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Where can I grow peach?

Prunus persica · Fruit · Perennial

Peach is a great fit (80+) on 33.2 million km² (12.8 million sq mi) of land in 106 countries, 49% of it only with irrigation. The most well-suited land is in Texas, United States, Buenos Aires, Argentina and California, United States. Where it can't grow, it's usually not enough winter chill (72%) and winters get too cold (18%).

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+)
33.2M km²(12.8M sq mi)
23% of land
Worth a try (50–79)
3.2M km²(1.2M sq mi)
2% of land
Great fit without irrigation
16.9M km²(6.5M sq mi)
Rain alone is enough
Countries
106
With great-fit land

Regions with the most suitable land

  1. 1

    🇺🇸Texas, United States

    Great fit on 500k km² (193k sq mi) · worth a try on 5,500 km² (2,100 sq mi)

    For example San Antonio (100), Dallas (100)

  2. 2

    🇦🇷Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Great fit on 305k km² (118k sq mi)

    For example Mar del Plata (100), Avellaneda (100)

  3. 3

    🇺🇸California, United States

    Great fit on 288k km² (111k sq mi) · worth a try on 12k km² (4,800 sq mi) · mostly with irrigation

    For example San Francisco (100), Oakland (100)

  4. 4

    🇨🇳Yunnan, China

    Great fit on 262k km² (101k sq mi) · worth a try on 16k km² (6,200 sq mi)

    For example Kunming (100), Qujing (100)

  5. 5

    🇧🇷Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    Great fit on 215k km² (83k sq mi) · worth a try on 49k km² (19k sq mi)

    For example Rio Grande (100), São José do Norte (100)

  6. 6

    🇦🇺New South Wales, Australia

    Great fit on 207k km² (80k sq mi) · worth a try on 4,000 km² (1,500 sq mi)

    For example Sydney (100), Newcastle (100)

  7. 7

    🇨🇳Sichuan, China

    Great fit on 189k km² (73k sq mi) · worth a try on 2,100 km² (800 sq mi)

    For example Chengdu (100), Bazhong (100)

  8. 8

    🇨🇳Hunan, China

    Great fit on 183k km² (71k sq mi)

    For example Changde (100), Yueyang (100)

  9. 9

    🇵🇰Balochistan, Pakistan

    Great fit on 181k km² (70k sq mi) · worth a try on 6,100 km² (2,400 sq mi) · mostly with irrigation

    For example Quetta (100), Khuzdar (100)

  10. 10

    🇵🇰Punjab, Pakistan

    Great fit on 169k km² (65k sq mi) · worth a try on 13k km² (5,000 sq mi) · mostly with irrigation

    For example Rawalpindi (100), Sialkot (100)

  11. 11

    🇦🇺Victoria, Australia

    Great fit on 167k km² (65k sq mi) · worth a try on 1,200 km² (500 sq mi)

    For example Melbourne (100), Ballarat (100)

  12. 12

    🇺🇸Missouri, United States

    Great fit on 159k km² (61k sq mi)

    For example Kansas City (100), St. Louis (100)

  13. 13

    🇦🇷Cordoba, Argentina

    Great fit on 140k km² (54k sq mi)

    For example Córdoba (100), Río Cuarto (100)

  14. 14

    🇿🇦Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Great fit on 139k km² (53k sq mi) · worth a try on 4,600 km² (1,800 sq mi)

    For example Grahamstown (100), Stutterheim (100)

  15. 15

    🇲🇽Chihuahua, Mexico

    Great fit on 121k km² (47k sq mi) · mostly with irrigation

    For example Madera (100), Hidalgo del Parral (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 States4.1M km² (1.6M sq mi) · 74% of its land
  • 🇨🇳China2.9M km² (1.1M sq mi) · 52% of its land
  • 🇮🇷Iran1.3M km² (485k sq mi) · 90% of its land
  • 🇦🇷Argentina1.2M km² (449k sq mi) · 74% of its land
  • 🇹🇷Turkey712k km² (275k sq mi) · 85% of its land
  • 🇷🇺Russia672k km² (259k sq mi) · 13% of its land
  • 🇿🇦South Africa651k km² (251k sq mi) · 76% of its land
  • 🇦🇺Australia586k km² (226k sq mi) · 73% of its land
  • 🇺🇦Ukraine577k km² (223k sq mi) · 93% of its land
  • 🇩🇿Algeria539k km² (208k sq mi) · 91% of its land

Best-suited towns

  1. 100%fit

    Bologna

    🇮🇹 Emilia-Romagna, Italy

  2. 100%fit

    Dihok

    🇮🇶 Duhok, Iraq

  3. 100%fit

    Córdoba

    🇦🇷 Cordoba, Argentina

  4. 100%fit

    Cuenca

    🇪🇨 Azuay, Ecuador

  5. 100%fit

    Tai’an

    🇨🇳 Shandong, China

  6. 100%fit

    Laiwu

    🇨🇳 Shandong, China

  7. 100%fit

    Bozhou

    🇨🇳 Anhui, China

  8. 100%fit

    Tangier

    🇲🇦 Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco

  9. 100%fit

    Fuyang

    🇨🇳 Anhui, China

  10. 100%fit

    Suqian

    🇨🇳 Jiangsu, China

  11. 100%fit

    Chuxiong

    🇨🇳 Yunnan, China

  12. 100%fit

    Xinyi

    🇨🇳 Jiangsu, China

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

What peach needs

Winter chill (9 winters in 10)
Ideal at least 40 portionsWon't grow below 25 portions
Coldest night of the year (average)
Ideal at least -6°F (-21°C)Won't grow below -15°F (-26°C)
Frost-free days
Ideal at least 170 daysWon't grow below 140 days
Degree days above 50°F (10°C)
Ideal at least 2,340 °F·days (1,300 °C·days)Won't grow below 1,620 °F·days (900 °C·days)
Yearly rain
Ideal 24–47 in (600–1,200 mm)Won't grow below 14 in (350 mm) or above 79 in (2,000 mm)

Flower buds are killed around −23 °C in midwinter and by frost after bloom.

Sources: Fadón et al. 2020, Chilling and heat requirements of temperate stone fruit trees (Prunus sp.) (Agronomy); FAO ECOCROP: Prunus persica. Ranges not yet reviewed by an agronomist.

What stops it elsewhere

  • Not enough winter chill72%
  • Winters get too cold18%
  • Frost-free season too short5%
  • Not enough summer heat4%

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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