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What grows in Mulanje

Southern, Malawi

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Map showing the boundary of Mulanje

The 2026/27 season in Mulanje

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedNovember 2026 to June 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,069 mm
This season's rainLeaning dry — January, February 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 +1.6 °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 43% of this area.
43% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 219 growing days · about 1,160 mm · October to June
35% 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 1,630 mm · October to August
11% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 295 growing days · about 1,720 mm · October to August
7% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 316 growing days · about 1,770 mm · October to September

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Mulanje

43% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 60 crops

35% lowland, humid, warm, one season — 70 crops

11% highland, humid, warm — 36 crops

7% lowland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 68 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 Mulanje

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.

  • Cocoa Unsuitable
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Oil palm Unsuitable

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 3 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 1 September 2026 Amaranth — Crop became recommendable
  • 1 September 2026 Sweet Pepper — Crop became recommendable
  • 1 September 2026 Maize — Crop became recommendable
  • 1 September 2026 Irish Potato — Crop became recommendable
  • 1 September 2026 Teff — 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 Mulanje?

Avocado, Finger millet, Guava, Lablab, Lemon all rate well in Mulanje — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Avocado in Mulanje?

In Mulanje the window for Avocado runs 10 Oct 2026 to 27 Mar 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Mulanje?

Divisi does. It reads Mulanje'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 Mulanje, 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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