Auckland in April: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, April in Auckland has run 15.1–19.8°C with about 143 mm of rain across the month. Here is what weather like that will carry to harvest.
Everything above is a five-year average. In the game it is this — the weather Auckland is actually having, today.
Grow one in Auckland's weather right now →❄️ No sub-zero nights in April in the last 5 years — frost is not the limiting factor here.
🗓️ No night at or below 0°C in the last 5 years — frost is not a limiting factor here, and tender crops can stay out year-round.
☀️ About 8.4 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it cools by about 1.9°C from the first ten days to the last — the window for autumn sowings is opening.
Sow this month — when would you harvest?
Assuming you sow in mid-April, then adding up the warmth Auckland usually gets, one day at a time — which is why some of these run past the end of the month.
| Crop | Days | Harvest around |
|---|---|---|
| 🥒 Zucchini | 185 | Oct 16 |
| 🥢 Green Beans | 173 | Oct 4 |
| 🌿 Amaranth greens | 161 | Sep 22 |
| 🌻 Sunflower | 182 | Oct 13 |
| 🥬 Celery | 146 | Sep 7 |
| 🥔 Potato | 139 | Aug 31 |
| 🥕 Parsnip | 131 | Aug 23 |
| 🧅 Onion | 122 | Aug 14 |
| 🧅 Leek | 118 | Aug 10 |
| 🌿 Rocket | 31 | May 15 |
| 🥬 Cabbage | 105 | Jul 28 |
| 🏵️ Marigold | 79 | Jul 2 |
Best crops to sow now
They are all ideal for this month — the only real difference is how long each one takes, so pick whatever you want to eat.
- 🥒 Zucchini about 88 days to harvest Recent mean 17.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥢 Green Beans about 81 days to harvest Recent mean 17.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Amaranth greens about 74 days to harvest Recent mean 17.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌻 Sunflower about 106 days to harvest Recent mean 17.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Celery about 103 days to harvest Recent mean 17.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥔 Potato about 86 days to harvest Recent mean 17.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥕 Parsnip about 96 days to harvest Recent mean 17.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Onion about 85 days to harvest Recent mean 17.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Leek about 86 days to harvest Recent mean 17.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Rocket about 28 days to harvest Recent mean 17.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Cabbage about 78 days to harvest Recent mean 17.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🏵️ Marigold about 58 days to harvest Recent mean 17.5°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 17.5°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 17.5°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 17.5°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
Other months in Auckland
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Temperature and rainfall come from Open-Meteo's historical observations for Auckland, averaged day by day over the last 5 years. Whether a crop finishes in time is worked out from its own starting temperature and heat requirement — those numbers are listed on each crop page if you want to check them.