What grows in Comores

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Map showing the boundary of Comores

The 2025/26 season in Comores

When the rains are expectedSeptember 2025 to August 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,686 mm in a typical farming district
Across its districtsFrom about 1,560 mm in the driest of 17 districts to about 2,242 mm in the wettest
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 1,686 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.0 °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 a long crop, or two in a year, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season
Ground this covers4 kinds of ground. The season below is one typical farming district's, not a figure for the whole of this area.
Agro-ecological zones covering this area
68% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 365 growing days · about 2,110 mm · September to September
20% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 348 growing days · about 1,830 mm · September to September
4% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 342 growing days · about 1,850 mm · September to September
3% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 293 growing days · about 1,530 mm · September to July

last updated 18 September 2026 · from all 17 areas within it

Comores's regions

What grows here

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 here with irrigation

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops above are gathered from every district in Comores, and the ground under them is not all the same. 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 Comores?

Sweet orange, Lemon, Pineapple, Banana, Lime all rate well in Comores — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Sweet orange in Comores?

In Comores the window for Sweet orange runs 23 Sep 2026 to 1 Jan 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Comores?

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

Keep going

A district's answer is one question. What to grow, what attacks it and where to sell it are the others.