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What grows in Sambava

Sava, Madagascar

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Map showing the boundary of Sambava

The 2026/27 season in Sambava

When the rains are expectedOctober 2026 to September 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,735 mm
This season's rainLeaning dry — January, February, November and December look short of rain. Plant at the early end of the window, favour quicker and more drought-tolerant crops, and keep moisture in the soil: mulch, and weed early.
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.1 °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 87% of this area.
87% 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 2,100 mm · January to December
5% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 286 growing days · about 1,660 mm · October to August
3% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 251 growing days · about 1,550 mm · October to July

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Sambava

87% lowland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 67 crops

5% lowland, humid, warm, one season — 18 crops

3% highland, sub-humid, warm — 38 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 Sambava 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 Sambava

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.

  • Coconut Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cocoa Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • 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

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 4 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 31 August 2026 Tea — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Carrot — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 African Nightshade — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Pumpkin Butternut — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Passion Fruit — 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.

Frequently asked questions

What crops grow well in Sambava?

Avocado, Guava, Sweet orange, Lemon, Tea all rate well in Sambava — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Avocado in Sambava?

In Sambava the window for Avocado runs 12 Oct 2026 to 30 Mar 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Sambava?

Divisi does. It reads Sambava'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 Sambava, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.

Keep going

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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