Divisi icon Divisi

What grows in Babati Urban

Manyara, United Republic of Tanzania

Save as PDF

Map showing the boundary of Babati Urban

The 2026/27 season in Babati Urban

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedNovember 2026 to May 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 587 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — January, 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 +0.9 °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 64% of this area.
64% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 193 growing days · about 620 mm · November to May
25% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 241 growing days · about 720 mm · November to June
11% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 211 growing days · about 650 mm · November to May

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Babati Urban

64% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 49 crops

25% highland, sub-humid, warm — 56 crops

11% 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 Babati Urban 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 Babati Urban

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.

  • Enset Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Arabica coffee Moderate — Water
  • Sugarcane Moderate — Water
  • Taro Moderate — Water
  • Ginger Moderate
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water

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 Babati Urban, 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 Babati Urban

  • 31 August 2026 African Nightshade — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Avocado — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Pumpkin Butternut — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Guava — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Sunflower — Crop stopped being 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.

Where to sell it nearby

Support and extension

Frequently asked questions

What crops grow well in Babati Urban?

Cotton, Lablab, Mango, Pigeon pea, African eggplant all rate well in Babati Urban — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Cotton in Babati Urban?

In Babati Urban the window for Cotton runs 16 Oct 2026 to 15 Nov 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Babati Urban?

Divisi does. It reads Babati Urban'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 Babati Urban, 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.

Crop guides Pest guides Disease guides Where to sell it Farming glossary Farming insights Read the Hive Feed How the advice is made