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What grows in Jimma

Oromia, Ethiopia

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Map showing the boundary of Jimma

The 2026 season in Jimma

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedMarch 2026 to November 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,416 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 1,416 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 covers4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 39% of this area.
39% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 265 growing days · about 1,440 mm · March to November
21% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 275 growing days · about 1,500 mm · March to December
14% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 305 growing days · about 1,450 mm · February to December
8% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 251 growing days · about 1,460 mm · March to November

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Jimma

39% highland, sub-humid, warm — 67 crops

21% highland, humid, warm, one season — 65 crops

14% highland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 57 crops

8% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 21 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 Jimma 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 Jimma

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.

  • Egusi melon Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sugarcane Moderate — Water
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 3 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Jimma, 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 Jimma

  • 31 August 2026 Avocado — Suitability class changed, now rates Moderate
  • 31 August 2026 Avocado — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Apr 2026
  • 31 August 2026 Chickpea — Suitability class changed, now rates Moderate
  • 31 August 2026 Passion Fruit — Suitability class changed, now rates Moderate
  • 31 August 2026 Lettuce — Suitability class changed, now rates Moderate

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 Jimma?

Passion fruit, Avocado, Banana, Arabica coffee, Enset all rate well in Jimma — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Passion fruit in Jimma?

In Jimma the window for Passion fruit runs 8 Mar 2026 to 28 Sep 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Jimma?

Divisi does. It reads Jimma'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 Jimma, 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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