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Land with a climate like Sandakan

🇲🇾Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia

The towns with the closest growing climate to Sandakan are Lahad Datu, Malaysia (99% match), Gingoog and Miri. About 5.2 million km² (2.0 million sq mi) of land in 51 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Amazonas, Brazil, Sarawak, Malaysia and Sabah, Malaysia.

Your growing climate

Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 98 in (2489 mm) rain

What grows in Sandakan →
Climate match≤5075100Uncolored land: under 50%SandakanClosest

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

    🇧🇷Amazonas, Brazil

    161k km² (62k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Santa Isabel do Rio Negro (94), Barcelos (91)

  2. 2

    🇲🇾Sarawak, Malaysia

    124k km² (48k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Miri (99), Beluru (99)

  3. 3

    🇲🇾Sabah, Malaysia

    76k km² (29k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Lahad Datu (99), Semporna (99)

  4. 4

    🇮🇩Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

    71k km² (27k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Pangkalanbuun (93), Sampit (90)

  5. 5

    🇮🇩West Kalimantan, Indonesia

    65k km² (25k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Sungai Raya (99), Pemangkat (98)

  6. 6

    🇮🇩North Sumatra, Indonesia

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

    For example Rantauprapat (96), Bandar (96)

  7. 7

    🇵🇭Bicol Region, Philippines

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

    For example Esperanza (98), Masbate (98)

  8. 8

    🇵🇭Eastern Visayas, Philippines

    40k km² (16k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Inopacan (98), Ormoc (98)

  9. 9

    🇵🇭Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines

    39k km² (15k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Sitangkai (97), Bongao (97)

  10. 10

    🇲🇾Johor, Malaysia

    35k km² (13k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Pelentong (97), Johor Jaya (97)

  11. 11

    🇨🇩Tshuapa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    19k km² (7,200 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Boende (85)

  12. 12

    🇨🇴Antioquia, Colombia

    18k km² (6,800 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Apartadó (87), Carepa (86)

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

    🇲🇾Lahad DatuSabah, Malaysia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 79 in (1996 mm) rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇵🇭GingoogNorthern Mindanao, Philippines

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 107 in (2709 mm) rain

    Shares 16 of your 18 great-fit crops

    99%match
  3. 3

    🇲🇾MiriSarawak, Malaysia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 119 in (3025 mm) rain

    Shares 15 of your 18 great-fit crops

    99%match
  4. 4

    🇲🇾NiahSarawak, Malaysia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 125 in (3166 mm) rain

    Shares 14 of your 18 great-fit crops

    99%match
  5. 5

    🇲🇾MarudiSarawak, Malaysia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 120 in (3056 mm) rain

    Shares 13 of your 18 great-fit crops

    99%match
  6. 6

    🇲🇾SempornaSabah, Malaysia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 77 in (1946 mm) rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops

    99%match
  7. 7

    🇵🇭MapunMimaropa, Philippines

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 83 in (2104 mm) rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops

    99%match
  8. 8

    🇲🇾TawauSabah, Malaysia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 85 in (2156 mm) rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops

    99%match
  9. 9

    🇮🇩Waisai↻Seasons flipped. Southwest Papua, Indonesia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 105 in (2663 mm) rain

    Shares 17 of your 18 great-fit crops

    99%match
  10. 10

    🇮🇩Sorong↻Seasons flipped. Southwest Papua, Indonesia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 123 in (3127 mm) rain

    Shares 13 of your 18 great-fit crops

    99%match
  11. 11

    🇲🇾KudatSabah, Malaysia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 91 in (2305 mm) rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops

    99%match
  12. 12

    🇮🇩Ambon↻Seasons flipped. Maluku, Indonesia

    Zone 13a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 114 in (2907 mm) rain

    Shares 16 of your 18 great-fit crops

    99%match
  13. 13

    🇵🇭InopacanEastern Visayas, Philippines

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 99 in (2525 mm) rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops

    98%match
  14. 14

    🇮🇩PemangkatWest Kalimantan, Indonesia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 123 in (3126 mm) rain

    Shares 14 of your 18 great-fit crops

    98%match
  15. 15

    🇵🇭EsperanzaBicol Region, Philippines

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 103 in (2617 mm) rain

    Shares 17 of your 18 great-fit crops

    98%match
  16. 16

    🇲🇾BintuluSarawak, Malaysia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 133 in (3372 mm) rain

    Shares 13 of your 18 great-fit crops

    98%match
  17. 17

    🇵🇭OrmocEastern Visayas, Philippines

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 110 in (2793 mm) rain

    Shares 15 of your 18 great-fit crops

    98%match
  18. 18

    🇵🇬Kokopo↻Seasons flipped. East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 100 in (2549 mm) rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops

    98%match
  19. 19

    🇲🇾Kuala KraiKelantan, Malaysia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 105 in (2674 mm) rain

    Shares 17 of your 18 great-fit crops

    98%match
  20. 20

    🇮🇩Tanjung SelorNorth Kalimantan, Indonesia

    Zone 13b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 114 in (2892 mm) rain

    Shares 14 of your 18 great-fit crops

    98%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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