Where can I grow avocado (West Indian)?

1. 1

   🇧🇷Pará, Brazil

   Great fit on 205k sq mi530k km² · worth a try on 35k sq mi90k km²

   For example Dom Eliseu (100), Monte Alegre (100)

2. 2

   🇧🇷Bahia, Brazil

   Great fit on 183k sq mi475k km² · worth a try on 16k sq mi42k km² · mostly with irrigation

   For example Camaçari (100), Itabuna (100)

3. 3

   🇧🇷Amazonas, Brazil

   Great fit on 161k sq mi417k km² · worth a try on 37k sq mi97k km²

   For example Maués (96), Borba (96)

4. 4

   🇪🇹Oromiya, Ethiopia

   Great fit on 45k sq mi116k km² · worth a try on 18k sq mi46k km² · mostly with irrigation

   For example Mī’ēso (100), Ara Ali (100)

5. 5

   🇲🇿Nampula, Mozambique

   Great fit on 39k sq mi100k km²

   For example Nampula (100), Namapa-erati (100)

6. 6

   🇮🇩East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

   Great fit on 37k sq mi96k km² · worth a try on 300 sq mi800 km²

   For example Kupang (100), Labuan Bajo (100)

7. 7

   🇦🇴Luanda Norte, Angola

   Great fit on 36k sq mi94k km²

   For example Chitato (100), Dundo (100)

8. 8

   🇨🇩Tanganyika, Democratic Republic of the Congo

   Great fit on 36k sq mi93k km² · worth a try on 1,800 sq mi4,600 km²

   For example Kongolo (100), Kalima (100)

9. 9

   🇺🇸Florida, United States

   Great fit on 35k sq mi91k km² · worth a try on 6,000 sq mi16k km²

   For example Miami (100), Tampa (100)

10. 10

    🇨🇳Guangdong, China

    Great fit on 35k sq mi90k km² · worth a try on 12k sq mi31k km²

    For example Shenzhen (100), Bao'an (100)

11. 11

    🇧🇴Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia

    Great fit on 34k sq mi88k km² · worth a try on 800 sq mi2,200 km²

    For example Santa Cruz de la Sierra (100), Montero (100)

12. 12

    🇻🇪Bolívar, Venezuela

    Great fit on 33k sq mi85k km² · worth a try on 3,900 sq mi10,000 km²

    For example Upata (100), Ciudad Piar (100)

13. 13

    🇺🇬Northern Region, Uganda

    Great fit on 31k sq mi80k km² · worth a try on 1,200 sq mi3,100 km²

    For example Gulu (100), Lira (100)

14. 14

    🇲🇿Zambezia Province, Mozambique

    Great fit on 30k sq mi77k km² · worth a try on 2,300 sq mi5,900 km²

    For example Quelimane (100), Alto Molocue (100)

15. 15

    🇨🇩Kwilu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Great fit on 29k sq mi74k km²

    For example Kikwit (100), Bandundu Province (100)

Regions are states and provinces, counting land within 75 km of a town. At most three per country, so the list covers the world.

• 🇧🇷Brazil1.7M sq mi4.4M km² · 73% of its land
• 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo398k sq mi1.0M km² · 92% of its land
• 🇮🇩Indonesia298k sq mi771k km² · 49% of its land
• 🇹🇿Tanzania280k sq mi726k km² · 85% of its land
• 🇦🇴Angola201k sq mi521k km² · 71% of its land
• 🇲🇿Mozambique154k sq mi400k km² · 84% of its land
• 🇻🇪Venezuela144k sq mi373k km² · 69% of its land
• 🇻🇳Vietnam137k sq mi355k km² · 83% of its land
• 🇲🇽Mexico131k sq mi340k km² · 21% of its land
• 🇹🇭Thailand129k sq mi333k km² · 60% of its land

1. 100%Ideal

   Jaboatão dos Guararapes

   🇧🇷 Pernambuco, Brazil

2. 100%Ideal

   Guayaquil

   🇪🇨 Guayas, Ecuador

3. 100%Ideal

   Eloy Alfaro

   🇪🇨 Guayas, Ecuador

4. 100%Ideal

   Matadi

   🇨🇩 Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo

5. 100%Ideal

   Kikwit

   🇨🇩 Kwilu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

6. 100%Ideal

   Kananga

   🇨🇩 Kasai-Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo

7. 100%Ideal

   Campo Grande

   🇧🇷 Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

8. 100%Ideal

   Caucaia

   🇧🇷 Ceará, Brazil

9. 100%Ideal

   Cabinda

   🇦🇴 Angola

10. 100%Ideal

    Situbondo

    🇮🇩 East Java, Indonesia

11. 100%Ideal

    Acapulco de Juárez

    🇲🇽 Guerrero, Mexico

12. 100%Ideal

    Ikare

    🇳🇬 Ondo State, Nigeria

The most comfortable fits among the 2,000 biggest towns, two per region. Scores assume irrigation where rain falls short; Needs irrigation marks towns that need it.

Coldest night of the year (average)

Ideal at least 39°FIdeal at least 4°CWon't grow below 32°FWon't grow below 0°C

Average temperature

Ideal 73–86°FIdeal 23–30°CWon't grow below 68°F or above 91°FWon't grow below 20°C or above 33°C

Days above 95°FDays above 35°C

Ideal at most 20 daysWon't grow above 70 days

Yearly rain

Ideal 39–71 inIdeal 1,000–1,800 mmWon't grow below 16 in or above 118 inWon't grow below 400 mm or above 3,000 mm

Most commercial orchards are irrigated. Needs free-draining soil; root rot in waterlogged ground. Hot dry winds at flowering cut fruit set.

Sources: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources: avocado production guidance; FAO ECOCROP: Persea americana.

• Winters get too cold77%
• Too many heat-stress days17%
• Too cool overall4%
• Too wet3%

Share of the land scoring under 50, by what holds it back most.

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