What grows in Horo Gudru Wellega

Oromia, Ethiopia

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Map showing the boundary of Horo Gudru Wellega

The 2027 season in Horo Gudru Wellega

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedApril 2027 to November 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,519 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 1,519 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.4 °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 covers3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 49% of this area.
Agro-ecological zones covering this area
49% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 225 growing days · about 1,420 mm · April to November
30% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 188 growing days · about 1,120 mm · April to October
20% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 243 growing days · about 1,700 mm · March to November

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Horo Gudru Wellega

49% highland, sub-humid, warm — 48 crops

30% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 12 crops

20% high montane, sub-humid, warm — 35 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 Horo Gudru Wellega 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 Horo Gudru Wellega

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.

  • 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
  • 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
  • Fonio 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
  • Pearl millet Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • 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
  • Sweet potato 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
  • Yam Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Banana Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cassava Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Ginger Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sugarcane Moderate — Water
  • Taro Moderate — Water
  • Robusta coffee Moderate — Water
  • Cocoa Unsuitable
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 22 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Horo Gudru Wellega, 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 Horo Gudru Wellega

  • 2 September 2026 Beetroot — Planting window moved, now opens 29 Aug 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Chickpea — Planting window moved, now opens 30 Jul 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Coffee Arabica — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 Coffee Arabica — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Pumpkin Butternut — 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 Horo Gudru Wellega?

Guava, Lemon, Avocado, Tea, Passion fruit all rate well in Horo Gudru Wellega — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Guava in Horo Gudru Wellega?

In Horo Gudru Wellega the window for Guava runs 5 Apr 2027 to 3 Aug 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Horo Gudru Wellega?

Divisi does. It reads Horo Gudru Wellega'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 Horo Gudru Wellega, 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

The district's answer is one question. What each crop needs, what attacks it and where to sell it are the others.