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Land with a climate like Van

🇹🇷Van, Turkey

The towns with the closest growing climate to Van are Cimin, Turkey (94% match), Yüksekova and Darende. About 363,000 km² (140,000 sq mi) of land in 13 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Konya, Turkey, Sivas, Turkey and West Azerbaijan, Iran.

Your growing climate

Zone 6b · 177 frost-free days · 3,305 chill hours · 18 in (452 mm) rain

What grows in Van →
Climate match≤5075100Uncolored land: under 50%VanClosest

Tap the map for the score at any spot. Each square is a 28 km (17 mile) grid cell.

Regions with the most land like yours

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    🇹🇷Konya, Turkey

    38k km² (15k sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Hadim (86), Kadınhanı (85)

  2. 2

    🇹🇷Sivas, Turkey

    19k km² (7,100 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Sivas (91), Şarkışla (88)

  3. 3

    🇮🇷West Azerbaijan, Iran

    17k km² (6,600 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Seyah Cheshmeh (88), Oshnavīyeh (87)

  4. 4

    🇹🇷Ankara, Turkey

    16k km² (6,200 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Elmadağ (88), Akyurt (87)

  5. 5

    🇮🇷East Azerbaijan, Iran

    15k km² (5,900 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Bostānābād (83), Sarāb (82)

  6. 6

    🇮🇷Razavi Khorasan, Iran

    9,300 km² (3,600 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Chenārān (65), Marāgheh (65)

  7. 7

    🇰🇿Zhambyl, Kazakhstan

    5,700 km² (2,200 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Merke (81), Taraz (69)

  8. 8

    🇰🇬Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan

    5,700 km² (2,200 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Belovodskoye (84), Kojomkul (84)

  9. 9

    🇹🇯Sughd, Tajikistan

    5,300 km² (2,100 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Shahriston (89), Dalyoni Bolo (88)

  10. 10

    🇺🇸Utah, United States

    4,700 km² (1,800 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example North Ogden (84), Brigham City (82)

  11. 11

    🇹🇯Khatlon Province, Tajikistan

    4,200 km² (1,600 sq mi) matching 80% or better

  12. 12

    🇰🇬Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan

    4,100 km² (1,600 sq mi) matching 80% or better

    For example Ala-Buka (88), Toktogul (81)

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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    🇹🇷CiminErzincan, Turkey

    Zone 6b · 167 frost-free days · 3,381 chill hours · 24 in (621 mm) rain

    Shares 20 of your 21 great-fit crops

    94%match
  2. 2

    🇹🇷YüksekovaHakkâri, Turkey

    Zone 6b · 184 frost-free days · 3,239 chill hours · 26 in (657 mm) rain

    Shares 20 of your 21 great-fit crops

    94%match
  3. 3

    🇹🇷DarendeMalatya, Turkey

    Zone 7a · 185 frost-free days · 2,950 chill hours · 17 in (424 mm) rain

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

    94%match
  4. 4

    🇹🇷KelkitGümüşhane Province, Turkey

    Zone 6b · 176 frost-free days · 3,168 chill hours · 18 in (464 mm) rain

    Shares 20 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron

    93%match
  5. 5

    🇹🇷SolhanBingöl, Turkey

    Zone 6a · 171 frost-free days · 3,298 chill hours · 31 in (776 mm) rain

    Shares 20 of your 21 great-fit crops

    93%match
  6. 6

    🇹🇷MuşTurkey

    Zone 6a · 182 frost-free days · 3,267 chill hours · 31 in (789 mm) rain

    Shares 20 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: rice

    93%match
  7. 7

    🇹🇷VartoMuş, Turkey

    Zone 6a · 163 frost-free days · 3,405 chill hours · 25 in (627 mm) rain

    Shares 20 of your 21 great-fit crops

    92%match
  8. 8

    🇹🇷ElbistanKahramanmaraş, Turkey

    Zone 7a · 171 frost-free days · 3,017 chill hours · 18 in (453 mm) rain

    Shares 20 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron

    91%match
  9. 9

    🇹🇷SivasTurkey

    Zone 7b · 176 frost-free days · 3,190 chill hours · 16 in (401 mm) rain

    Shares 20 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron

    91%match
  10. 10

    🇹🇷GöksunKahramanmaraş, Turkey

    Zone 7a · 173 frost-free days · 3,080 chill hours · 23 in (581 mm) rain

    Shares 20 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron

    90%match
  11. 11

    🇹🇷OrtaköyAksaray, Turkey

    Zone 7b · 184 frost-free days · 3,043 chill hours · 14 in (354 mm) rain

    Shares 20 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron

    90%match
  12. 12

    🇹🇷ÇağlayanceritKahramanmaraş, Turkey

    Zone 7b · 181 frost-free days · 2,924 chill hours · 21 in (544 mm) rain

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

    90%match
  13. 13

    🇹🇷TalasKayseri, Turkey

    Zone 7a · 166 frost-free days · 3,121 chill hours · 14 in (361 mm) rain

    Shares 20 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron

    90%match
  14. 14

    🇹🇷KayseriTurkey

    Zone 7a · 179 frost-free days · 2,920 chill hours · 14 in (363 mm) rain

    Shares 20 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron

    89%match
  15. 15

    🇰🇬Ala-BukaJalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan

    Zone 6b · 181 frost-free days · 3,122 chill hours · 17 in (426 mm) rain

    Shares 20 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron

    88%match
  16. 16

    🇹🇷ŞarkışlaSivas, Turkey

    Zone 7a · 160 frost-free days · 3,144 chill hours · 15 in (379 mm) rain

    Shares 18 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron

    88%match
  17. 17

    🇹🇷TatvanBitlis, Turkey

    Zone 7a · 182 frost-free days · 3,344 chill hours · 33 in (831 mm) rain

    Shares 20 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron

    88%match
  18. 18

    🇹🇷YozgatTurkey

    Zone 7b · 175 frost-free days · 3,214 chill hours · 20 in (496 mm) rain

    Shares 19 of your 21 great-fit crops · Also great there: saffron

    88%match
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    🇹🇷KeskinKırıkkale, Turkey

    Zone 7b · 193 frost-free days · 2,929 chill hours · 16 in (399 mm) rain

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

    87%match
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    🇮🇷OshnavīyehWest Azerbaijan, Iran

    Zone 7a · 198 frost-free days · 2,877 chill hours · 17 in (434 mm) rain

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

    87%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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