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What grows in Cape Coast Metropolitan

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Map showing the boundary of Cape Coast Metropolitan

The 2026 season in Cape Coast Metropolitan

When the rains are expectedFebruary 2026 to December 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,237 mm
This season's rainLeaning dry — February, September, October and November look 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 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 the largest that farms — about 71% of this area.
71% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 314 growing days · about 1,220 mm · February to December
14% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 316 growing days · about 1,250 mm · February to December
7% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 283 growing days · about 1,120 mm · February to December
7% 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 1,170 mm · February to December

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Cape Coast Metropolitan

71% lowland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 57 crops

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

7% lowland, humid, warm, one season — 57 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 Divisi would not plant in Cape Coast Metropolitan

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.

  • Avocado Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Irish potato Unsuitable
  • Lemon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Swiss chard Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 17 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Cape Coast Metropolitan, 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 Cape Coast Metropolitan

  • 2 September 2026 African Eggplant — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain
  • 2 September 2026 African Nightshade — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain
  • 2 September 2026 Amaranth — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain
  • 2 September 2026 Maize — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain
  • 2 September 2026 Green Gram — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain

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 Cape Coast Metropolitan?

Cashew, Jute mallow, African eggplant, African nightshade, Amaranth all rate well in Cape Coast Metropolitan — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Cashew in Cape Coast Metropolitan?

In Cape Coast Metropolitan the window for Cashew runs 26 Feb 2026 to 8 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Cape Coast Metropolitan?

Divisi does. It reads Cape Coast Metropolitan'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 Cape Coast Metropolitan, 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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