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Land with a climate like The Villages

🇺🇸The Villages, Florida, United States

The towns with the closest growing climate to The Villages are Gainesville, United States (99% match), Wesley Chapel and Alafaya. About 371,000 sq mi of land in 10 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Florida, United States, Corrientes, Argentina and Texas, United States.The towns with the closest growing climate to The Villages are Gainesville, United States (99% match), Wesley Chapel and Alafaya. About 961,000 km² of land in 10 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Florida, United States, Corrientes, Argentina and Texas, United States.

Your growing climate

Zone 10a · Frost 3 years in 10 · 109 chill hours · 49 in rainZone 10a · Frost 3 years in 10 · 109 chill hours · 1,255 mm rain

What grows in The Villages →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇺🇸Florida, United States

    55k sq mi141k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Gainesville (99), Wesley Chapel (99)

  2. 2

    🇦🇷Corrientes, Argentina

    34k sq mi88k km² matching 80% or better

    For example San Lorenzo (89), Saladas (89)

  3. 3

    🇺🇸Texas, United States

    30k sq mi78k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Houston (90), Victoria (90)

  4. 4

    🇦🇺Queensland, Australia

    23k sq mi59k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Brisbane (93), Logan City (92)

  5. 5

    🇧🇷Paraná, Brazil

    21k sq mi55k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Foz do Iguaçu (85), Altônia (84)

  6. 6

    🇺🇸Georgia, United States

    20k sq mi53k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Kingsland (94), Valdosta (93)

  7. 7

    🇧🇷Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

    18k sq mi47k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Amambai (85), Itaquiraí (84)

  8. 8

    🇦🇷Chaco, Argentina

    18k sq mi46k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Resistencia (89), Fontana (89)

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    🇦🇷Misiones, Argentina

    12k sq mi32k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Jardín América (86), Puerto Rico (86)

  10. 10

    🇧🇷Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    8,900 sq mi23k km² matching 80% or better

    For example São Borja (84), Uruguaiana (82)

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    🇵🇾Caaguazú Department, Paraguay

    6,800 sq mi18k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Caaguazú (85), Doctor Juan Eulogio Estigarribia (85)

  12. 12

    🇵🇾Misiones Department, Paraguay

    5,100 sq mi13k km² matching 80% or better

    For example San Juan Bautista (87)

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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    🇺🇸GainesvilleFlorida, United States

    Zone 10a · 353 frost-free days · 222 chill hours · 50 in rainZone 10a · 353 frost-free days · 222 chill hours · 1,268 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: peach, apple, macadamia

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇺🇸Wesley ChapelFlorida, United States

    Zone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 32 chill hours · 51 in rainZone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 32 chill hours · 1,302 mm rain

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

    99%match
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    🇺🇸AlafayaFlorida, United States

    Zone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 31 chill hours · 52 in rainZone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 31 chill hours · 1,326 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: macadamia, tea

    99%match
  4. 4

    🇺🇸KissimmeeFlorida, United States

    Zone 10b · No frost · 23 chill hours · 51 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 23 chill hours · 1,304 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: banana, cassava, macadamia

    99%match
  5. 5

    🇺🇸LakelandFlorida, United States

    Zone 10b · No frost · 17 chill hours · 52 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 17 chill hours · 1,322 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: cassava, banana, macadamia

    99%match
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    🇺🇸HolidayFlorida, United States

    Zone 10b · No frost · 26 chill hours · 52 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 26 chill hours · 1,311 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: macadamia, tea

    98%match
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    🇺🇸JacksonvilleFlorida, United States

    Zone 10a · Frost 5 years in 10 · 130 chill hours · 51 in rainZone 10a · Frost 5 years in 10 · 130 chill hours · 1,289 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: apple, peach, blueberry

    97%match
  8. 8

    🇺🇸RiverviewFlorida, United States

    Zone 10b · No frost · 13 chill hours · 51 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 13 chill hours · 1,285 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: macadamia, cassava, banana

    97%match
  9. 9

    🇺🇸North PortFlorida, United States

    Zone 10b · No frost · 11 chill hours · 51 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 11 chill hours · 1,289 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: cassava, banana, mango

    97%match
  10. 10

    🇺🇸Daytona BeachFlorida, United States

    Zone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 39 chill hours · 51 in rainZone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 39 chill hours · 1,298 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: macadamia, coffee (arabica), tea

    96%match
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    🇺🇸Palm CoastFlorida, United States

    Zone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 62 chill hours · 50 in rainZone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 62 chill hours · 1,261 mm rain

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

    95%match
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    🇺🇸SarasotaFlorida, United States

    Zone 10b · No frost · 5 chill hours · 51 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 5 chill hours · 1,305 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: cassava, banana, mango

    95%match
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    🇺🇸Lehigh AcresFlorida, United States

    Zone 11a · No frost · 2 chill hours · 52 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 2 chill hours · 1,325 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: cassava, banana, mango

    93%match
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    🇺🇸Palm BayFlorida, United States

    Zone 11a · No frost · 4 chill hours · 51 in rainZone 11a · No frost · 4 chill hours · 1,303 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: cassava, macadamia, banana

    93%match
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    🇦🇺Brisbane↻Seasons flipped. Queensland, Australia

    Zone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 68 chill hours · 46 in rainZone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 68 chill hours · 1,158 mm rain

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

    93%match
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    🇺🇸ValdostaGeorgia, United States

    Zone 9b · 326 frost-free days · 437 chill hours · 48 in rainZone 9b · 326 frost-free days · 437 chill hours · 1,210 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: blueberry, apple, peach

    93%match
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    🇺🇸St. MarysGeorgia, United States

    Zone 10a · 350 frost-free days · 216 chill hours · 50 in rainZone 10a · 350 frost-free days · 216 chill hours · 1,276 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: blueberry, apple, peach

    92%match
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    🇺🇸BrunswickGeorgia, United States

    Zone 9b · 342 frost-free days · 300 chill hours · 49 in rainZone 9b · 342 frost-free days · 300 chill hours · 1,235 mm rain

    Shares 17 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: blueberry, apple, cherry

    92%match
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    🇺🇸TallahasseeFlorida, United States

    Zone 9b · 324 frost-free days · 425 chill hours · 61 in rainZone 9b · 324 frost-free days · 425 chill hours · 1,559 mm rain

    Shares 16 of your 18 great-fit crops · Also great there: blueberry, apple, tea

    92%match
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    🇦🇺Gympie↻Seasons flipped. Queensland, Australia

    Zone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 176 chill hours · 44 in rainZone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 176 chill hours · 1,117 mm rain

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

    92%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.