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What grows in Ouarzazate Province
Draa Tafilalet, Morocco
The 2026 season in Ouarzazate Province
| Rain in a typical year | About 441 mm |
|---|---|
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 441 mm falling roughly when it always does |
| What that supports | enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it, cool for part of the year, so frost sets the planting date |
| Ground this covers | 4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 24% of this area. |
| 43% | too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth no rain-fed season · about 180 mm |
|---|---|
| 24% | too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; cool for part of the year, so frost sets the planting date 87 growing days · about 410 mm |
| 20% | too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth no rain-fed season · about 270 mm |
| 10% | enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 105 growing days · about 340 mm · October to March |
last updated 17 September 2026
What grows in Ouarzazate Province
Divisi found no rain-fed growing season at this point — the rain here does not reliably carry a crop through one. These dates are what the calendar would be if it did, and the irrigated list below is the dependable answer.
10% highland, semi-arid, mild winter — 1 crop
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 Ouarzazate Province
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.
- Garlic Moderate — Water
- Kale Moderate — Temperature
- Swiss chard Moderate — Temperature
- Wheat Moderate — Water
- Irish potato Moderate — Water
- Onion Moderate — Water
- Cabbage Moderate — Water
- Groundnut Moderate — Temperature
- Lettuce Moderate — Water
- African eggplant Unsuitable — Water
- African nightshade Unsuitable — Water
- Amaranth Unsuitable — Water
- Avocado Unsuitable — Water
- Bambara groundnut Unsuitable — Water
- Banana Unsuitable — Water
- Carrot Unsuitable — Water
- Cashew Unsuitable — Water
- Cassava Unsuitable — Water
- Chickpea Unsuitable — Water
- Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
- Coconut Unsuitable — Water
- Taro Unsuitable — Water
- Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Water
- Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
- Common bean Unsuitable — Water
- Cotton Unsuitable — Water
- Cowpea Unsuitable — Water
- Cucumber Unsuitable — Water
- Eggplant Unsuitable — Water
- Egusi melon Unsuitable — Water
- Enset Unsuitable — Water
- Finger millet Unsuitable — Water
- Fonio Unsuitable — Water
- Ginger Unsuitable — Water
- Grapefruit Unsuitable — Water
- Green gram Unsuitable — Water
- Guava Unsuitable — Water
- Chilli Unsuitable — Water
- Jute mallow Unsuitable — Water
- Lablab Unsuitable — Water
- Lemon Unsuitable — Water
- Lime Unsuitable — Water
- Maize Unsuitable — Water
- Mandarin Unsuitable — Water
- Mango Unsuitable — Water
- Moringa Unsuitable — Water
- Niger seed Unsuitable — Water
- Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
- Okra Unsuitable — Water
- Papaya Unsuitable — Water
- Passion fruit Unsuitable — Water
- Pearl millet Unsuitable — Water
- Pigeon pea Unsuitable — Water
- Pineapple Unsuitable — Water
- Pumpkin Unsuitable — Water
- Rice Unsuitable — Water
- Roselle Unsuitable — Water
- Sesame Unsuitable — Water
- Sorghum Unsuitable — Water
- Soybean Unsuitable — Water
- Spider plant Unsuitable — Water
- Sugarcane Unsuitable — Water
- Sunflower Unsuitable — Water
- Sweet orange Unsuitable — Water
- Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Water
- Sweet potato Unsuitable — Water
- Tea Unsuitable — Water
- Teff Unsuitable — Water
- Tobacco Unsuitable — Water
- Tomato Unsuitable — Water
- Turmeric Unsuitable — Water
- Watermelon Unsuitable — Water
- Yam Unsuitable — Water
Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 73 came back without a sowing date.
Plan the season, not just check it
The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Ouarzazate Province, 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.
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 Ouarzazate Province?
Beetroot all rate well in Ouarzazate Province — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.
When should I plant Beetroot in Ouarzazate Province?
In Ouarzazate Province the window for Beetroot runs 29 Sep 2026 to 9 Oct 2026.
Is there a farming app that works in Ouarzazate Province?
Divisi does. It reads Ouarzazate Province'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 Ouarzazate Province, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.