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What grows in Narok North

Narok, Kenya

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Map showing the boundary of Narok North

The 2026 season in Narok North

When the rains are expectedDecember 2026 to December 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 945 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — 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 +0.8 °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 covers4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 60% of this area.
60% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 365 growing days · about 1,030 mm · February to February
25% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 238 growing days · about 700 mm · October to June
10% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 365 growing days · about 870 mm · December to December
3% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 293 growing days · about 790 mm · September to July

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Narok North

60% high montane, humid, warm — 22 crops

25% highland, sub-humid, warm — 38 crops

10% highland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 27 crops

3% highland, humid, warm, one season — 33 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 Narok North

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.

  • Mandarin Moderate
  • Turmeric Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • 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
  • Cotton Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cowpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Fonio Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Green gram Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Jute mallow Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Lime Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Mango Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Moringa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Okra Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Papaya 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; 36 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Wheat — Crop became recommendable

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 Narok North?

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

When should I plant Enset in Narok North?

In Narok North the window for Enset runs 21 Jan 2026 to 1 Jan 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Narok North?

Divisi does. It reads Narok North'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 Narok North, 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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