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What grows in Quelimane

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Map showing the boundary of Quelimane

The 2026/27 season in Quelimane

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedNovember 2026 to August 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,256 mm
This season's rainLeaning dry — January and February 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 +1.2 °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 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 92% of this area.
92% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 296 growing days · about 1,280 mm · November to August
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 1,280 mm · November to August
3% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 301 growing days · about 1,290 mm · November to August

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Quelimane

92% lowland, humid, warm, one season — 65 crops

3% humid, warm — 66 crops

3% lowland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 65 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 Quelimane

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.

  • Avocado Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 8 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

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What changed in Quelimane

  • 31 August 2026 Bambara Groundnut — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Fonio — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Lablab — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Papaya — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Cowpea — Crop stopped being 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 Quelimane?

Cashew, Robusta coffee, Grapefruit, Groundnut, Guava all rate well in Quelimane — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Cashew in Quelimane?

In Quelimane the window for Cashew runs 24 Oct 2026 to 21 Jun 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Quelimane?

Divisi does. It reads Quelimane'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 Quelimane, 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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