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When to plant Wheat in Caconda
Huíla, Angola
Known here as trigo
Wheat is a cool-season cereal — a grass grown for its grain, and in many ways a cousin of maize that loves the cold instead of the heat.
| Measure | Rain-fed | With irrigation |
|---|---|---|
| Fit | Favourable | |
| When to plant | 1 Feb 2027 – 21 Feb 2027 opens in 18 weeks | 27 Dec 2026 – 9 Aug 2027 |
| Expected harvest | about 4.4 t/ha | about 6.5 t/ha |
| Harvest | From 12 May 2027 to 21 Jul 2027, depending on the planting date | |
| Ready to harvest | 100–150 days after planting | |
| Work it takes | 46–106 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 21 Feb 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
This season's outlook for Caconda leans wet. Plant at the early end of the window, and make sure water can drain off the field — a wet year does more damage through waterlogging than through the rain itself.
Planting after 21 Feb 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Caconda
| Rain and temperature | 96% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 76% |
| The lie of the land | 76% |
For wheat in Caconda, 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 Caconda
| Rainy seasons | One each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it |
|---|---|
| When the rains are expected | October 2026 to May 2027 |
| Rain in a typical year | About 1,366 mm |
| This season's rain | Leaning wet — January, February, October and December look heavier than usual. Make sure water can drain off the field; a wet year does more damage through waterlogging and disease than through the rain itself. |
| 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 72% of this area. |
| 72% | enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 241 growing days · about 1,340 mm · October to May |
|---|---|
| 27% | enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 231 growing days · about 1,250 mm · October to May |
last updated 16 September 2026
Frost and pest pressure hold back about 15% of yield here.
What wheat needs to grow here
| Soil it likes | well-drained sandy loam, loam or clay loam soil |
|---|---|
| Soil sourness (pH) | Happiest between pH 6.0 and 7.0 |
| Feed it most with | nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur |
What it takes to grow wheat in Caconda
| Planting material | About 2,500,000 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 119 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 35 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 189 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 | 46–106 days per hectare, by hand |
These are the nutrients a wheat 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 Wheat with a plan, not a guess
Everything above describes Caconda 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.
Wheat 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 wheat grow well in Caconda?
Caconda rates as favourable for wheat.
When should I plant wheat in Caconda?
Typically 1 Feb 2027 to 21 Feb 2027, forecast-adjusted.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Caconda, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
