78%
sure
sure
SAFE TO PLANT
Chili Pepper - Sow outside
Sow this week
Forecast lows stay above the crop cold threshold.
78% local confidence
Field readings
Night20 C lows
Soil10 C minimum
Rain142.8 mm over snapshot
Wind27.9 C daytime highs
Best window
May 14, 2026 -> next 7 days
Avoid
Hard frost -> cold rain
Night
20 C
Rainfall may be high enough to create wet-soil risk.
Heat
27.9 C
Watch the warmest afternoons after planting.
Rain
142.8 mm
Average air temperature is comfortably above the crop base temperature.
Crop fit
10 C minimum
Forecast lows stay above the crop cold threshold.
Forecast strip
Planting window
May 14, 2026
From
May 14, 2026
First possible planting day
15
days min
Minimum season needed for chili pepper to yield
Up to
next 7 days
Last strong planting day
Estimated first yield
29 May 2026
Based on planting 14 May 2026 plus 15 minimum days for chili pepper.
Do this next
- 1Sow chili pepper while this local window is open.
- 2Water gently after sowing and keep the seed bed evenly moist.
- 3Recheck Yaoundé if the forecast changes before seedlings emerge.
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