
  16. 16

    🇺🇬Fort Portal↻Seasons flipped. Western Region, Uganda

    Zone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 51 in rainZone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,297 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: coffee (arabica), banana, tea

    92%match
  17. 17

    🇨🇩BukavuSouth Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 48 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,225 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: coffee (arabica), banana

    92%match
  18. 18

    🇺🇬Kagadi↻Seasons flipped. Western Region, Uganda

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 44 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,114 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: banana, coffee (arabica), rice

    91%match
  19. 19

    🇹🇿KakunyuKagera, Tanzania

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 27 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 682 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 22 great-fit crops

    91%match
  20. 20

    🇷🇼ButareSouthern Province, Rwanda

    Zone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 41 in rainZone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,038 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: coffee (arabica)

    90%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.