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What grows in Hawassa town Admin

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Map showing the boundary of Hawassa town Admin

The 2026 season in Hawassa town Admin

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 940 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 940 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 76% of this area.
76% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 256 growing days · about 950 mm · March to November
14% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 286 growing days · about 1,140 mm · February to December
5% 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 1,180 mm · February to December
5% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 265 growing days · about 1,000 mm · February to November

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Hawassa town Admin

76% highland, sub-humid, warm — 60 crops

14% highland, humid, warm — 44 crops

5% humid, warm — 59 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 Hawassa town Admin 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 Hawassa town Admin

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.

  • Robusta coffee Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sugarcane Moderate
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cassava Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Taro Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cotton Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable
  • Pearl millet Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pigeon pea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 13 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Hawassa town Admin, 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 Hawassa town Admin

  • 2 September 2026 Chickpea — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Irish Potato — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Lime — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Lablab — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Carrot — 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What crops grow well in Hawassa town Admin?

Enset, African nightshade, Amaranth, Avocado, Beetroot all rate well in Hawassa town Admin — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Enset in Hawassa town Admin?

In Hawassa town Admin the window for Enset runs 2 Mar 2026 to 10 Feb 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Hawassa town Admin?

Divisi does. It reads Hawassa town Admin'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 Hawassa town Admin, 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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