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What grows in Malabo

Bioko Norte, Guinea Ecuatorial

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Map showing the boundary of Malabo

The 2026 season in Malabo

When the rains are expectedJanuary 2026 to January 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 2,575 mm
This season's rainLeaning dry — January looks 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.
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +0.6 °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 covers2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 83% of this area.
83% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 340 growing days · about 2,510 mm · January to January
17% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 333 growing days · about 2,480 mm · February to January

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Malabo

83% lowland, humid, warm — 64 crops

17% humid, warm — 62 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 Malabo

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.

  • Passion fruit Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Avocado Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Beetroot Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Tea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 10 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

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 Malabo?

African nightshade, Cashew, Common bean, Cowpea, Cucumber all rate well in Malabo — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African nightshade in Malabo?

In Malabo the window for African nightshade runs 18 Feb 2026 to 16 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Malabo?

Divisi does. It reads Malabo'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 Malabo, 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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