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Land with a climate like Vaalbank

🇿🇦Vaalbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa

The towns with the closest growing climate to Vaalbank are Mokopane, South Africa (99% match), Soshanguve and Lebowakgomo. About 197,000 sq mi of land in 7 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Limpopo, South Africa, Central, Botswana and North West, South Africa.The towns with the closest growing climate to Vaalbank are Mokopane, South Africa (99% match), Soshanguve and Lebowakgomo. About 510,000 km² of land in 7 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Limpopo, South Africa, Central, Botswana and North West, South Africa.

Your growing climate

Zone 10a · 355 frost-free days · 292 chill hours · 21 in rainZone 10a · 355 frost-free days · 292 chill hours · 538 mm rain

What grows in Vaalbank →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇿🇦Limpopo, South Africa

    36k sq mi93k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Mokopane (99), Lebowakgomo (99)

  2. 2

    🇧🇼Central, Botswana

    22k sq mi57k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Mahalapye (93), Palapye (91)

  3. 3

    🇿🇦North West, South Africa

    12k sq mi32k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Letlhabile (99), Brits (99)

  4. 4

    🇿🇼Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe

    12k sq mi30k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Zvishavane (95), Masvingo (93)

  5. 5

    🇿🇼Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe

    9,700 sq mi25k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Gwanda (94), Beitbridge (71)

  6. 6

    🇿🇼Midlands Province, Zimbabwe

    6,800 sq mi18k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Gweru (89), Shurugwi (87)

  7. 7

    🇿🇦Mpumalanga, South Africa

    6,200 sq mi16k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Mbombela (86), Middelburg (85)

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    🇧🇼City of Francistown, Botswana

    3,600 sq mi9,400 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Francistown (89)

  9. 9

    🇧🇼Selibe Phikwe, Botswana

    3,600 sq mi9,300 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Selebi-Phikwe (77)

  10. 10

    🇦🇷Catamarca, Argentina

    2,600 sq mi6,800 km² matching 80% or better

    For example San Isidro (84), Catamarca (84)

  11. 11

    🇦🇷Salta, Argentina

    2,200 sq mi5,600 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Rosario de la Frontera (80), General Güemes (78)

  12. 12

    🇲🇽Guanajuato, Mexico

    1,100 sq mi2,900 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Irapuato (73), Juventino Rosas (73)

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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    🇿🇦MokopaneLimpopo, South Africa

    Zone 10a · Frost 5 years in 10 · 256 chill hours · 22 in rainZone 10a · Frost 5 years in 10 · 256 chill hours · 550 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 19 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇿🇦SoshanguveGauteng, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 335 frost-free days · 404 chill hours · 23 in rainZone 9b · 335 frost-free days · 404 chill hours · 588 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 19 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron

    99%match
  3. 3

    🇿🇦LebowakgomoLimpopo, South Africa

    Zone 10a · 357 frost-free days · 293 chill hours · 23 in rainZone 10a · 357 frost-free days · 293 chill hours · 591 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 19 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron, avocado

    99%match
  4. 4

    🇿🇦Hartbeestfontein-ANorth West, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 325 frost-free days · 462 chill hours · 23 in rainZone 9b · 325 frost-free days · 462 chill hours · 587 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 19 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron, peach

    98%match
  5. 5

    🇿🇦VaalwaterLimpopo, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 300 frost-free days · 664 chill hours · 21 in rainZone 9a · 300 frost-free days · 664 chill hours · 545 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 19 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron, peach, apple

    97%match
  6. 6

    🇿🇦ThabazimbiLimpopo, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 315 frost-free days · 485 chill hours · 23 in rainZone 9b · 315 frost-free days · 485 chill hours · 575 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 19 great-fit crops · Also great there: peach, saffron, apple

    97%match
  7. 7

    🇿🇦PraktiseerLimpopo, South Africa

    Zone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 122 chill hours · 25 in rainZone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 122 chill hours · 634 mm rain

    Shares 16 of your 19 great-fit crops · Also great there: avocado, rice

    97%match
  8. 8

    🇿🇦NorthamLimpopo, South Africa

    Zone 9a · 303 frost-free days · 551 chill hours · 24 in rainZone 9a · 303 frost-free days · 551 chill hours · 601 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 19 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron

    96%match
  9. 9

    🇿🇦MarapongLimpopo, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 327 frost-free days · 397 chill hours · 17 in rainZone 9b · 327 frost-free days · 397 chill hours · 432 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 19 great-fit crops · Also great there: rice, potato, tea

    95%match
  10. 10

    🇿🇼ZvishavaneMasvingo Province, Zimbabwe

    Zone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 110 chill hours · 22 in rainZone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 110 chill hours · 570 mm rain

    Shares 16 of your 19 great-fit crops · Also great there: rice

    95%match
  11. 11

    🇿🇼GwandaMatabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe

    Zone 10a · Frost 6 years in 10 · 241 chill hours · 20 in rainZone 10a · Frost 6 years in 10 · 241 chill hours · 496 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 19 great-fit crops · Also great there: potato, tea, avocado

    94%match
  12. 12

    🇧🇼MolepololeKweneng, Botswana

    Zone 9b · 337 frost-free days · 353 chill hours · 16 in rainZone 9b · 337 frost-free days · 353 chill hours · 405 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 19 great-fit crops · Also great there: potato, rice, tea

    94%match
  13. 13

    🇧🇼MahalapyeCentral, Botswana

    Zone 9b · 341 frost-free days · 296 chill hours · 17 in rainZone 9b · 341 frost-free days · 296 chill hours · 439 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 19 great-fit crops · Also great there: rice, potato, avocado

    93%match
  14. 14

    🇧🇼LobatseBotswana

    Zone 9a · 302 frost-free days · 637 chill hours · 18 in rainZone 9a · 302 frost-free days · 637 chill hours · 448 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 19 great-fit crops · Also great there: peach, apple, blueberry

    93%match
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    🇿🇼MasvingoMasvingo Province, Zimbabwe

    Zone 10a · Frost 3 years in 10 · 198 chill hours · 26 in rainZone 10a · Frost 3 years in 10 · 198 chill hours · 657 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 19 great-fit crops · Also great there: potato, rice, avocado

    93%match
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    🇿🇦ZeerustNorth West, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 305 frost-free days · 615 chill hours · 21 in rainZone 9b · 305 frost-free days · 615 chill hours · 530 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 19 great-fit crops · Also great there: peach, saffron, apple

    93%match
  17. 17

    🇧🇼KanyeNgwaketsi, Botswana

    Zone 9b · 323 frost-free days · 497 chill hours · 16 in rainZone 9b · 323 frost-free days · 497 chill hours · 414 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 19 great-fit crops · Also great there: tea, avocado, rice

    93%match
  18. 18

    🇿🇦MafikengNorth West, South Africa

    Zone 9b · 315 frost-free days · 569 chill hours · 20 in rainZone 9b · 315 frost-free days · 569 chill hours · 518 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 19 great-fit crops · Also great there: peach, apple, saffron

    92%match
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    🇧🇼GaboroneBotswana

    Zone 9b · 343 frost-free days · 292 chill hours · 17 in rainZone 9b · 343 frost-free days · 292 chill hours · 440 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 19 great-fit crops · Also great there: rice, potato, tea

    92%match
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    🇿🇼BulawayoZimbabwe

    Zone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 202 chill hours · 25 in rainZone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 202 chill hours · 640 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 19 great-fit crops · Also great there: potato, rice, avocado

    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.