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What grows in Lamu West

Lamu, Kenya

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Map showing the boundary of Lamu West

The 2027 season in Lamu West

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 905 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 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 40% of this area.
40% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 221 growing days · about 920 mm · March to December
22% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 151 growing days · about 930 mm · March to August
22% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 202 growing days · about 780 mm · March to July
12% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 277 growing days · about 1,120 mm · March to December

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Lamu West

40% lowland, sub-humid, warm, one season — 51 crops

22% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 49 crops

22% lowland, sub-humid, warm, two seasons — 48 crops

12% lowland, humid, warm — 52 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 Lamu West 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 Lamu 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.

  • Oil palm Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Taro Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Robusta coffee Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sugarcane 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
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • 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
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 22 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Banana Plantain — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Water
  • 2 September 2026 Banana Plantain — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Onion — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 Onion — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Beetroot — Planting window moved, now opens 11 Apr 2027

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 Lamu West?

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

When should I plant African eggplant in Lamu West?

In Lamu West the window for African eggplant runs 22 Mar 2027 to 27 Apr 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Lamu West?

Divisi does. It reads Lamu 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 Lamu 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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