Climatch

Land with a climate like Shelek

🇰🇿Shelek, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan

The towns with the closest growing climate to Shelek are Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan (96% match), Konayev and Bishkek. About 67,000 sq mi of land in 12 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Zhambyl, Kazakhstan, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan and Utah, United States.The towns with the closest growing climate to Shelek are Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan (96% match), Konayev and Bishkek. About 175,000 km² of land in 12 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Zhambyl, Kazakhstan, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan and Utah, United States.

Your growing climate

Zone 6b · 178 frost-free days · 3,006 chill hours · 15 in rainZone 6b · 178 frost-free days · 3,006 chill hours · 374 mm rain

What grows in Shelek →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇰🇿Zhambyl, Kazakhstan

    11k sq mi28k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Merke (91), Shu (87)

  2. 2

    🇰🇿Almaty Region, Kazakhstan

    9,100 sq mi23k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Konayev (96), Otegen Batyra (93)

  3. 3

    🇺🇸Utah, United States

    4,500 sq mi12k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Draper (86), Clinton (86)

  4. 4

    🇮🇷East Azerbaijan, Iran

    4,200 sq mi11k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Sarāb (81), Ahar (79)

  5. 5

    🇰🇬Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan

    4,100 sq mi11k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Tokmok (96), Ivanovka (96)

  6. 6

    🇰🇿Zhetysu Region, Kazakhstan

    3,000 sq mi7,800 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Zharkent (89), Taldykorgan (84)

  7. 7

    🇰🇬Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan

    2,000 sq mi5,200 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Ala-Buka (88), Toktogul (85)

  8. 8

    🇰🇬Batken, Kyrgyzstan

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

    For example Razzakov (83), Suluktu (82)

  9. 9

    🇹🇯Sughd, Tajikistan

    1,800 sq mi4,700 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Dalyoni Bolo (84), Shahriston (83)

  10. 10

    🇮🇷West Azerbaijan, Iran

    1,600 sq mi4,200 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Maku (86), Seyah Cheshmeh (77)

  11. 11

    🇨🇳Xinjiang, China

    1,100 sq mi2,800 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Qarasu (84), Ghulja (76)

  12. 12

    🇦🇿Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan

    900 sq mi2,400 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Naxçıvan (67), Nehram (63)

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

    🇰🇬TokmokChuy Region, Kyrgyzstan

    Zone 6b · 184 frost-free days · 2,856 chill hours · 17 in rainZone 6b · 184 frost-free days · 2,856 chill hours · 426 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron, wine grapes

    96%match
  2. 2

    🇰🇿KonayevAlmaty Region, Kazakhstan

    Zone 5b · 178 frost-free days · 3,156 chill hours · 15 in rainZone 5b · 178 frost-free days · 3,156 chill hours · 381 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops

    96%match
  3. 3

    🇰🇬BishkekKyrgyzstan

    Zone 6b · 190 frost-free days · 2,869 chill hours · 18 in rainZone 6b · 190 frost-free days · 2,869 chill hours · 450 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron, wine grapes

    95%match
  4. 4

    🇰🇿AlmatyKazakhstan

    Zone 6a · 182 frost-free days · 3,171 chill hours · 21 in rainZone 6a · 182 frost-free days · 3,171 chill hours · 543 mm rain

    Shares 15 of your 21 great-fit crops

    94%match
  5. 5

    🇰🇬Kara-BaltaChuy Region, Kyrgyzstan

    Zone 6a · 180 frost-free days · 3,032 chill hours · 16 in rainZone 6a · 180 frost-free days · 3,032 chill hours · 402 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops

    93%match
  6. 6

    🇰🇿MerkeZhambyl, Kazakhstan

    Zone 6a · 180 frost-free days · 3,026 chill hours · 13 in rainZone 6a · 180 frost-free days · 3,026 chill hours · 337 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops

    91%match
  7. 7

    🇰🇬OshOsh Region, Kyrgyzstan

    Zone 7a · 203 frost-free days · 2,735 chill hours · 14 in rainZone 7a · 203 frost-free days · 2,735 chill hours · 362 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron, peanut, pecan

    91%match
  8. 8

    🇺🇿KosonsoyNamangan, Uzbekistan

    Zone 7a · 206 frost-free days · 2,657 chill hours · 14 in rainZone 7a · 206 frost-free days · 2,657 chill hours · 344 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron, wine grapes, peanut

    88%match
  9. 9

    🇰🇿ShuZhambyl, Kazakhstan

    Zone 6a · 181 frost-free days · 3,001 chill hours · 12 in rainZone 6a · 181 frost-free days · 3,001 chill hours · 314 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops

    87%match
  10. 10

    🇰🇬UzgenOsh Region, Kyrgyzstan

    Zone 6b · 202 frost-free days · 2,812 chill hours · 18 in rainZone 6b · 202 frost-free days · 2,812 chill hours · 465 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: peanut, saffron, wine grapes

    87%match
  11. 11

    🇹🇷DoğubayazıtAğrı, Turkey

    Zone 6b · 186 frost-free days · 2,979 chill hours · 12 in rainZone 6b · 186 frost-free days · 2,979 chill hours · 316 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, saffron

    87%match
  12. 12

    🇮🇷MakuWest Azerbaijan, Iran

    Zone 6b · 195 frost-free days · 2,871 chill hours · 13 in rainZone 6b · 195 frost-free days · 2,871 chill hours · 339 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, saffron

    86%match
  13. 13

    🇰🇿TarazZhambyl, Kazakhstan

    Zone 7a · 195 frost-free days · 2,801 chill hours · 12 in rainZone 7a · 195 frost-free days · 2,801 chill hours · 310 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron, peanut, pecan

    85%match
  14. 14

    🇰🇬ToktogulJalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan

    Zone 6a · 172 frost-free days · 3,100 chill hours · 16 in rainZone 6a · 172 frost-free days · 3,100 chill hours · 408 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 21 great-fit crops

    85%match
  15. 15

    🇺🇸OgdenUtah, United States

    Zone 7a · 168 frost-free days · 2,886 chill hours · 18 in rainZone 7a · 168 frost-free days · 2,886 chill hours · 465 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron, wine grapes

    85%match
  16. 16

    🇹🇷KelkitGümüşhane Province, Turkey

    Zone 6b · 176 frost-free days · 3,009 chill hours · 18 in rainZone 6b · 176 frost-free days · 3,009 chill hours · 464 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, saffron

    85%match
  17. 17

    🇨🇳QarasuXinjiang, China

    Zone 5a · 175 frost-free days · 3,206 chill hours · 8.9 in rainZone 5a · 175 frost-free days · 3,206 chill hours · 227 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 21 great-fit crops

    84%match
  18. 18

    🇹🇷OltuErzurum, Turkey

    Zone 6b · 175 frost-free days · 3,135 chill hours · 16 in rainZone 6b · 175 frost-free days · 3,135 chill hours · 416 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes

    84%match
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    🇰🇿TaldykorganZhetysu Region, Kazakhstan

    Zone 5b · 160 frost-free days · 3,280 chill hours · 14 in rainZone 5b · 160 frost-free days · 3,280 chill hours · 354 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 21 great-fit crops

    84%match
  20. 20

    🇦🇲YerevanArmenia

    Zone 7a · 193 frost-free days · 2,827 chill hours · 13 in rainZone 7a · 193 frost-free days · 2,827 chill hours · 321 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, saffron

    83%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.