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When to plant Tea in Bahir Dar town Admin
Amhara, Ethiopia
Tea (Camellia sinensis) is an evergreen highland bush you grow not for one harvest but as a living plucking table — a flat-topped hedge, kept pruned to about waist height, that pushes out soft new shoots again and again for a whole generation.
| Measure | Rain-fed | With irrigation |
|---|---|---|
| Fit | Favourable | |
| When to plant (establish) | 16 May 2027 – 4 Aug 2027 opens in 32 weeks | 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Expected harvest | about 1.8 t/ha | about 4.5 t/ha |
| Work it takes | 213–430 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 5 Jun 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
This season's rainfall outlook for Bahir Dar town Admin is close to normal, so these dates match the pattern the area usually follows.
Planting after 4 Aug 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Bahir Dar town Admin
| Rain and temperature | 96% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 96% |
| The lie of the land | 96% |
For tea in Bahir Dar town Admin, rain and temperature is the tightest of the three at 96%. 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 2027 season in Bahir Dar town Admin
| Rainy seasons | One each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it |
|---|---|
| When the rains are expected | May 2027 to October 2027 |
| Rain in a typical year | About 1,194 mm |
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 1,194 mm falling roughly when it always does |
| This season's heat | Hotter than usual — about +1.3 °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 | 2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 75% of this area. |
| 75% | enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 209 growing days · about 1,270 mm · May to November |
|---|---|
| 25% | enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 176 growing days · about 1,150 mm · May to October |
last updated 16 September 2026
What tea needs to grow here
| Soil it likes | well-drained sandy loam or loam soil |
|---|---|
| Soil sourness (pH) | Happiest between pH 4.5 and 5.5 |
| Spacing | 120 cm between rows, 60 cm between plants |
| Feed it most with | nitrogen, potassium and zinc |
What it takes to grow tea in Bahir Dar town Admin
| Planting material | About 12,000 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 90 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 14 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 45 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 | 213–430 days per hectare, by hand |
These are the nutrients a tea 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 Tea with a plan, not a guess
Everything above describes Bahir Dar town Admin 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.
Tea 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 tea grow well in Bahir Dar town Admin?
Bahir Dar town Admin rates as favourable for tea.
When should I plant tea in Bahir Dar town Admin?
Typically 16 May 2027 to 4 Aug 2027, forecast-adjusted.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Bahir Dar town Admin, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
