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What grows in Santo Antonio das Pombas

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Map showing the boundary of Santo Antonio das Pombas

The 2026 season in Santo Antonio das Pombas

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedAugust 2026 to November 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 459 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 459 mm falling roughly when it always does
What that supportsenough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it, 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 62% of this area.
62% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 111 growing days · about 450 mm · August to November
25% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 96 growing days · about 400 mm · August to November
12% too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season no rain-fed season · about 300 mm · August to October

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Santo Antonio das Pombas

62% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 33 crops

25% semi-arid, warm — 2 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 Santo Antonio das Pombas 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 Santo Antonio das Pombas

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.

  • Teff 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
  • Moringa 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
  • African eggplant 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
  • Cotton 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
  • Garlic 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
  • Pearl millet Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Pigeon pea Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Rice 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
  • Sesame Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cassava Moderate — Water
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Water
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Taro Unsuitable — Water
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Enset Unsuitable — Water
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Water
  • Guava Unsuitable — Water
  • Lemon Unsuitable — Water
  • Lime Unsuitable — Water
  • Mandarin Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable
  • Pineapple Unsuitable — Water
  • Sugarcane Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet orange Unsuitable — Water
  • Tea Unsuitable — Water
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Water
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam Unsuitable — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 41 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Santo Antonio das Pombas, 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

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.

Frequently asked questions

What crops grow well in Santo Antonio das Pombas?

Passion fruit, Mango, Papaya, Cucumber, Fonio all rate well in Santo Antonio das Pombas — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Passion fruit in Santo Antonio das Pombas?

In Santo Antonio das Pombas the window for Passion fruit runs 5 Aug 2027 to 25 Aug 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Santo Antonio das Pombas?

Divisi does. It reads Santo Antonio das Pombas'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 Santo Antonio das Pombas, 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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