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When to plant Sweet potato in Angola
Known here as batata-doce
Sweet potato is a trailing vine you grow from vine cuttings (slips), not from seed and not by planting the root.
| Measure | Rain-fed | With irrigation |
|---|---|---|
| Fit | Favourable | |
| When to plant | 2 Oct 2026 – 10 Jan 2027 opens in 1 week | 9 Aug 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Expected harvest | about 21.9 t/ha | about 30.7 t/ha |
| Harvest | From 31 Dec 2026 to 9 Jun 2027, depending on the planting date | |
| Ready to harvest | 90–150 days after planting | |
| Work it takes | 70–148 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 22 Oct 2026. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
This season's rainfall outlook for Angola is close to normal, so these dates match the pattern the area usually follows.
Planting after 10 Jan 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Angola
| Rain and temperature | 96% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 76% |
| The lie of the land | 76% |
For sweet potato in Angola, 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 2026/27 season in Angola
| Rainy seasons | One each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it |
|---|---|
| When the rains are expected | September 2026 to May 2027 |
| Rain in a typical year | About 1,174 mm in a typical farming district |
| Across its districts | From about 320 mm in the driest of 161 districts to about 1,526 mm in the wettest |
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 1,174 mm falling roughly when it always does |
| 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 one full main crop, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season |
| Ground this covers | 4 kinds of ground. The season below is one typical farming district's, not a figure for the whole of this area. |
| 62% | enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 230 growing days · about 1,160 mm · October to May |
|---|---|
| 19% | enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 158 growing days · about 720 mm · November to April |
| 8% | enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 241 growing days · about 1,350 mm · October to May |
| 7% | enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 287 growing days · about 1,300 mm · September to July |
last updated 17 September 2026 · from all 161 areas within it
Frost and pest pressure hold back about 15% of yield here.
What sweet potato needs to grow here
| Soil it likes | well-drained sandy, sandy loam or loam soil |
|---|---|
| Soil sourness (pH) | Happiest between pH 5.0 and 6.5 |
| Rain it needs | About 750–1,000 mm across the season |
| Spacing | 100 cm between rows, 30 cm between plants |
| Feed it most with | potassium and nitrogen |
What it takes to grow sweet potato in Angola
| Planting material | About 33,000 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 88 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 33 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 175 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 | 70–148 days per hectare, by hand |
These are the nutrients a sweet potato 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 Sweet potato with a plan, not a guess
Everything above describes Angola 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.
Sweet potato 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 sweet potato grow well in Angola?
Angola rates as favourable for sweet potato.
When should I plant sweet potato in Angola?
Typically 2 Oct 2026 to 10 Jan 2027, forecast-adjusted.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Angola, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
