Where can I grow pear?

Pyrus communis / P. pyrifolia · Fruit · Perennial

Pear is a great fit (80+) on 11.3 million sq mi of land in 99 countries, 45% of it only with irrigation. The most well-suited land is in Texas, United States, Xinjiang, China and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Where it can't grow, it's usually not enough winter chill (89%) and frost-free season too short (4%).Pear is a great fit (80+) on 29.2 million km² of land in 99 countries, 45% of it only with irrigation. The most well-suited land is in Texas, United States, Xinjiang, China and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Where it can't grow, it's usually not enough winter chill (89%) and frost-free season too short (4%).

Great fit (80+): 11.3M sq mi29.2M km²; 20% of land
Worth a try (50–79): 1.5M sq mi3.9M km²; 3% of land
Great fit without irrigation: 6.8M sq mi17.6M km²; Rain alone is enough
Countries: 99; With great-fit land

Regions with the most suitable land

1
🇺🇸Texas, United States
Great fit on 142k sq mi368k km² · worth a try on 13k sq mi34k km²
For example Dallas (100), Fort Worth (100)
2
🇨🇳Xinjiang, China
Great fit on 122k sq mi316k km² · worth a try on 23k sq mi59k km² · mostly with irrigation
For example Korla (100), Aqsu (100)
3
🇦🇷Buenos Aires, Argentina
Great fit on 118k sq mi305k km²
For example Mar del Plata (100), Avellaneda (100)
4
🇺🇸California, United States
Great fit on 100k sq mi260k km² · worth a try on 6,500 sq mi17k km²
For example San Francisco (100), Oakland (100)
5
🇨🇳Yunnan, China
Great fit on 75k sq mi195k km² · worth a try on 6,000 sq mi16k km²
For example Kunming (100), Qujing (100)
6
🇨🇳Sichuan, China
Great fit on 74k sq mi192k km² · worth a try on 300 sq mi700 km²
For example Chengdu (100), Bazhong (100)
7
🇨🇦Ontario, Canada
Great fit on 73k sq mi189k km² · worth a try on 11k sq mi28k km²
For example Toronto (100), Ottawa (100)
8
🇦🇺Victoria, Australia
Great fit on 65k sq mi169k km² · worth a try on 200 sq mi600 km²
For example Melbourne (100), Ballarat (100)
9
🇦🇺New South Wales, Australia
Great fit on 63k sq mi163k km² · worth a try on 6,100 sq mi16k km²
For example Tamworth (100), Orange (100)
10
🇺🇸Missouri, United States
Great fit on 61k sq mi159k km²
For example Kansas City (100), St. Louis (100)
11
🇮🇷Razavi Khorasan, Iran
Great fit on 44k sq mi114k km² · mostly with irrigation
For example Qūchān (100), Mashhad (100)
12
🇷🇺Volgograd Oblast, Russia
Great fit on 44k sq mi113k km² · mostly with irrigation
For example Novoanninskiy (100), Yelan’ (100)
13
🇬🇧England, United Kingdom
Great fit on 40k sq mi103k km² · worth a try on 4,900 sq mi13k km²
For example London (100), Islington (100)
14
🇦🇷Cordoba, Argentina
Great fit on 39k sq mi101k km² · worth a try on 4,900 sq mi13k km²
For example Río Cuarto (100), Villa María (100)
15
🇪🇸Andalusia, Spain
Great fit on 38k sq mi99k km² · worth a try on 1,700 sq mi4,400 km²
For example Mijas (100), Ronda (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 States1.7M sq mi4.4M km² · 79% of its land
🇨🇳China1.3M sq mi3.4M km² · 61% of its land
🇷🇺Russia554k sq mi1.4M km² · 29% of its land
🇮🇷Iran406k sq mi1.1M km² · 75% of its land
🇦🇷Argentina335k sq mi867k km² · 55% of its land
🇹🇷Turkey304k sq mi788k km² · 94% of its land
🇺🇦Ukraine234k sq mi607k km² · 98% of its land
🇫🇷France216k sq mi560k km² · 95% of its land
🇪🇸Spain204k sq mi528k km² · 93% of its land
🇦🇺Australia180k sq mi467k km² · 58% of its land

Best-suited towns

100%Ideal
Bologna
🇮🇹 Emilia-Romagna, Italy
100%Ideal
Dihok
🇮🇶 Duhok, Iraq
100%Ideal
Tai’an
🇨🇳 Shandong, China
100%Ideal
Laiwu
🇨🇳 Shandong, China
100%Ideal
Bozhou
🇨🇳 Anhui, China
100%Ideal
Fuyang
🇨🇳 Anhui, China
100%Ideal
Suqian
🇨🇳 Jiangsu, China
100%Ideal
Omaha
🇺🇸 Nebraska, United States
100%Ideal
Lincoln
🇺🇸 Nebraska, United States
100%Ideal
Xinyi
🇨🇳 Jiangsu, China
100%Ideal
Nanyang
🇨🇳 Henan, China
100%Ideal
Köln
🇩🇪 North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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.

What pear needs

Winter chill (9 winters in 10): Ideal at least 60 portionsWon't grow below 45 portions
Coldest night of the year (average): Ideal at least -18°FIdeal at least -28°CWon't grow below -29°FWon't grow below -34°C
Frost-free days: Ideal at least 150 daysWon't grow below 120 days
Degree days above 50°FDegree days above 10°C: Ideal at least 1,800 °F·daysIdeal at least 1,000 °C·daysWon't grow below 1,260 °F·daysWon't grow below 700 °C·days
Yearly rain: Ideal 24–47 inIdeal 600–1,200 mmWon't grow below 14 in or above 79 inWon't grow below 350 mm or above 2,000 mm

Warm, humid springs raise fire blight risk.

Sources: Luedeling 2012, Climate change impacts on winter chill for temperate fruit and nut production: a review (Scientia Horticulturae); FAO ECOCROP: Pyrus communis.

What stops it elsewhere

Not enough winter chill89%
Frost-free season too short4%
Not enough summer heat4%
Winters get too cold3%

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. “Irrigated” ignores rain shortfalls; “Rainfed” counts them. Tap any square to see everything that grows there.

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.