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Land with a climate like Valday

🇷🇺Valday, Novgorod Oblast, Russia

The towns with the closest growing climate to Valday are Sergiyev Posad, Russia (99% match), Volkhov and Ostashkov. About 929,000 sq mi of land in 15 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Leningradskaya Oblast', Russia, Tver Oblast, Russia and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.The towns with the closest growing climate to Valday are Sergiyev Posad, Russia (99% match), Volkhov and Ostashkov. About 2.4 million km² of land in 15 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Leningradskaya Oblast', Russia, Tver Oblast, Russia and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.

Your growing climate

Zone 6a · 150 frost-free days · 3,875 chill hours · 27 in rainZone 6a · 150 frost-free days · 3,875 chill hours · 698 mm rain

What grows in Valday →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇷🇺Leningradskaya Oblast', Russia

    40k sq mi104k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Volkhov (99), Kirishi (98)

  2. 2

    🇷🇺Tver Oblast, Russia

    30k sq mi78k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Ostashkov (99), Udomlya (99)

  3. 3

    🇷🇺Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia

    28k sq mi73k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Zavolzh’ye (95), Bor (95)

  4. 4

    🇧🇾Vitebsk, Belarus

    16k sq mi42k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Hlybokaye (94), Orsha (93)

  5. 5

    🇧🇾Minsk, Belarus

    13k sq mi35k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Logoysk (93), Vileyka (93)

  6. 6

    🇧🇾Mogilev, Belarus

    13k sq mi34k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Horki (91), Bykhov (91)

  7. 7

    🇫🇮North Savo, Finland

    8,900 sq mi23k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Siilinjärvi (98), Iisalmi (97)

  8. 8

    🇫🇮North Ostrobothnia, Finland

    8,600 sq mi22k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Raahe (92), Ylivieska (91)

  9. 9

    🇸🇪Västernorrland, Sweden

    8,600 sq mi22k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Örnsköldsvik (90), Sundsvall (88)

  10. 10

    🇨🇦Ontario, Canada

    8,300 sq mi21k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Sault Ste. Marie (82), Orangeville (81)

  11. 11

    🇫🇮Central Finland, Finland

    7,800 sq mi20k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Laukaa (96), Jyväskylä (96)

  12. 12

    🇸🇪Dalarna, Sweden

    7,100 sq mi18k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Borlänge (91), Falun (91)

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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    🇷🇺Sergiyev PosadMoscow Oblast, Russia

    Zone 6a · 156 frost-free days · 3,810 chill hours · 25 in rainZone 6a · 156 frost-free days · 3,810 chill hours · 625 mm rain

    Shares 12 of your 12 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear, sunflower

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇷🇺VolkhovLeningradskaya Oblast', Russia

    Zone 6a · 141 frost-free days · 3,955 chill hours · 26 in rainZone 6a · 141 frost-free days · 3,955 chill hours · 673 mm rain

    Shares 11 of your 12 great-fit crops

    99%match
  3. 3

    🇷🇺OstashkovTver Oblast, Russia

    Zone 6b · 154 frost-free days · 3,832 chill hours · 26 in rainZone 6b · 154 frost-free days · 3,832 chill hours · 660 mm rain

    Shares 12 of your 12 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear, sunflower

    99%match
  4. 4

    🇷🇺UglichYaroslavl Oblast, Russia

    Zone 6a · 152 frost-free days · 3,883 chill hours · 24 in rainZone 6a · 152 frost-free days · 3,883 chill hours · 605 mm rain

    Shares 12 of your 12 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear, sunflower

    99%match
  5. 5

    🇷🇺Kol’chuginoVladimir Oblast, Russia

    Zone 6a · 156 frost-free days · 3,822 chill hours · 23 in rainZone 6a · 156 frost-free days · 3,822 chill hours · 586 mm rain

    Shares 12 of your 12 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear, sunflower

    99%match
  6. 6

    🇷🇺UdomlyaTver Oblast, Russia

    Zone 6b · 152 frost-free days · 3,917 chill hours · 25 in rainZone 6b · 152 frost-free days · 3,917 chill hours · 638 mm rain

    Shares 11 of your 12 great-fit crops

    99%match
  7. 7

    🇷🇺Velikiy NovgorodNovgorod Oblast, Russia

    Zone 6a · 152 frost-free days · 3,854 chill hours · 23 in rainZone 6a · 152 frost-free days · 3,854 chill hours · 575 mm rain

    Shares 11 of your 12 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear

    99%match
  8. 8

    🇷🇺ChudovoNovgorod Oblast, Russia

    Zone 6a · 141 frost-free days · 3,913 chill hours · 25 in rainZone 6a · 141 frost-free days · 3,913 chill hours · 646 mm rain

    Shares 11 of your 12 great-fit crops

    98%match
  9. 9

    🇷🇺Pereslavl’-ZalesskiyYaroslavl Oblast, Russia

    Zone 6a · 154 frost-free days · 3,864 chill hours · 23 in rainZone 6a · 154 frost-free days · 3,864 chill hours · 593 mm rain

    Shares 12 of your 12 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear, sunflower

    98%match
  10. 10

    🇷🇺Vyshniy VolochëkTver Oblast, Russia

    Zone 6b · 149 frost-free days · 3,927 chill hours · 24 in rainZone 6b · 149 frost-free days · 3,927 chill hours · 615 mm rain

    Shares 11 of your 12 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear

    98%match
  11. 11

    🇷🇺DubnaMoscow Oblast, Russia

    Zone 6a · 148 frost-free days · 3,882 chill hours · 24 in rainZone 6a · 148 frost-free days · 3,882 chill hours · 601 mm rain

    Shares 11 of your 12 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear

    98%match
  12. 12

    🇷🇺KirishiLeningradskaya Oblast', Russia

    Zone 6a · 144 frost-free days · 3,921 chill hours · 26 in rainZone 6a · 144 frost-free days · 3,921 chill hours · 673 mm rain

    Shares 11 of your 12 great-fit crops

    98%match
  13. 13

    🇷🇺KashinTver Oblast, Russia

    Zone 5b · 140 frost-free days · 3,895 chill hours · 23 in rainZone 5b · 140 frost-free days · 3,895 chill hours · 574 mm rain

    Shares 11 of your 12 great-fit crops

    98%match
  14. 14

    🇷🇺RybinskYaroslavl Oblast, Russia

    Zone 6a · 152 frost-free days · 3,891 chill hours · 24 in rainZone 6a · 152 frost-free days · 3,891 chill hours · 619 mm rain

    Shares 12 of your 12 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear, sunflower

    98%match
  15. 15

    🇷🇺TikhvinLeningradskaya Oblast', Russia

    Zone 6a · 133 frost-free days · 3,960 chill hours · 30 in rainZone 6a · 133 frost-free days · 3,960 chill hours · 752 mm rain

    Shares 11 of your 12 great-fit crops

    98%match
  16. 16

    🇷🇺BezhetskTver Oblast, Russia

    Zone 6a · 140 frost-free days · 3,947 chill hours · 22 in rainZone 6a · 140 frost-free days · 3,947 chill hours · 559 mm rain

    Shares 11 of your 12 great-fit crops

    98%match
  17. 17

    🇷🇺SortavalaKarelia, Russia

    Zone 6a · 136 frost-free days · 3,939 chill hours · 25 in rainZone 6a · 136 frost-free days · 3,939 chill hours · 640 mm rain

    Shares 10 of your 12 great-fit crops

    97%match
  18. 18

    🇷🇺VolokolamskMoscow Oblast, Russia

    Zone 5b · 149 frost-free days · 3,933 chill hours · 24 in rainZone 5b · 149 frost-free days · 3,933 chill hours · 603 mm rain

    Shares 11 of your 12 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear

    97%match
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    🇷🇺KlinMoscow Oblast, Russia

    Zone 6a · 149 frost-free days · 3,910 chill hours · 24 in rainZone 6a · 149 frost-free days · 3,910 chill hours · 612 mm rain

    Shares 11 of your 12 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear

    97%match
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    🇷🇺TorzhokTver Oblast, Russia

    Zone 6b · 149 frost-free days · 3,919 chill hours · 24 in rainZone 6b · 149 frost-free days · 3,919 chill hours · 620 mm rain

    Shares 11 of your 12 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear

    97%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.