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What grows in Samburu West

Samburu, Kenya

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Map showing the boundary of Samburu West

The 2027 season in Samburu 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 732 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 732 mm falling roughly when it always does
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 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 44% of this area.
44% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 259 growing days · about 660 mm · March to December
20% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 276 growing days · about 700 mm · March to December
13% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 136 growing days · about 550 mm · March to June
8% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 208 growing days · about 810 mm · February to June

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Samburu West

44% highland, sub-humid, warm — 45 crops

20% highland, humid, warm — 35 crops

13% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 48 crops

8% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 47 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 Samburu 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 Samburu 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.

  • Banana Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Moringa Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Taro Moderate — Water
  • Robusta coffee Moderate — Water
  • Mandarin Moderate
  • Turmeric Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Chickpea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Grapefruit Moderate — Water
  • Sugarcane Moderate
  • Yam Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Cocoa Unsuitable
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable
  • Oil palm Unsuitable

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 14 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Wheat — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain
  • 2 September 2026 Wheat — Planting window moved, now opens 17 Aug 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Chickpea — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 Chickpea — Suitability class changed, now rates Moderate
  • 2 September 2026 Chickpea — Planting window moved, now opens 17 Aug 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 Samburu West?

Pineapple, Mango, Passion fruit, Avocado, Lemon all rate well in Samburu West — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Pineapple in Samburu West?

In Samburu West the window for Pineapple runs 2 Mar 2027 to 22 Mar 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Samburu West?

Divisi does. It reads Samburu 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 Samburu 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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