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Land with a climate like Rutshuru

🇨🇩Rutshuru, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

The towns with the closest growing climate to Rutshuru are Rutoma, Uganda (99% match), Ibanda and Nyamunuka. About 171,000 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 Rutshuru are Rutoma, Uganda (99% match), Ibanda and Nyamunuka. About 444,000 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 · 37 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 941 mm rain

What grows in Rutshuru →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇺🇬Western Region, Uganda

    18k sq mi46k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Rutoma (99), Kyamahungu (99)

  2. 2

    🇺🇬Central Region, Uganda

    15k sq mi39k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Kalisizo (97), Lukaya (97)

  3. 3

    🇨🇩North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    11k sq mi29k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Hyosha (90), Beni (89)

  4. 4

    🇹🇿Kagera, Tanzania

    8,400 sq mi22k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Kassambya (93), Nsunga (91)

  5. 5

    🇨🇩Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    7,500 sq mi19k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Bunia (94), Mangbwalu (91)

  6. 6

    🇵🇪San Martín Department, Peru

    7,400 sq mi19k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Rioja (84), Moyobamba (82)

  7. 7

    🇨🇩Tshopo, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    5,700 sq mi15k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Babamba (84), Yangambi (65)

  8. 8

    🇺🇬Eastern Region, Uganda

    5,100 sq mi13k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Bugembe (90), Kakira (90)

  9. 9

    🇷🇼Eastern Province, Rwanda

    3,900 sq mi10k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Nyagatare (92), Umutara (92)

  10. 10

    🇵🇪Junin, Peru

    3,200 sq mi8,400 km² matching 80% or better

    For example San Martín de Pangoa (79), Satipo (79)

  11. 11

    🇵🇪Amazonas, Peru

    3,000 sq mi7,700 km² matching 80% or better

    For example La Peca (92), Bagua Grande (81)

  12. 12

    🇧🇷Bahia, Brazil

    2,900 sq mi7,500 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Ibicoara (80), Tapiramutá (80)

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

    🇺🇬RutomaWestern 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 23 great-fit crops

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇺🇬IbandaWestern Region, Uganda

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 36 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 911 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 23 great-fit crops

    99%match
  3. 3

    🇺🇬NyamunukaWestern Region, Uganda

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 33 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 838 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 23 great-fit crops

    98%match
  4. 4

    🇺🇬LukayaCentral Region, Uganda

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 38 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 971 mm rain

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

    97%match
  5. 5

    🇺🇬MasakaCentral Region, Uganda

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

    Shares 23 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: rice, banana

    97%match
  6. 6

    🇺🇬MabareWestern Region, Uganda

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 27 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 686 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 23 great-fit crops

    96%match
  7. 7

    🇺🇬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 22 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: banana

    96%match
  8. 8

    🇺🇬Rwiimi↻Seasons flipped. Western Region, Uganda

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 40 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,004 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: rice, banana

    96%match
  9. 9

    🇺🇬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 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: rice

    95%match
  10. 10

    🇨🇩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 22 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: banana, rice

    94%match
  11. 11

    🇺🇬Kasese↻Seasons flipped. Western Region, Uganda

    Zone 12b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 40 in rainZone 12b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,013 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: banana, rice

    94%match
  12. 12

    🇺🇬Mpondwe↻Seasons flipped. Western Region, Uganda

    Zone 12b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 42 in rainZone 12b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,056 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: banana, rice

    94%match
  13. 13

    🇺🇬Kampala↻Seasons flipped. Central Region, Uganda

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 46 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,171 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: banana, rice

    94%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 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: rice

    94%match
  15. 15

    🇺🇬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 23 great-fit crops

    94%match
  16. 16

    🇺🇬Bundibugyo↻Seasons flipped. Western Region, Uganda

    Zone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 45 in rainZone 12a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,131 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: banana, rice

    94%match
  17. 17

    🇷🇼KibuyeWestern Province, Rwanda

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

    Shares 20 of your 23 great-fit crops

    94%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 22 of your 23 great-fit crops · Also great there: banana, rice

    94%match
  19. 19

    🇹🇿KassambyaKagera, Tanzania

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

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

    93%match
  20. 20

    🇷🇼KigaliRwanda

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

    Shares 22 of your 23 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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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.