When to plant Sweet pepper in Niger

Known here as tattasai · tatashe

Sweet pepper (bell pepper, capsicum) is a warm-season vegetable grown for its thick-walled, mild, juicy fruit — the kind you slice into relish, stew and salad.

Sweet pepper in Niger, rain-fed and with irrigation
Fit	Favourable
When to plant	28 Oct 2026 – 17 Nov 2026 opens in 4 weeks
Expected harvest	about 36.9 t/ha
Harvest	From 25 Feb 2027 to 16 May 2027, depending on the planting date
Ready to harvest	120–180 days after planting
Work it takes	100–210 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 28 Oct 2026. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.

This season's rainfall outlook for Niger is close to normal, so these dates match the pattern the area usually follows.

Planting after 17 Nov 2026 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.

What decides this in Niger

Rain and temperature	88%
The soil	76%
The lie of the land	96%

For sweet pepper in Niger, the soil is the tightest of the three at 76%. This is the one you can actually move. Lime raises a sour soil, manure and compost lift what it holds, and both work within a season or two — money spent here changes the answer.

The 2027 season in Niger

Rainy seasons	One each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expected	June 2027 to September 2027
Rain in a typical year	About 382 mm in a typical farming district
Across its districts	From about 13 mm in the driest of 67 districts to about 644 mm in the wettest
This season's rain	Rain close to usual — plan around about 382 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heat	Hotter than usual — about +1.6 °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 one short crop, and only if timed to it, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season
Ground this covers	2 kinds of ground. The season below is one typical farming district's, not a figure for the whole of this area.

Agro-ecological zones covering this area
89%	too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season no rain-fed season · about 50 mm · July to September
10%	enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 86 growing days · about 410 mm · June to September

last updated 18 September 2026 · from all 67 areas within it

Frost and pest pressure hold back about 15% of yield here.

What sweet pepper 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	60 cm between rows, 40 cm between plants
Feed it most with	potassium, nitrogen and calcium

What it takes to grow sweet pepper in Niger

Planting material	About 38,000 plants per hectare
Nitrogen (N)	About 74 kg per hectare
Phosphate (P₂O₅)	About 22 kg per hectare
Potash (K₂O)	About 129 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	100–210 days per hectare, by hand

These are the nutrients a sweet pepper 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

Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH outside the crop's rangeCorrect soil pH (acidifier)

Grow Sweet pepper with a plan, not a guess

Everything above describes Niger 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.

Or check your field first

Sweet pepper in nearby districts

How to grow Sweet pepper, step by step Land preparation to harvest — every task, in order

Frequently asked questions

Will sweet pepper grow well in Niger?

Niger rates as favourable for sweet pepper.

When should I plant sweet pepper in Niger?

Typically 28 Oct 2026 to 17 Nov 2026, forecast-adjusted.

Is this exact for my own field?

No — these are readings taken across Niger, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.