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When to plant Rice in Cidade de Inhambane
Inhambane, Moçambique
Known here as arroz
Rice is a grass that lives on water.
| Measure | Rain-fed | With irrigation |
|---|---|---|
| Fit | Favourable | |
| When to plant | 7 Dec 2026 – 24 Jan 2027 opens in 10 weeks | 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Expected harvest | about 3.2 t/ha | about 7.0 t/ha |
| Harvest | From 7 Mar 2027 to 23 Jun 2027, depending on the planting date | |
| Ready to harvest | 90–150 days after planting | |
| Work it takes | 69–107 days per hectare, by hand | |
| Rain meets its needs | 66% | |
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 31 Dec 2026. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
This season's rainfall outlook for Cidade de Inhambane leans dry, so these dates sit later than the long-run average. Planting on the date you are used to risks germinating into a false start and having to replant.
Planting after 24 Jan 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Cidade de Inhambane
| Rain and temperature | 96% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 96% |
| The lie of the land | 88% |
For rice in Cidade de Inhambane, the lie of the land is the tightest of the three at 88%. You cannot flatten it, but you can farm it: plant along the contour rather than up and down, ridge or tie ridges to hold water on the slope, and expect shallower rooting than the crop would manage on flat ground.
The 2026/27 season in Cidade de Inhambane
| Rainy seasons | One each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it |
|---|---|
| When the rains are expected | October 2026 to August 2027 |
| Rain in a typical year | About 968 mm |
| This season's rain | Leaning dry — January, February, November and December look short of rain. Plant at the early end of the window, favour quicker and more drought-tolerant crops, and keep moisture in the soil: mulch, and weed early. |
| This season's heat | Hotter 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 supports | enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season |
| Ground this covers | 2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 59% of this area. |
| 59% | enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 284 growing days · about 970 mm · October to August |
|---|---|
| 41% | enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 283 growing days · about 950 mm · October to August |
last updated 17 September 2026
Limited water holds back about 35% of yield here.
What rice needs to grow here
| Soil it likes | loam, clay loam or clay |
|---|---|
| Soil sourness (pH) | Happiest between pH 5.5 and 7.0 |
| Spacing | 20 cm between rows, 20 cm between plants |
| Feed it most with | nitrogen and zinc |
What it takes to grow rice in Cidade de Inhambane
| Planting material | About 600,000 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 48 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 16 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 70 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 | 69–107 days per hectare, by hand |
These are the nutrients a rice 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 Rice with a plan, not a guess
Everything above describes Cidade de Inhambane 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.
Rice in nearby districts
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 rice grow well in Cidade de Inhambane?
Cidade de Inhambane rates as favourable for rice.
When should I plant rice in Cidade de Inhambane?
Typically 7 Dec 2026 to 24 Jan 2027, forecast-adjusted.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Cidade de Inhambane, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
