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Where can I grow citrus (Lemon)?

Citrus spp. · Fruit · Perennial

Citrus (Lemon) is a great fit (80+) on 47.7 million km² (18.4 million sq mi) of land in 167 countries, 20% of it only with irrigation. The most well-suited land is in Pará, Brazil, Bahia, Brazil and Minas Gerais, Brazil. Where it can't grow, it's usually winters get too cold (91%) and too wet (4%).

Crop fit≤5075100Uncolored land: won't grow

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

Great fit (80+)
47.7M km²(18.4M sq mi)
33% of land
Worth a try (50–79)
10.0M km²(3.9M sq mi)
7% of land
Great fit without irrigation
36.9M km²(14.2M sq mi)
Rain alone is enough
Countries
167
With great-fit land

Regions with the most suitable land

  1. 1

    🇧🇷Pará, Brazil

    Great fit on 606k km² (234k sq mi) · worth a try on 22k km² (8,400 sq mi)

    For example São Félix do Xingu (100), Xinguara (100)

  2. 2

    🇧🇷Bahia, Brazil

    Great fit on 558k km² (216k sq mi)

    For example Salvador (100), Feira de Santana (100)

  3. 3

    🇧🇷Minas Gerais, Brazil

    Great fit on 554k km² (214k sq mi) · worth a try on 9,400 km² (3,600 sq mi)

    For example Uberlândia (100), Montes Claros (100)

  4. 4

    🇮🇳Madhya Pradesh, India

    Great fit on 254k km² (98k sq mi) · worth a try on 61k km² (23k sq mi)

    For example Amla (99), Parāsia (98)

  5. 5

    🇮🇳Maharashtra, India

    Great fit on 202k km² (78k sq mi) · worth a try on 80k km² (31k sq mi)

    For example Pune (100), Pimpri-Chinchwad (100)

  6. 6

    🇪🇹Oromiya, Ethiopia

    Great fit on 199k km² (77k sq mi) · worth a try on 17k km² (6,500 sq mi)

    For example Gutin (100), Kele (100)

  7. 7

    🇮🇳Gujarat, India

    Great fit on 190k km² (73k sq mi) · worth a try on 9,900 km² (3,800 sq mi)

    For example Jūnāgadh (99), Bedi (98)

  8. 8

    🇨🇳Guangdong, China

    Great fit on 168k km² (65k sq mi) · worth a try on 12k km² (4,600 sq mi)

    For example Guangzhou (100), Shenzhen (100)

  9. 9

    🇦🇺Queensland, Australia

    Great fit on 144k km² (56k sq mi) · worth a try on 8,400 km² (3,200 sq mi)

    For example Brisbane (100), Gold Coast (100)

  10. 10

    🇺🇸Florida, United States

    Great fit on 125k km² (48k sq mi) · worth a try on 13k km² (5,200 sq mi)

    For example Jacksonville (100), Miami (100)

  11. 11

    🇿🇲North-Western, Zambia

    Great fit on 117k km² (45k sq mi)

    For example Kasempa (100), Zambezi (100)

  12. 12

    🇨🇳Guangxi, China

    Great fit on 116k km² (45k sq mi) · worth a try on 21k km² (8,200 sq mi)

    For example Nanning (100), Qinzhou (100)

  13. 13

    🇲🇲Shan State, Myanmar

    Great fit on 114k km² (44k sq mi) · worth a try on 5,000 km² (1,900 sq mi)

    For example Yawnghwe (100), Kēng Tung (100)

  14. 14

    🇪🇹Somali, Ethiopia

    Great fit on 105k km² (41k sq mi) · worth a try on 3,900 km² (1,500 sq mi) · mostly with irrigation

    For example Degeh Bur (100), Ārabī (100)

  15. 15

    🇲🇿Nampula, Mozambique

    Great fit on 100k km² (39k sq mi)

    For example Nampula (100), Nametil (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.

By country

  • 🇧🇷Brazil5.7M km² (2.2M sq mi) · 95% of its land
  • 🇮🇳India2.1M km² (795k sq mi) · 64% of its land
  • 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo1.1M km² (422k sq mi) · 97% of its land
  • 🇲🇽Mexico954k km² (368k sq mi) · 59% of its land
  • 🇹🇿Tanzania813k km² (314k sq mi) · 95% of its land
  • 🇳🇬Nigeria810k km² (313k sq mi) · 91% of its land
  • 🇮🇩Indonesia803k km² (310k sq mi) · 51% of its land
  • 🇦🇴Angola718k km² (277k sq mi) · 97% of its land
  • 🇪🇹Ethiopia635k km² (245k sq mi) · 75% of its land
  • 🇿🇲Zambia635k km² (245k sq mi) · 100% of its land

Best-suited towns

  1. 100%fit

    Orlando

    🇺🇸 Florida, United States

  2. 100%fit

    Corrientes

    🇦🇷 Argentina

  3. 100%fit

    Asunción

    🇵🇾 Asuncion, Paraguay

  4. 100%fit

    Tampa

    🇺🇸 Florida, United States

  5. 100%fit

    Nanning

    🇨🇳 Guangxi, China

  6. 100%fit

    Yulin

    🇨🇳 Guangxi, China

  7. 100%fit

    Chaozhou

    🇨🇳 Guangdong, China

  8. 100%fit

    Puning

    🇨🇳 Guangdong, China

  9. 100%fit

    Vila Velha

    🇧🇷 Espírito Santo, Brazil

  10. 100%fit

    Vitória

    🇧🇷 Espírito Santo, Brazil

  11. 100%fit

    Duque de Caxias

    🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  12. 100%fit

    Long Bien

    🇻🇳 Hanoi, Vietnam

The most comfortable fits among the 2,000 biggest towns, two per region.

What citrus needs

Coldest night of the year (average)
Ideal at least 32°F (0°C)Won't grow below 27°F (-3°C)
Average temperature
Ideal 63–79°F (17–26°C)Won't grow below 57°F (14°C) or above 86°F (30°C)
Warmest-month average
Ideal 75–90°F (24–32°C)Won't grow below 68°F (20°C) or above 99°F (37°C)
Yearly rain
Ideal 35–79 in (900–2,000 mm)Won't grow below 12 in (300 mm) or above 118 in (3,000 mm)

Freezes are the deciding risk: a few hours below −3 °C damage fruit and young trees. Our cold-snap estimate is weakest in subtropical climates.

Sources: UF/IFAS Extension: citrus cold hardiness; FAO ECOCROP: Citrus sinensis. Ranges not yet reviewed by an agronomist.

What stops it elsewhere

  • Winters get too cold91%
  • Too wet4%
  • Summers too hot2%
  • Summers too cool1%
  • Too hot overall1%

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

How this map works

Every 28 km square of land is scored 0–100 against the requirements above, using 1991–2020 monthly climate averages with frost, chill and heat estimated by simulating daily weather. This map is for Citrus (Lemon) only. “With irrigation” ignores rain shortfalls; “Rain-fed only” counts them.

Climate is only part of it: soil, slope, water and markets decide where a crop is actually farmed. Use this to shortlist places, then check them locally.

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