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What grows in Nandi Hills

Nandi, Kenya

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Map showing the boundary of Nandi Hills

The 2026/27 season in Nandi Hills

When the rains are expectedFebruary 2026 to January 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,274 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — January, February, 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 +1.2 °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 covers3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 81% of this area.
81% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 345 growing days · about 1,340 mm · February to January
12% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 342 growing days · about 1,280 mm · February to January
6% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 348 growing days · about 1,280 mm · February to January

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Nandi Hills

81% highland, humid, warm — 44 crops

12% high montane, humid, warm — 27 crops

6% humid, warm — 41 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 Nandi Hills

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.

  • Sugarcane Moderate
  • African eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Bambara groundnut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Banana Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cassava Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Taro Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cotton Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cowpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Fonio Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Green gram Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Jute mallow Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Moringa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Okra Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pearl millet Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pigeon pea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Rice Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Roselle Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sesame Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Watermelon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 30 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Chickpea — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Chickpea — Planting window moved, now opens 4 Jul 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Rape Covo Kale — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Lettuce — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Passion Fruit — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests

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 Nandi Hills?

Avocado, Enset, Lemon, Pumpkin, Sunflower all rate well in Nandi Hills — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Avocado in Nandi Hills?

In Nandi Hills the window for Avocado runs 10 Feb 2026 to 8 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Nandi Hills?

Divisi does. It reads Nandi Hills'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 Nandi Hills, 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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