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What grows in Kinondoni

Dar-es-salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

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Map showing the boundary of Kinondoni

The 2026/27 season in Kinondoni

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedOctober 2026 to June 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 957 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 957 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.1 °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 covers3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 50% of this area.
50% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 256 growing days · about 980 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 271 growing days · about 1,000 mm · September to June
15% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 245 growing days · about 920 mm · October to June

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Kinondoni

50% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 55 crops

35% lowland, humid, warm — 57 crops

15% sub-humid, warm — 57 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 Kinondoni 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 Kinondoni

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.

  • Lemon Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Irish potato Unsuitable
  • Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Swiss chard Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 17 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Bambara Groundnut — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Water
  • 2 September 2026 Bambara Groundnut — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Bambara Groundnut — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Feb 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Mandarin — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Finger Millet — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests

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 Kinondoni?

Cassava, Lime, Mandarin, Pineapple, Pigeon pea all rate well in Kinondoni — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Cassava in Kinondoni?

In Kinondoni the window for Cassava runs 2 Oct 2026 to 22 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Kinondoni?

Divisi does. It reads Kinondoni'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 Kinondoni, 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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