When to plant Wheat in Marrakech Safi

Morocco

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.

Wheat in Marrakech Safi, rain-fed and with irrigation
Measure	Rain-fed	With irrigation
Fit	Favourable
When to plant	11 Oct 2026 – 20 Nov 2026 opens in 1 week	29 Aug 2026 – 2 Mar 2027
Expected harvest	3.3–4.0 t/ha	about 7.0 t/ha
Harvest	From 19 Jan 2027 to 19 Apr 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 meets its needs	82%

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 Oct 2026. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.

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

Planting after 20 Nov 2026 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.

What decides this in Marrakech Safi

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

For wheat in Marrakech Safi, the lie of the land is the tightest of the three at 76%. 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 season in Marrakech Safi

Rain in a typical year	About 239 mm in a typical farming district
Across its districts	From about 228 mm in the driest of 8 districts to about 463 mm in the wettest
This season's rain	Rain close to usual — plan around about 239 mm falling roughly when it always does
What that supports	enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it, warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth
Ground this covers	3 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
54%	enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 134 growing days · about 290 mm · October to March
33%	enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 89 growing days · about 240 mm
6%	enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; cool for part of the year, so frost sets the planting date 108 growing days · about 470 mm

last updated 18 September 2026 · from all 8 areas within it

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 Marrakech Safi

Planting material	About 2,500,000 plants per hectare
Nitrogen (N)	About 100 kg per hectare
Phosphate (P₂O₅)	About 30 kg per hectare
Potash (K₂O)	About 159 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

Frost riskPest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum

Grow Wheat with a plan, not a guess

Everything above describes Marrakech Safi 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

Wheat in nearby districts

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

Frequently asked questions

Will wheat grow well in Marrakech Safi?

Marrakech Safi rates as favourable for wheat.

When should I plant wheat in Marrakech Safi?

Typically 11 Oct 2026 to 20 Nov 2026, forecast-adjusted.

Is this exact for my own field?

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