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Land with a climate like Topeka

🇺🇸Topeka, Kansas, United States

The towns with the closest growing climate to Topeka are Emporia, United States (99% match), Kansas City and Manhattan. About 352,000 sq mi of land in 7 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Missouri, United States, Kansas, United States and Illinois, United States.The towns with the closest growing climate to Topeka are Emporia, United States (99% match), Kansas City and Manhattan. About 911,000 km² of land in 7 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Missouri, United States, Kansas, United States and Illinois, United States.

Your growing climate

Zone 7a · 206 frost-free days · 2,438 chill hours · 35 in rainZone 7a · 206 frost-free days · 2,438 chill hours · 885 mm rain

What grows in Topeka →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇺🇸Missouri, United States

    61k sq mi157k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Kansas City (99), Raytown (99)

  2. 2

    🇺🇸Kansas, United States

    44k sq mi113k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Emporia (99), Kansas City (99)

  3. 3

    🇺🇸Illinois, United States

    30k sq mi78k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Quincy (96), Upper Alton (94)

  4. 4

    🇰🇷Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea

    2,900 sq mi7,500 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Nonsan (86), Buyeo (86)

  5. 5

    🇰🇷Jeollanam-do, South Korea

    2,400 sq mi6,300 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Damyang (86), Jangseong (86)

  6. 6

    🇰🇷Jeollabuk-do, South Korea

    2,400 sq mi6,300 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Namsa (88), Wanju (87)

  7. 7

    🇨🇳Hubei, China

    1,800 sq mi4,600 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Zaoyang (72), Xihe (67)

  8. 8

    🇦🇿Zaqatala District, Azerbaijan

    1,600 sq mi4,100 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Zaqatala (80)

  9. 9

    🇬🇪Kakheti, Georgia

    900 sq mi2,300 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Telavi (86)

  10. 10

    🇦🇿Shaki City, Azerbaijan

    400 sq mi1,200 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Sheki (80)

  11. 11

    🇦🇿Qazax, Azerbaijan

    400 sq mi1,200 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Gazakh (65)

  12. 12

    🇬🇪Kvemo Kartli, Georgia

    400 sq mi1,200 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Rustavi (78), Marneuli (75)

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

    🇺🇸EmporiaKansas, United States

    Zone 7a · 200 frost-free days · 2,386 chill hours · 34 in rainZone 7a · 200 frost-free days · 2,386 chill hours · 876 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: rice

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇺🇸Kansas CityMissouri, United States

    Zone 7a · 214 frost-free days · 2,433 chill hours · 39 in rainZone 7a · 214 frost-free days · 2,433 chill hours · 986 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: cotton, rice

    99%match
  3. 3

    🇺🇸ManhattanKansas, United States

    Zone 6b · 195 frost-free days · 2,507 chill hours · 33 in rainZone 6b · 195 frost-free days · 2,507 chill hours · 843 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops

    99%match
  4. 4

    🇺🇸Saint JosephMissouri, United States

    Zone 6b · 197 frost-free days · 2,634 chill hours · 34 in rainZone 6b · 197 frost-free days · 2,634 chill hours · 867 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops

    99%match
  5. 5

    🇺🇸DerbyKansas, United States

    Zone 7a · 218 frost-free days · 2,164 chill hours · 31 in rainZone 7a · 218 frost-free days · 2,164 chill hours · 792 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: cotton, saffron, almond

    99%match
  6. 6

    🇺🇸SedaliaMissouri, United States

    Zone 7a · 198 frost-free days · 2,505 chill hours · 40 in rainZone 7a · 198 frost-free days · 2,505 chill hours · 1,015 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops

    98%match
  7. 7

    🇺🇸ColumbiaMissouri, United States

    Zone 7a · 211 frost-free days · 2,465 chill hours · 40 in rainZone 7a · 211 frost-free days · 2,465 chill hours · 1,012 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops

    98%match
  8. 8

    🇺🇸WarrensburgMissouri, United States

    Zone 7a · 198 frost-free days · 2,517 chill hours · 40 in rainZone 7a · 198 frost-free days · 2,517 chill hours · 1,027 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops

    98%match
  9. 9

    🇺🇸Jefferson CityMissouri, United States

    Zone 7a · 214 frost-free days · 2,378 chill hours · 40 in rainZone 7a · 214 frost-free days · 2,378 chill hours · 1,014 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops

    98%match
  10. 10

    🇺🇸WichitaKansas, United States

    Zone 7a · 220 frost-free days · 2,113 chill hours · 31 in rainZone 7a · 220 frost-free days · 2,113 chill hours · 785 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: cotton, almond, saffron

    98%match
  11. 11

    🇺🇸SalinaKansas, United States

    Zone 7a · 197 frost-free days · 2,448 chill hours · 29 in rainZone 7a · 197 frost-free days · 2,448 chill hours · 732 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron

    97%match
  12. 12

    🇺🇸HutchinsonKansas, United States

    Zone 7a · 203 frost-free days · 2,308 chill hours · 29 in rainZone 7a · 203 frost-free days · 2,308 chill hours · 737 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron

    97%match
  13. 13

    🇺🇸O'FallonMissouri, United States

    Zone 7a · 209 frost-free days · 2,441 chill hours · 39 in rainZone 7a · 209 frost-free days · 2,441 chill hours · 998 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops

    97%match
  14. 14

    🇺🇸PittsburgKansas, United States

    Zone 7b · 220 frost-free days · 2,089 chill hours · 44 in rainZone 7b · 220 frost-free days · 2,089 chill hours · 1,106 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: cotton, rice

    96%match
  15. 15

    🇺🇸QuincyIllinois, United States

    Zone 7a · 198 frost-free days · 2,724 chill hours · 39 in rainZone 7a · 198 frost-free days · 2,724 chill hours · 994 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops

    96%match
  16. 16

    🇺🇸SpringfieldIllinois, United States

    Zone 7a · 200 frost-free days · 2,682 chill hours · 37 in rainZone 7a · 200 frost-free days · 2,682 chill hours · 946 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes

    94%match
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    🇺🇸MehlvilleMissouri, United States

    Zone 7a · 218 frost-free days · 2,317 chill hours · 41 in rainZone 7a · 218 frost-free days · 2,317 chill hours · 1,035 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: cotton

    94%match
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    🇺🇸St. LouisMissouri, United States

    Zone 7a · 219 frost-free days · 2,298 chill hours · 41 in rainZone 7a · 219 frost-free days · 2,298 chill hours · 1,031 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: cotton

    94%match
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    🇺🇸RollaMissouri, United States

    Zone 7a · 214 frost-free days · 2,333 chill hours · 44 in rainZone 7a · 214 frost-free days · 2,333 chill hours · 1,115 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops

    94%match
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    🇺🇸LincolnNebraska, United States

    Zone 6a · 183 frost-free days · 2,885 chill hours · 29 in rainZone 6a · 183 frost-free days · 2,885 chill hours · 732 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 22 great-fit crops

    94%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.