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Land with a climate like Wollongong

🇦🇺Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

The towns with the closest growing climate to Wollongong are Central Coast, Australia (99% match), Newcastle and Port Macquarie. About 309,000 sq mi of land in 8 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Entre Rios, Argentina and New South Wales, Australia.The towns with the closest growing climate to Wollongong are Central Coast, Australia (99% match), Newcastle and Port Macquarie. About 801,000 km² of land in 8 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Entre Rios, Argentina and New South Wales, Australia.

Your growing climate

Zone 10b · No frost · 77 chill hours · 48 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 77 chill hours · 1,212 mm rain

What grows in Wollongong →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇧🇷Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    92k sq mi238k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Piratini (89), Caçapava do Sul (89)

  2. 2

    🇦🇷Entre Rios, Argentina

    29k sq mi76k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Paraná (88), Colón (88)

  3. 3

    🇦🇺New South Wales, Australia

    29k sq mi74k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Central Coast (99), Newcastle (99)

  4. 4

    🇦🇷Buenos Aires, Argentina

    15k sq mi40k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Avellaneda (91), Tigre (91)

  5. 5

    🇦🇺Queensland, Australia

    13k sq mi34k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Capalaba (90), Gold Coast (85)

  6. 6

    🇦🇷Santa Fe, Argentina

    13k sq mi33k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Santa Fe (86), Capitán Bermúdez (86)

  7. 7

    🇿🇦Eastern Cape, South Africa

    10k sq mi26k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Kruisfontein (88), Humansdorp (88)

  8. 8

    🇺🇾Tacuarembó Department, Uruguay

    6,100 sq mi16k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Tacuarembó (84)

  9. 9

    🇺🇾Cerro Largo, Uruguay

    4,800 sq mi12k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Melo (85)

  10. 10

    🇺🇾Treinta y Tres Department, Uruguay

    4,800 sq mi12k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Treinta y Tres (82)

  11. 11

    🇺🇸South Carolina, United States

    4,000 sq mi10k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Hilton Head (82), Mount Pleasant (81)

  12. 12

    🇺🇸Georgia, United States

    3,600 sq mi9,200 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Wilmington Island (81), Savannah (79)

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

    🇦🇺Central CoastNew South Wales, Australia

    Zone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 137 chill hours · 47 in rainZone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 137 chill hours · 1,202 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: cherry, pecan

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇦🇺NewcastleNew South Wales, Australia

    Zone 10b · No frost · 61 chill hours · 43 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 61 chill hours · 1,096 mm rain

    Shares 24 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: lavender

    99%match
  3. 3

    🇦🇺Port MacquarieNew South Wales, Australia

    Zone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 86 chill hours · 57 in rainZone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 86 chill hours · 1,437 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: tea

    98%match
  4. 4

    🇦🇺Batemans BayNew South Wales, Australia

    Zone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 229 chill hours · 40 in rainZone 10a · Frost 2 years in 10 · 229 chill hours · 1,028 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: pear, cherry, kiwifruit

    97%match
  5. 5

    🇦🇺TareeNew South Wales, Australia

    Zone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 207 chill hours · 44 in rainZone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 207 chill hours · 1,105 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: olive, lavender

    95%match
  6. 6

    🇦🇺Coffs HarbourNew South Wales, Australia

    Zone 10b · No frost · 59 chill hours · 63 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 59 chill hours · 1,602 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: tea

    95%match
  7. 7

    🇺🇾Colonia del SacramentoColonia, Uruguay

    Zone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 259 chill hours · 46 in rainZone 10a · Frost 4 years in 10 · 259 chill hours · 1,156 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: pecan, pear, kiwifruit

    93%match
  8. 8

    🇦🇺CapalabaQueensland, Australia

    Zone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 73 chill hours · 47 in rainZone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 73 chill hours · 1,183 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: sugarcane

    90%match
  9. 9

    🇺🇾CarmeloColonia, Uruguay

    Zone 10a · Frost 5 years in 10 · 288 chill hours · 42 in rainZone 10a · Frost 5 years in 10 · 288 chill hours · 1,055 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: pecan, cherry, pear

    90%match
  10. 10

    🇦🇷José C. PazBuenos Aires, Argentina

    Zone 10a · Frost 6 years in 10 · 326 chill hours · 42 in rainZone 10a · Frost 6 years in 10 · 326 chill hours · 1,065 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: pecan, pear, cherry

    90%match
  11. 11

    🇺🇾PaysandúPaysandú Department, Uruguay

    Zone 10a · Frost 5 years in 10 · 256 chill hours · 49 in rainZone 10a · Frost 5 years in 10 · 256 chill hours · 1,243 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: pecan, cherry, olive

    89%match
  12. 12

    🇧🇷PiratiniRio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    Zone 10a · Frost 1 years in 10 · 144 chill hours · 57 in rainZone 10a · Frost 1 years in 10 · 144 chill hours · 1,455 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: tea, pecan, cherry

    89%match
  13. 13

    🇧🇷Caçapava do SulRio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    Zone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 107 chill hours · 60 in rainZone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 107 chill hours · 1,515 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: tea

    89%match
  14. 14

    🇦🇺GraftonNew South Wales, Australia

    Zone 10a · Frost 3 years in 10 · 169 chill hours · 41 in rainZone 10a · Frost 3 years in 10 · 169 chill hours · 1,048 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: lavender, olive

    88%match
  15. 15

    🇺🇾YoungRío Negro Department, Uruguay

    Zone 10a · Frost 7 years in 10 · 285 chill hours · 49 in rainZone 10a · Frost 7 years in 10 · 285 chill hours · 1,250 mm rain

    Shares 23 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: pecan, cherry, olive

    88%match
  16. 16

    🇺🇾RiveraRivera Department, Uruguay

    Zone 10a · Frost 3 years in 10 · 175 chill hours · 61 in rainZone 10a · Frost 3 years in 10 · 175 chill hours · 1,545 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: tea

    88%match
  17. 17

    🇿🇦HumansdorpEastern Cape, South Africa

    Zone 10b · No frost · 79 chill hours · 28 in rainZone 10b · No frost · 79 chill hours · 712 mm rain

    Shares 18 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: table and raisin grapes, lavender

    88%match
  18. 18

    🇦🇷ZárateBuenos Aires, Argentina

    Zone 10a · Frost 6 years in 10 · 337 chill hours · 41 in rainZone 10a · Frost 6 years in 10 · 337 chill hours · 1,043 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: pecan, cherry, pear

    87%match
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    🇧🇷BagéRio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    Zone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 97 chill hours · 56 in rainZone 10b · Frost 1 years in 10 · 97 chill hours · 1,433 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: tea

    87%match
  20. 20

    🇦🇷Buenos AiresBuenos Aires F.D., Argentina

    Zone 10a · Frost 5 years in 10 · 266 chill hours · 47 in rainZone 10a · Frost 5 years in 10 · 266 chill hours · 1,187 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 24 great-fit crops · Also great there: pecan, kiwifruit, pear

    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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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.