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What grows in Mathira

Nyeri, Kenya

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Map showing the boundary of Mathira

The 2026 season in Mathira

When the rains are expectedAugust 2026 to August 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,273 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — make sure water can drain off the field.
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 52% of this area.
52% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 329 growing days · about 1,300 mm · February to January
15% 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 1,630 mm · January to December
10% 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 1,050 mm · September to July
5% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; cold for much of the year, with a short planting season 332 growing days · about 1,880 mm · January to December

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Mathira

52% highland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 33 crops

15% high montane, humid, warm — 9 crops

10% highland, humid, warm, one season — 41 crops

5% humid, cold — 2 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 Mathira

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.

  • Lime Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Mango Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Papaya 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 — 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; 33 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

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 Mathira?

Lettuce, Enset, Beetroot, Irish potato, Wheat all rate well in Mathira — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Lettuce in Mathira?

In Mathira the window for Lettuce runs 4 Mar 2027 to 27 Apr 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Mathira?

Divisi does. It reads Mathira'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 Mathira, 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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