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What grows in Gulu

Northern, Uganda

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Map showing the boundary of Gulu

The 2026 season in Gulu

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 1,160 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 1,160 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.4 °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 84% of this area.
84% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 281 growing days · about 1,170 mm · March to December
14% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 256 growing days · about 1,050 mm · March to November

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Gulu

84% lowland, humid, warm — 63 crops

14% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 58 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 Gulu

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
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Passion fruit 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 Gulu, 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 Gulu

  • 31 August 2026 Yam — Limiting factor changed
  • 31 August 2026 Banana Plantain — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Apr 2027
  • 31 August 2026 Turmeric — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 31 August 2026 Pumpkin Butternut — Planting window moved, now opens 31 May 2027
  • 31 August 2026 Sesame — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable

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 Gulu?

Cashew, Green gram, Pearl millet, Pumpkin, Watermelon all rate well in Gulu — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Cashew in Gulu?

In Gulu the window for Cashew runs 3 Mar 2026 to 27 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Gulu?

Divisi does. It reads Gulu'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 Gulu, 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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