Estimate when your crops will be ready to harvest in Cameroon. Growth stage timelines, key farming dates, and temperature/altitude adjustments for Cameroon's agricultural zones.
Cameroon's main rainy season runs March to October, with a dry season from November to February — timing plantings and water budgets around these windows matters more than any single input price.
| Agriculture share of GDP | ~17% |
|---|---|
| Arable land | 6,000,000 ha |
| Irrigated share | ~1% |
| Main rainy season | March to October |
| Main food crops | cassava, maize, plantain, sorghum, millet, rice |
| Main export crops | cocoa, coffee robusta, cotton, rubber, banana |
| Region | Annual rainfall | Major crops |
|---|---|---|
| South-West/Littoral (Buea, Douala, Limbe) | 3000 mm | cocoa, oil palm, rubber, banana |
| Centre/South (Yaounde, Ebolowa) | 1600 mm | cocoa, cassava, plantain, maize |
| West/North-West (Bamenda, Bafoussam) | 1800 mm | coffee robusta, maize, plantain, cassava |
| Adamawa (Ngaoundere) | 1500 mm | maize, cassava, sorghum, groundnut |
| Far North/North (Maroua, Garoua) | 800 mm | cotton, sorghum, millet, rice |
Country context from the AfroTools agriculture dataset — planning reference, not agronomic advice. Confirm with local extension services.