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What grows in Moshi

Kilimanjaro, United Republic of Tanzania

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Map showing the boundary of Moshi

The 2026 season in Moshi

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedFebruary 2026 to June 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 588 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — February 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 +1.1 °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 covers4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 41% of this area.
41% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 146 growing days · about 530 mm · February to June
12% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 248 growing days · about 910 mm · October to July
10% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 320 growing days · about 1,560 mm · October to August
9% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 319 growing days · about 1,520 mm · September to August

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Moshi

41% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 44 crops

12% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 67 crops

10% lowland, humid, warm — 63 crops

9% highland, humid, warm — 43 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 Moshi 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 Moshi

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.

  • Chickpea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Coconut Moderate — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 2 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 31 August 2026 Avocado — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Mar 2027
  • 31 August 2026 Lettuce — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Temperature
  • 31 August 2026 Lettuce — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 31 August 2026 Lettuce — Planting window moved, now opens 21 Mar 2027
  • 31 August 2026 Okra — 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 Moshi?

Chilli, African nightshade, Amaranth, Beetroot, Carrot all rate well in Moshi — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Chilli in Moshi?

In Moshi the window for Chilli runs 4 Jan 2027 to 3 Feb 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Moshi?

Divisi does. It reads Moshi'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 Moshi, 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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