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What grows in Catumbela

Benguela, Angola

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Map showing the boundary of Catumbela

The 2026/27 season in Catumbela

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedNovember 2026 to May 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 558 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 558 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +0.8 °C over the growing months. Heat makes the same rain do less, so a dry spell bites sooner: do not plant late, and shade or mulch what you can.
What that supportsenough rain for one full main crop, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season
Ground this covers3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 91% of this area.
91% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 208 growing days · about 680 mm · October to May
4% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 173 growing days · about 530 mm · November to May
4% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 214 growing days · about 830 mm · September to May

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Catumbela

91% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 41 crops

4% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 41 crops

4% sub-humid, warm — 48 crops

Rain-fed. These dates are worked out from each place's own rainfall, for a field watered by the season — with irrigation a window can open earlier, close later, or come round more than once a year. Check your own field under What grows, or get the Divisi app for a calendar dated to your farm.

What grows in Catumbela with irrigation

These need water applied — rain alone will not carry them here. The dates are the windows their own water supply allows.

What Divisi would not plant in Catumbela

Every crop in the catalogue is scored against this district, not only the ones that work — so the list above is a decision rather than a shortlist. These are the rest, with what ruled each one out.

  • Irish potato Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Lemon Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Pineapple Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sweet potato Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Swiss chard Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Avocado Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Niger seed Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sweet pepper Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Passion fruit Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sugarcane Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Beetroot Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Coconut Moderate — Water
  • Taro Moderate — Water
  • Arabica coffee Moderate — Water
  • Ginger Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Enset Unsuitable
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
  • Tea Unsuitable
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 26 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Catumbela, and the map colours which kind of ground each part of it is. Your own soil, slope and rainfall will shift the dates — the Divisi app works them out for your field, and dates each job that follows.

Or check your field first

What changed in Catumbela

  • 2 September 2026 Tobacco — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Cashew — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Sunflower — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Lemon — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Jute Mallow — Crop stopped being recommendable

This calendar moves

Planting windows shift with the forecast. Leave your email and we'll send what changed, and a note when planting time nears — a couple of emails a month at most.

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Frequently asked questions

What crops grow well in Catumbela?

Cashew, Pigeon pea, Cotton, Mango, Eggplant all rate well in Catumbela — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Cashew in Catumbela?

In Catumbela the window for Cashew runs 5 Nov 2026 to 25 Mar 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Catumbela?

Divisi does. It reads Catumbela's own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average, so the planting dates and crop shortlist on this page are the same ones the app works out for a field here — then dates each job for that field, and keeps working with no signal.

Is this exact for my own field?

No — these are readings taken across Catumbela, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.

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The district's answer is one question. What each crop needs, what attacks it and where to sell it are the others.

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