What grows in Nossa Senhora da Luz

Maio, Cabo Verde

Map showing the boundary of Nossa Senhora da Luz

The season in Nossa Senhora da Luz

Rain in a typical year	About 198 mm
This season's rain	Leaning dry. Plant at the early end of the window and favour quicker, more drought-tolerant crops.
What that supports	too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season
Ground this covers	2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 77% of this area.

Agro-ecological zones covering this area
77%	too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season no rain-fed season · about 200 mm
23%	too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season no rain-fed season · about 180 mm

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Nossa Senhora da Luz 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 Nossa Senhora da Luz

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.

Cucumber Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Green gram Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Jute mallow Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Lablab Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Pearl millet Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Watermelon Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
African eggplant Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
African nightshade Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Amaranth Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Bambara groundnut Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Carrot Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Common bean Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Cowpea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Egusi melon Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Finger millet Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Fonio Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Groundnut Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Okra Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Pumpkin Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Sesame Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Sorghum Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Soybean Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Spider plant Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Sunflower Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Tobacco Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Cotton Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Roselle Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Maize Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Onion Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Papaya Moderate — Water
Rice Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Tomato Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Eggplant Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Chilli Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
Pigeon pea Moderate — Water
Lettuce Moderate — Temperature
Moringa Moderate — Water
Kale Moderate — Water
Avocado Unsuitable — Water
Banana Unsuitable — Water
Beetroot Unsuitable — Water
Cabbage Unsuitable — Water
Cashew Unsuitable — Water
Cassava Unsuitable — Water
Chickpea Unsuitable — Water
Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
Coconut Unsuitable — Water
Taro Unsuitable — Water
Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Water
Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
Enset Unsuitable — Water
Garlic Unsuitable — Water
Ginger Unsuitable — Water
Grapefruit Unsuitable — Water
Guava Unsuitable — Water
Irish potato Unsuitable — Water
Lemon Unsuitable — Water
Lime Unsuitable — Water
Mandarin Unsuitable — Water
Mango Unsuitable — Water
Niger seed Unsuitable — Water
Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
Passion fruit Unsuitable — Water
Pineapple Unsuitable — Water
Sugarcane Unsuitable — Water
Sweet orange Unsuitable — Water
Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Water
Sweet potato Unsuitable — Water
Swiss chard Unsuitable — Water
Tea Unsuitable — Water
Teff Unsuitable — Water
Turmeric Unsuitable — Water
Wheat Unsuitable — Water
Yam Unsuitable — Water

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

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Nossa Senhora da Luz, 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 Nossa Senhora da Luz

2 September 2026 Jute Mallow — Crop became recommendable

Frequently asked questions

Is there a farming app that works in Nossa Senhora da Luz?

Divisi does. It reads Nossa Senhora da Luz'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 Nossa Senhora da Luz, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.