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Where are you growing?

Your climate zone determines which crops are viable, what yields to expect, and how long you can store food without refrigeration. Pick the zone that best matches your location.

📍 Find My Zone Automatically

Type a town, city or region and we'll pull real historical weather data to work out which zone actually fits -- then apply it below for you.

Which hemisphere are you in?

This adjusts sowing and harvest months for your hemisphere. Northern hemisphere uses standard calendar months (Jan-Dec). Southern hemisphere shifts all months by 6 -- so our October becomes your April.

TROPICAL Tropical / Humid Central Africa, SE Asia, Caribbean, Amazon Basin Year-round growing; 2-3 harvests possible ✓ SUB-TROP Subtropical Southern USA, N. Australia, S. China, Mediterranean fringe 9-11 month growing season; mild winters ✓ MED Mediterranean Spain, Italy, Greece, California, S. Australia 8-10 months; dry hot summers, mild wet winters ✓ MARITIME Temperate Maritime UK, Ireland, N. France, NW Germany, Pacific NW USA 6-8 months; mild, wet, windy; frost risk Oct-Apr ✓ CONTINENTAL Temperate Continental Central Europe, US Midwest, S. Canada, N. China 5-7 months; hot summers, cold winters ✓ BOREAL Cool / Boreal N. Scandinavia, Canada, Alaska, N. Russia 3-5 months; short intense summer only ✓ ARID Arid / Semi-Arid Middle East, N. Africa, Australian interior, SW USA Variable; water is the primary constraint ✓ ALPINE Highland / Alpine Andes, E. Africa highlands, Nepal, Scottish uplands 4-6 months; cool and often wet year-round ✓

CUSTOM Customise Zone Fine-tune climate variables for your exact location 🔒 Premium only

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