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What grows in Arua

Northern, Uganda

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Map showing the boundary of Arua

The 2026 season in Arua

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedMarch 2026 to December 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,161 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — October, November and December look heavier than usual. Make sure water can drain off the field; a wet year does more damage through waterlogging and disease than through the rain itself.
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 covers2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 80% of this area.
80% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 282 growing days · about 1,120 mm · March to December
18% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 266 growing days · about 990 mm · March to December

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Arua

80% lowland, humid, warm — 63 crops

18% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 56 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 Arua 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 Arua

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.

  • Beetroot Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Arabica coffee Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Passion fruit Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Avocado Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 11 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Teff — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Teff — Planting window moved, now opens 20 Jun 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Mandarin — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Apr 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Beetroot — Planting window moved, now opens 10 Jul 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Sunflower — Planting window moved, now opens 20 Jun 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 Arua?

African nightshade, Carrot, Cashew, Common bean, Cowpea all rate well in Arua — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African nightshade in Arua?

In Arua the window for African nightshade runs 30 May 2026 to 17 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Arua?

Divisi does. It reads Arua'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 Arua, 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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