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Land with a climate like Sumbawanga

🇹🇿Sumbawanga, Rukwa, Tanzania

The towns with the closest growing climate to Sumbawanga are Mbeya, Tanzania (95% match), Makumbako and Pepa. About 147,000 sq mi of land in 6 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in North-Western, Zambia, Central Province, Zambia and Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo.The towns with the closest growing climate to Sumbawanga are Mbeya, Tanzania (95% match), Makumbako and Pepa. About 381,000 km² of land in 6 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in North-Western, Zambia, Central Province, Zambia and Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Your growing climate

Zone 10b · No frost · 79 chill hours · 34 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 79 chill hours · 874 mm rain

What grows in Sumbawanga →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇿🇲North-Western, Zambia

    15k sq mi39k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Manyama (84), Chisasa (83)

  2. 2

    🇿🇲Central Province, Zambia

    11k sq mi29k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Serenje (91), Kapiri Mposhi (83)

  3. 3

    🇨🇩Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    11k sq mi28k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Mokambo (87), Kambove (82)

  4. 4

    🇿🇲Copperbelt, Zambia

    11k sq mi28k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Chingola (87), Kalulushi (85)

  5. 5

    🇲🇼Central Region, Malawi

    6,400 sq mi17k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Mchinji (85), Mponela (83)

  6. 6

    🇲🇼Northern Region, Malawi

    5,600 sq mi14k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Mzimba (90), Chitipa (88)

  7. 7

    🇨🇩Lualaba, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    5,000 sq mi13k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Kolwezi (81), Fungurume (74)

  8. 8

    🇹🇿Mbeya, Tanzania

    4,400 sq mi11k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Mbeya (95), Utengule (88)

  9. 9

    🇹🇿Rukwa, Tanzania

    4,100 sq mi11k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Laela (88), Namanyere (79)

  10. 10

    🇿🇼Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe

    3,100 sq mi8,100 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Mvurwi (83), Bindura (79)

  11. 11

    🇨🇩Tanganyika, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    2,700 sq mi6,900 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Pepa (91), Baudhuinville (51)

  12. 12

    🇹🇿Iringa, Tanzania

    2,400 sq mi6,100 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Mafinga (87), Iringa (85)

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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    🇹🇿MbeyaTanzania

    Zone 10a · Frost 1 years in 10 · 172 chill hours · 39 in rainZone 10a · Frost 1 years in 10 · 172 chill hours · 995 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: garlic

    95%match
  2. 2

    🇹🇿MakumbakoNjombe, Tanzania

    Zone 11a · No frost · 11 chill hours · 38 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 11 chill hours · 966 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus, rice, peanut

    93%match
  3. 3

    🇨🇩PepaTanganyika, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Zone 10b · No frost · 33 chill hours · 44 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 33 chill hours · 1,113 mm rain

    Shares 16 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus, rice, peanut

    91%match
  4. 4

    🇿🇲SerenjeCentral Province, Zambia

    Zone 10b · No frost · 72 chill hours · 41 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 72 chill hours · 1,052 mm rain

    Shares 16 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus, peanut, rice

    91%match
  5. 5

    🇲🇼MzimbaNorthern Region, Malawi

    Zone 11a · No frost · 15 chill hours · 36 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 15 chill hours · 904 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus, peanut, rice

    90%match
  6. 6

    🇹🇿KateshManyara, Tanzania

    Zone 11a · No frost · 9 chill hours · 26 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 9 chill hours · 662 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 18 great-fit crops

    89%match
  7. 7

    🇿🇲MpikaMuchinga, Zambia

    Zone 11a · No frost · 8 chill hours · 41 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 8 chill hours · 1,033 mm rain

    Shares 16 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus, peanut, rice

    88%match
  8. 8

    🇲🇼ChitipaNorthern Region, Malawi

    Zone 11a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 42 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 1,075 mm rain

    Shares 16 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus, peanut, rice

    88%match
  9. 9

    🇹🇿LaelaRukwa, Tanzania

    Zone 11a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 34 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 852 mm rain

    Shares 16 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus, peanut, rice

    88%match
  10. 10

    🇹🇿MafingaIringa, Tanzania

    Zone 10b · No frost · 43 chill hours · 35 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 43 chill hours · 884 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: garlic

    87%match
  11. 11

    🇿🇲ChingolaCopperbelt, Zambia

    Zone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 232 chill hours · 46 in rainZone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 232 chill hours · 1,177 mm rain

    Shares 16 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus, rice, peanut

    87%match
  12. 12

    🇹🇿MtinkoSingida, Tanzania

    Zone 11a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 23 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 0 chill hours · 572 mm rain

    Shares 15 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: peanut, citrus

    86%match
  13. 13

    🇲🇿LichingaNiassa Province, Mozambique

    Zone 11a · No frost · 4 chill hours · 42 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 4 chill hours · 1,067 mm rain

    Shares 16 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus, peanut, rice

    86%match
  14. 14

    🇿🇲KalulushiCopperbelt, Zambia

    Zone 10a · Frost 6 years in 10 · 262 chill hours · 47 in rainZone 10a · Frost 6 years in 10 · 262 chill hours · 1,195 mm rain

    Shares 16 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus, rice, peanut

    85%match
  15. 15

    🇲🇼MchinjiCentral Region, Malawi

    Zone 10b · No frost · 30 chill hours · 40 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 30 chill hours · 1,012 mm rain

    Shares 16 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus, rice, peanut

    85%match
  16. 16

    🇹🇿IringaTanzania

    Zone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 24 in rainZone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 611 mm rain

    Shares 16 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: peanut, citrus, rice

    85%match
  17. 17

    🇿🇲ManyamaNorth-Western, Zambia

    Zone 10a · Frost 1 years in 10 · 149 chill hours · 46 in rainZone 10a · Frost 1 years in 10 · 149 chill hours · 1,157 mm rain

    Shares 16 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus, rice, peanut

    84%match
  18. 18

    🇹🇿TundumaSongwe, Tanzania

    Zone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 36 in rainZone 11b · No frost · 0 chill hours · 922 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus, peanut, rice

    84%match
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    🇹🇿MlangaliNjombe, Tanzania

    Zone 10b · No frost · 90 chill hours · 47 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 90 chill hours · 1,191 mm rain

    Shares 15 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: garlic

    84%match
  20. 20

    🇿🇲ChisasaNorth-Western, Zambia

    Zone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 135 chill hours · 46 in rainZone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 135 chill hours · 1,164 mm rain

    Shares 16 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: citrus, rice, peanut

    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.