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When to plant Chilli in Assuit
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Hot pepper — chilli, mhiripiri, pilipili kali, barkono, ata eiye — is the small, fiery Capsicum grown for the burn in its fruit.
| Fit | Favourable |
|---|---|
| When to plant | 9 Aug 2027 – 18 Aug 2027 opens in 45 weeks |
| Expected harvest | about 14.5 t/ha |
| Harvest | From 6 Jan 2028 to 15 Mar 2028, depending on the planting date |
| Ready to harvest | 150–210 days after planting |
| Work it takes | 110–232 days per hectare, by hand |
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.
If you only get one chance to plant, aim for around 9 Aug 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
No seasonal forecast reaches Assuit yet, so these dates follow the rains it usually gets rather than this year's.
Planting after 18 Aug 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Assuit
| Rain and temperature | 76% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 96% |
| The lie of the land | 88% |
For chilli in Assuit, rain and temperature is the tightest of the three at 76%. This one is fixed. It is why the planting window above is where it is — hitting those dates is the whole of your control here.
The season in Assuit
| Rain in a typical year | About 2 mm |
|---|---|
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 2 mm falling roughly when it always does |
| What that supports | too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation, warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth |
| Ground this covers | One kind of ground throughout. |
last updated 18 September 2026
Temperature holds back about 40% of yield here.
What chilli needs to grow here
| Soil it likes | well-drained sandy loam or loam soil |
|---|---|
| Soil sourness (pH) | Happiest between pH 6.0 and 6.5 |
| Spacing | 75 cm between rows, 45 cm between plants |
| Feed it most with | potassium and calcium |
What it takes to grow chilli in Assuit
| Planting material | About 42,000 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 51 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 12 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 72 kg per hectare |
| In the shops | A basal compound at planting — Compound D, or an NPK blend — covers the phosphate and potash. A nitrogen top dressing — urea or AN — goes on once the crop is established. |
| Hand work | 110–232 days per hectare, by hand |
These are the nutrients a chilli crop of that size carries off the field. What you actually apply depends on what your soil already holds — which is what a soil test, or the app's field records, tell you.
What to watch for
Grow Chilli with a plan, not a guess
Everything above describes Assuit as a whole — 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.
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.
Frequently asked questions
Will chilli grow well in Assuit?
Assuit rates as favourable for chilli.
When should I plant chilli in Assuit?
Typically 9 Aug 2027 to 18 Aug 2027, typical season.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Assuit, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.