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What grows in Lobito

Benguela, Angola

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Map showing the boundary of Lobito

The 2026/27 season in Lobito

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedOctober 2026 to May 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 674 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 674 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +0.7 °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 covers2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 94% of this area.
94% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 221 growing days · about 700 mm · October to May
6% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 202 growing days · about 600 mm · October to May

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Lobito

94% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 52 crops

6% sub-humid, warm — 53 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 Lobito 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 Lobito

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.

  • Coconut Moderate — Water
  • Taro Moderate — Water
  • Arabica coffee Moderate — Water
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 21 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Lobito, 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 Lobito

  • 31 August 2026 Lablab — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain
  • 31 August 2026 Lablab — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 31 August 2026 Lablab — Planting window moved, now opens 14 Dec 2026
  • 31 August 2026 Sweet Potato — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain
  • 31 August 2026 Sweet Potato — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable

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 Lobito?

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

When should I plant Pineapple in Lobito?

In Lobito the window for Pineapple runs 16 Oct 2026 to 5 Nov 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Lobito?

Divisi does. It reads Lobito'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 Lobito, 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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