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What grows in Nossa Senhora da Luz

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Map showing the boundary of Nossa Senhora da Luz

The 2027 season in Nossa Senhora da Luz

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedAugust 2027 to October 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 267 mm
This season's rainLeaning dry — September looks short of rain. Plant at the early end of the window, favour quicker and more drought-tolerant crops, and keep moisture in the soil: mulch, and weed early.
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 50% of this area.
50% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 81 growing days · about 270 mm · August to October
30% too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season no rain-fed season · about 240 mm · August to October
20% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 79 growing days · about 260 mm · August to October

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Nossa Senhora da Luz

50% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 35 crops

30% lowland, arid, warm — 33 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 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.

  • Papaya Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Pigeon pea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Moringa Moderate — Water
  • Passion fruit Moderate — Temperature
  • Swiss chard Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Avocado Unsuitable
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Water
  • Cassava Unsuitable — Water
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Water
  • Taro Unsuitable — Water
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Enset Unsuitable
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Water
  • Guava Unsuitable — Water
  • Irish potato Unsuitable
  • Lemon Unsuitable — Water
  • Lime Unsuitable — Water
  • Mandarin Unsuitable — Water
  • Mango Unsuitable — Water
  • Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
  • Pineapple Unsuitable — Water
  • Sugarcane Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet orange Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Water
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam Unsuitable — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 39 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

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 Nossa Senhora da Luz?

Cowpea, Cucumber, Egusi melon, Green gram, Jute mallow all rate well in Nossa Senhora da Luz — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Cowpea in Nossa Senhora da Luz?

In Nossa Senhora da Luz the window for Cowpea runs 27 Jul 2027 to 16 Aug 2027.

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.

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