Where can I grow coffee (arabica)?

1. 1

   🇧🇷Minas Gerais, Brazil

   Great fit on 192k sq mi498k km² · worth a try on 18k sq mi46k km² · mostly with irrigation

   For example Belo Horizonte (100), Contagem (100)

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   🇧🇷Bahia, Brazil

   Great fit on 107k sq mi278k km² · worth a try on 54k sq mi140k km² · mostly with irrigation

   For example Piatã (100), Jaguaquara (100)

3. 3

   🇧🇷São Paulo, Brazil

   Great fit on 99k sq mi257k km² · worth a try on 1,600 sq mi4,300 km²

   For example São Paulo (100), Guarulhos (100)

4. 4

   🇪🇹Oromiya, Ethiopia

   Great fit on 89k sq mi231k km² · worth a try on 6,200 sq mi16k km² · mostly with irrigation

   For example Jimma (100), Nek’emtē (100)

5. 5

   🇨🇳Guangdong, China

   Great fit on 34k sq mi89k km² · worth a try on 18k sq mi47k km²

   For example Haimen (98), Shantou (94)

6. 6

   🇦🇺Queensland, Australia

   Great fit on 34k sq mi87k km² · worth a try on 9,800 sq mi25k km²

   For example Hervey Bay (100), Bundaberg (100)

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   🇲🇲Shan State, Myanmar

   Great fit on 32k sq mi83k km² · worth a try on 8,800 sq mi23k km²

   For example Yawnghwe (99), Kēng Tung (96)

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   🇪🇹Amhara, Ethiopia

   Great fit on 32k sq mi82k km² · worth a try on 5,900 sq mi15k km² · mostly with irrigation

   For example Burē (100), Dembech’a (100)

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   🇦🇴Luanda Norte, Angola

   Great fit on 27k sq mi70k km² · worth a try on 8,600 sq mi22k km²

   For example Lubalo (100), Cuilo (96)

10. 10

    🇨🇩Lualaba, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Great fit on 26k sq mi68k km² · mostly with irrigation

    For example Tshilenge (100), Malemba (100)

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    🇦🇴Malanje, Angola

    Great fit on 23k sq mi59k km² · worth a try on 5,300 sq mi14k km² · mostly with irrigation

    For example Cambundi Catembo (100), Luquembo (100)

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    🇿🇲Northern Province, Zambia

    Great fit on 22k sq mi57k km² · worth a try on 2,400 sq mi6,100 km² · mostly with irrigation

    For example Kasama (100), Mbala (100)

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    🇦🇴Bíe, Angola

    Great fit on 22k sq mi57k km² · worth a try on 2,000 sq mi5,300 km² · mostly with irrigation

    For example Andulo (100), Nharêa (100)

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    🇨🇲Adamaoua, Cameroon

    Great fit on 22k sq mi56k km² · worth a try on 1,800 sq mi4,600 km²

    For example Ngaoundéré (96), Banyo (86)

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    🇺🇬Western Region, Uganda

    Great fit on 22k sq mi56k km² · worth a try on 2,700 sq mi7,000 km² · mostly with irrigation

    For example Fort Portal (100), Buhesi (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.

• 🇧🇷Brazil810k sq mi2.1M km² · 35% of its land
• 🇹🇿Tanzania233k sq mi602k km² · 71% of its land
• 🇦🇴Angola194k sq mi504k km² · 68% of its land
• 🇪🇹Ethiopia182k sq mi471k km² · 56% of its land
• 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo130k sq mi337k km² · 30% of its land
• 🇿🇲Zambia104k sq mi269k km² · 42% of its land
• 🇲🇬Madagascar102k sq mi264k km² · 44% of its land
• 🇵🇪Peru99k sq mi257k km² · 35% of its land
• 🇻🇳Vietnam75k sq mi195k km² · 46% of its land
• 🇲🇽Mexico70k sq mi182k km² · 11% of its land

1. 100%Good fit

   Kakamega

   🇰🇪 Kakamega County, Kenya

2. 100%Good fit

   São Bernardo do Campo

   🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil

3. 100%Good fit

   Joinville

   🇧🇷 Santa Catarina, Brazil

4. 100%Good fit

   Santo André

   🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil

5. 100%Good fit

   Florianópolis

   🇧🇷 Santa Catarina, Brazil

6. 100%Good fit

   Xalapa de Enríquez

   🇲🇽 Veracruz, Mexico

7. 100%Good fit

   Canoas

   🇧🇷 Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

8. 100%Good fit

   Popayán

   🇨🇴 Cauca Department, Colombia

9. 100%Good fit

   Armenia

   🇨🇴 Quindío Department, Colombia

10. 100%Good fit

    Londrina

    🇧🇷 Paraná, Brazil

11. 100%Good fit

    Porto Alegre

    🇧🇷 Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

12. 100%Good fit

    Petrópolis

    🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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.

Average temperature

Ideal 64–72°FIdeal 18–22°CWon't grow below 59°F or above 79°FWon't grow below 15°C or above 26°C

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

Yearly rain

Ideal 55–91 inIdeal 1,400–2,300 mmWon't grow below 31 in or above 138 inWon't grow below 800 mm or above 3,500 mm

Dry-season length

Ideal at most 4 monthsWon't grow above 6 months

Days above 95°FDays above 35°C

Ideal at most 2 daysWon't grow above 20 days

A short dry season (2–3 months) helps flowering happen all at once. Above ~73 °F average, quality and yield fall; frost kills.A short dry season (2–3 months) helps flowering happen all at once. Above ~23 °C average, quality and yield fall; frost kills.

Sources: DaMatta & Ramalho 2006, Impacts of drought and temperature stress on coffee physiology and production (Brazilian Journal of Plant Physiology); FAO ECOCROP: Coffea arabica.

• Too cool overall50%
• Too hot overall25%
• Winters get too cold18%
• Too many heat-stress days6%

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

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