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What grows in Mumias West

Kakamega, Kenya

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Map showing the boundary of Mumias West

The 2026 season in Mumias West

When the rains are expectedJanuary 2026 to January 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,574 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 1,574 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +0.8 °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 89% of this area.
89% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 361 growing days · about 1,590 mm · January to January
11% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 353 growing days · about 1,520 mm · February to January

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Mumias West

89% lowland, humid, warm — 68 crops

11% humid, warm — 68 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 Mumias West

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.

  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 6 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 31 August 2026 Lablab — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 31 August 2026 Cashew — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 31 August 2026 Tomato — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 31 August 2026 Onion — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 31 August 2026 Turmeric — Limiting factor changed

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 Mumias West?

Avocado, Cashew, Cassava, Taro, Grapefruit all rate well in Mumias West — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Avocado in Mumias West?

In Mumias West the window for Avocado runs 21 Jan 2026 to 8 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Mumias West?

Divisi does. It reads Mumias West'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 Mumias West, 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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