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What grows in Malindi

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Map showing the boundary of Malindi

The 2027 season in Malindi

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedMarch 2027 to December 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 968 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — October, November and December look heavier than usual. Make sure water can drain off the field; a wet year does more damage through waterlogging and disease than through the rain itself.
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +0.9 °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 70% of this area.
70% 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 910 mm · March to December
26% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 239 growing days · about 780 mm · August to January

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Malindi

70% lowland, humid, warm — 63 crops

26% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 54 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 Malindi 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 Malindi

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.

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

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 11 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Tea — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Water
  • 2 September 2026 Tea — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Teff — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 Teff — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Teff — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Sep 2026

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 Malindi?

African eggplant, African nightshade, Amaranth, Bambara groundnut, Carrot all rate well in Malindi — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African eggplant in Malindi?

In Malindi the window for African eggplant runs 10 Mar 2027 to 19 May 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Malindi?

Divisi does. It reads Malindi'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 Malindi, 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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