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Land with a climate like Soweto

🇿🇦Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa

The towns with the closest growing climate to Soweto are Balfour, South Africa (99% match), Delmas and eMbalenhle. About 348,000 km² (134,000 sq mi) of land in 6 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Free State, South Africa, North West, South Africa and Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Your growing climate

Zone 9a · 280 frost-free days · 1,107 chill hours · 25 in (644 mm) rain

What grows in Soweto →
Climate match≤5075100Uncolored land: under 50%SowetoClosest

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

    🇿🇦Free State, South Africa

    95k km² (37k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Villiers (99), Parys (99)

  2. 2

    🇿🇦North West, South Africa

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

    For example Koster (99), Ventersdorp (99)

  3. 3

    🇿🇦Mpumalanga, South Africa

    47k km² (18k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Balfour (99), Delmas (99)

  4. 4

    🇧🇴Tarija Department, Bolivia

    5,000 km² (1,900 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Tarija (64)

  5. 5

    🇱🇸Mafeteng District, Lesotho

    4,700 km² (1,800 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Mafeteng (90)

  6. 6

    🇦🇷Catamarca, Argentina

    4,100 km² (1,600 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example San Isidro (54), Catamarca (51)

  7. 7

    🇱🇸Qacha's Nek District, Lesotho

    3,300 km² (1,300 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Qacha’s Nek (82)

  8. 8

    🇦🇷Tucuman, Argentina

    2,700 km² (1,100 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Tafí Viejo (55)

  9. 9

    🇱🇸Quthing, Lesotho

    2,700 km² (1,000 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Quthing (89)

  10. 10

    🇦🇷Salta, Argentina

    2,100 km² (800 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example San Lorenzo (75), San José de los Cerrillos (73)

  11. 11

    🇧🇼South-East, Botswana

    1,400 km² (500 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Janeng (84), Ramotswa (54)

  12. 12

    🇲🇽Tamaulipas, Mexico

    700 km² (300 sq mi) matching 80% or better

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

    🇿🇦BalfourMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 282 frost-free days · 1,121 chill hours · 24 in (619 mm) rain

    Shares 24 of your 28 great-fit crops

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇿🇦DelmasMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 300 frost-free days · 902 chill hours · 26 in (656 mm) rain

    Shares 25 of your 28 great-fit crops · Also great there: avocado

    99%match
  3. 3

    🇿🇦eMbalenhleMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 287 frost-free days · 1,108 chill hours · 25 in (636 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 28 great-fit crops

    99%match
  4. 4

    🇿🇦KosterNorth West, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 293 frost-free days · 943 chill hours · 25 in (631 mm) rain

    Shares 27 of your 28 great-fit crops · Also great there: avocado, peanut

    99%match
  5. 5

    🇿🇦ParysFree State, South Africa

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

    Shares 27 of your 28 great-fit crops · Also great there: peanut

    99%match
  6. 6

    🇿🇦HeilbronFree State, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 258 frost-free days · 1,297 chill hours · 23 in (592 mm) rain

    Shares 26 of your 28 great-fit crops

    99%match
  7. 7

    🇿🇦VentersdorpNorth West, South Africa

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

    Shares 27 of your 28 great-fit crops · Also great there: peanut

    99%match
  8. 8

    🇿🇦StandertonMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 274 frost-free days · 1,196 chill hours · 26 in (650 mm) rain

    Shares 25 of your 28 great-fit crops · Also great there: kiwifruit, walnut

    98%match
  9. 9

    🇿🇦LichtenburgNorth West, South Africa

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

    Shares 27 of your 28 great-fit crops · Also great there: peanut

    98%match
  10. 10

    🇿🇦FrankfortFree State, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 254 frost-free days · 1,372 chill hours · 26 in (662 mm) rain

    Shares 26 of your 28 great-fit crops · Also great there: kiwifruit, walnut

    98%match
  11. 11

    🇿🇦EmalahleniMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 322 frost-free days · 740 chill hours · 26 in (668 mm) rain

    Shares 23 of your 28 great-fit crops · Also great there: avocado

    98%match
  12. 12

    🇿🇦EkangalaGauteng, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 325 frost-free days · 673 chill hours · 26 in (661 mm) rain

    Shares 24 of your 28 great-fit crops · Also great there: avocado, peanut

    97%match
  13. 13

    🇿🇦PotchefstroomNorth West, South Africa

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

    Shares 25 of your 28 great-fit crops · Also great there: peanut

    97%match
  14. 14

    🇿🇦SenekalFree State, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 258 frost-free days · 1,308 chill hours · 22 in (561 mm) rain

    Shares 27 of your 28 great-fit crops · Also great there: kiwifruit, peanut, walnut

    97%match
  15. 15

    🇿🇦KroonstadFree State, South Africa

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

    Shares 27 of your 28 great-fit crops · Also great there: peanut

    97%match
  16. 16

    🇿🇦MarquardFree State, South Africa

    Zone 8b · 251 frost-free days · 1,403 chill hours · 23 in (583 mm) rain

    Shares 26 of your 28 great-fit crops · Also great there: kiwifruit, walnut

    95%match
  17. 17

    🇿🇦KlerksdorpNorth West, South Africa

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

    Shares 26 of your 28 great-fit crops · Also great there: peanut, avocado

    95%match
  18. 18

    🇿🇦ViljoenskroonFree State, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 278 frost-free days · 1,017 chill hours · 21 in (526 mm) rain

    Shares 25 of your 28 great-fit crops · Also great there: peanut

    95%match
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    🇱🇸MaseruMaseru District, Lesotho

    Zone 8b · 267 frost-free days · 1,283 chill hours · 24 in (616 mm) rain

    Shares 28 of your 28 great-fit crops · Also great there: kiwifruit, walnut

    95%match
  20. 20

    🇿🇦BethalMpumalanga, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 283 frost-free days · 1,185 chill hours · 26 in (662 mm) rain

    Shares 22 of your 28 great-fit crops · Also great there: kiwifruit, walnut

    95%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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