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Where can I grow hops?

Humulus lupulus · Herb · Perennial

Hops is a great fit (80+) on 21.5 million km² (8.3 million sq mi) of land in 73 countries, 27% of it only with irrigation. The most well-suited land is in Xinjiang, China, Ontario, Canada and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Where it can't grow, it's usually summer days too short (62%) and winters get too cold (22%).

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+)
21.5M km²(8.3M sq mi)
15% of land
Worth a try (50–79)
8.9M km²(3.4M sq mi)
6% of land
Great fit without irrigation
15.1M km²(5.8M sq mi)
Rain alone is enough
Countries
73
With great-fit land

Regions with the most suitable land

  1. 1

    🇨🇳Xinjiang, China

    Great fit on 300k km² (116k sq mi) · worth a try on 110k km² (43k sq mi) · mostly with irrigation

    For example Tacheng (100), Qarasu (99)

  2. 2

    🇨🇦Ontario, Canada

    Great fit on 242k km² (93k sq mi) · worth a try on 12k km² (4,700 sq mi)

    For example Toronto (100), Ottawa (100)

  3. 3

    🇦🇷Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Great fit on 192k km² (74k sq mi) · worth a try on 113k km² (43k sq mi)

    For example Carmen de Patagones (97), Coronel Pringles (93)

  4. 4

    🇨🇳Inner Mongolia, China

    Great fit on 178k km² (69k sq mi) · worth a try on 45k km² (17k sq mi) · mostly with irrigation

    For example Dongsheng (99), Wuhai (99)

  5. 5

    🇨🇳Gansu, China

    Great fit on 160k km² (62k sq mi) · worth a try on 51k km² (20k sq mi) · mostly with irrigation

    For example Jiuquan (100), Jiayuguan (100)

  6. 6

    🇬🇧England, United Kingdom

    Great fit on 145k km² (56k sq mi) · worth a try on 11k km² (4,200 sq mi)

    For example London (100), Birmingham (100)

  7. 7

    🇺🇸Missouri, United States

    Great fit on 140k km² (54k sq mi) · worth a try on 19k km² (7,200 sq mi)

    For example Kirksville (97), Hannibal (96)

  8. 8

    🇺🇸Illinois, United States

    Great fit on 139k km² (54k sq mi) · worth a try on 600 km² (200 sq mi)

    For example Chicago (100), Aurora (100)

  9. 9

    🇺🇸California, United States

    Great fit on 132k km² (51k sq mi) · worth a try on 115k km² (45k sq mi)

    For example South Lake Tahoe (97), Susanville (96)

  10. 10

    🇦🇺Victoria, Australia

    Great fit on 123k km² (48k sq mi) · worth a try on 47k km² (18k sq mi)

    For example Ballarat (87), Wallan (86)

  11. 11

    🇨🇦Quebec, Canada

    Great fit on 117k km² (45k sq mi) · worth a try on 48k km² (18k sq mi)

    For example Gatineau (100), Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles (100)

  12. 12

    🇯🇵Hokkaido, Japan

    Great fit on 115k km² (44k sq mi) · worth a try on 600 km² (200 sq mi)

    For example Abashiri (100), Shimo-furano (100)

  13. 13

    🇷🇺Volgograd Oblast, Russia

    Great fit on 113k km² (44k sq mi)

    For example Novoanninskiy (100), Yelan’ (100)

  14. 14

    🇷🇺Bashkortostan Republic, Russia

    Great fit on 112k km² (43k sq mi) · worth a try on 12k km² (4,700 sq mi)

    For example Neftekamsk (100), Birsk (100)

  15. 15

    🇷🇺Orenburg Oblast, Russia

    Great fit on 110k km² (42k sq mi)

    For example Buzuluk (100), Abdulino (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

  • 🇺🇸United States2.8M km² (1.1M sq mi) · 50% of its land
  • 🇷🇺Russia2.7M km² (1.0M sq mi) · 54% of its land
  • 🇨🇳China1.3M km² (521k sq mi) · 24% of its land
  • 🇹🇷Turkey660k km² (255k sq mi) · 78% of its land
  • 🇺🇦Ukraine616k km² (238k sq mi) · 99% of its land
  • 🇨🇦Canada608k km² (235k sq mi) · 51% of its land
  • 🇫🇷France579k km² (223k sq mi) · 99% of its land
  • 🇰🇿Kazakhstan562k km² (217k sq mi) · 63% of its land
  • 🇦🇷Argentina457k km² (176k sq mi) · 29% of its land
  • 🇪🇸Spain416k km² (160k sq mi) · 73% of its land

Best-suited towns

  1. 100%fit

    Vitebsk

    🇧🇾 Belarus

  2. 100%fit

    Minsk

    🇧🇾 Minsk City, Belarus

  3. 100%fit

    Gdańsk

    🇵🇱 Pomerania, Poland

  4. 100%fit

    Vilnius

    🇱🇹 Lithuania

  5. 100%fit

    Dresden

    🇩🇪 Saxony, Germany

  6. 100%fit

    Moscow

    🇷🇺 Russia

  7. 100%fit

    Mannheim

    🇩🇪 Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

  8. 100%fit

    Hannover

    🇩🇪 Lower Saxony, Germany

  9. 100%fit

    Frankfurt am Main

    🇩🇪 Hesse, Germany

  10. 100%fit

    Nuremberg

    🇩🇪 Bavaria, Germany

  11. 100%fit

    Riga

    🇱🇻 Latvia

  12. 100%fit

    Saint Petersburg

    🇷🇺 St.-Petersburg, Russia

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

What hops needs

Longest day
Ideal at least 15.0 hWon't grow below 14.0 h
Coldest-month average
Ideal at most 43°F (6°C)Won't grow above 54°F (12°C)
Coldest night of the year (average)
Ideal at least -18°F (-28°C)Won't grow below -31°F (-35°C)
Frost-free days
Ideal at least 130 daysWon't grow below 110 days
Warmest-month average
Ideal 63–75°F (17–24°C)Won't grow below 57°F (14°C) or above 84°F (29°C)
Yearly rain
Ideal 20–39 in (500–1,000 mm)Won't grow below 12 in (300 mm) or above 63 in (1,600 mm)

Long summer days drive cone yield, which is why production clusters between 35° and 55° latitude. Needs a cold winter for dormancy.

Sources: Neve 1991, Hops (Chapman & Hall); FAO ECOCROP: Humulus lupulus. Ranges not yet reviewed by an agronomist.

What stops it elsewhere

  • Summer days too short62%
  • Winters get too cold22%
  • Frost-free season too short7%
  • Summers too hot4%
  • Winters too mild2%

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. Each square is scored with whichever variety fits it best. “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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