What grows in Chamwino

Dodoma, United Republic of Tanzania

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Map showing the boundary of Chamwino

The 2026/27 season in Chamwino

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedNovember 2026 to April 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 539 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 539 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 short crop, and only if timed to it, 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 96% of this area.
Agro-ecological zones covering this area
96% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 147 growing days · about 500 mm · November to April
3% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 171 growing days · about 580 mm · November to May

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Chamwino

96% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 48 crops

3% highland, semi-arid, warm — 45 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 Chamwino 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 Chamwino

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.

  • Pineapple Moderate — Water
  • Teff Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Water
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Taro Unsuitable — Water
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Enset Unsuitable
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Water
  • Guava Unsuitable — Water
  • Lemon Unsuitable — Water
  • Lime Unsuitable — Water
  • Mandarin Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
  • Sugarcane Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet orange Unsuitable — Water
  • Tea Unsuitable — Water
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Water
  • Yam Unsuitable — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 25 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 1 September 2026 Avocado — Crop became recommendable
  • 1 September 2026 Lime — Crop became recommendable
  • 1 September 2026 Jute Mallow — Crop became recommendable
  • 1 September 2026 Mandarin — Crop became 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 Chamwino?

Mango, Pearl millet, Bambara groundnut, Cowpea, Finger millet all rate well in Chamwino — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Mango in Chamwino?

In Chamwino the window for Mango runs 22 Oct 2026 to 30 Jan 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Chamwino?

Divisi does. It reads Chamwino'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 Chamwino, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.

Keep going

The district's answer is one question. What each crop needs, what attacks it and where to sell it are the others.