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What grows in Mbeya Urban

Mbeya, United Republic of Tanzania

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Map showing the boundary of Mbeya Urban

The 2026/27 season in Mbeya 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 1,024 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — January, February, 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 +1.2 °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 covers4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 65% of this area.
65% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 213 growing days · about 1,000 mm · October to June
19% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 211 growing days · about 1,040 mm · November to May
12% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 219 growing days · about 970 mm · October to June
4% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 210 growing days · about 1,270 mm · October to May

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Mbeya Urban

65% highland, sub-humid, warm — 43 crops

19% sub-humid, warm — 45 crops

12% high montane, sub-humid, warm — 27 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 Mbeya 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 Mbeya 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.

  • Chickpea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Pineapple Moderate — Water
  • Tea Moderate — Water
  • Ginger Moderate — Water
  • Sugarcane Moderate
  • Banana Unsuitable
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cassava Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Taro Unsuitable
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable
  • Cotton Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cowpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Water
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Green gram Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Moringa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable
  • Pearl millet Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pigeon pea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Rice Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Roselle Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sesame Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 29 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Mbeya 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

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 Mbeya Urban?

Guava, Lablab, Maize, Niger seed, Pumpkin all rate well in Mbeya Urban — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Guava in Mbeya Urban?

In Mbeya Urban the window for Guava runs 12 Oct 2026 to 1 Mar 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Mbeya Urban?

Divisi does. It reads Mbeya 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 Mbeya 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.

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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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