Auckland in March: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, March in Auckland has run 15.6–21.8°C with about 85 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 March 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 10.2 h of sunshine a day this month. Temperatures hold steady through the month.
Sow this month — when would you harvest?
Assuming you sow in mid-March, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 🌽 Sweet Corn | 215 | Oct 15 |
| 🥒 Zucchini | 122 | Jul 14 |
| 🥢 Green Beans | 103 | Jun 25 |
| 🌿 Amaranth greens | 86 | Jun 8 |
| 🌻 Sunflower | 152 | Aug 13 |
| 🥬 Celery | 122 | Jul 14 |
| 🥔 Potato | 102 | Jun 24 |
| 🥕 Parsnip | 109 | Jul 1 |
| 🧅 Onion | 95 | Jun 17 |
| 🧅 Leek | 96 | Jun 18 |
| 🌿 Rocket | 27 | Apr 10 |
| 🥬 Cabbage | 85 | Jun 7 |
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.
- 🌽 Sweet Corn about 104 days to harvest Recent mean 18.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Zucchini about 75 days to harvest Recent mean 18.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥢 Green Beans about 70 days to harvest Recent mean 18.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Amaranth greens about 64 days to harvest Recent mean 18.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌻 Sunflower about 94 days to harvest Recent mean 18.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Celery about 95 days to harvest Recent mean 18.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥔 Potato about 78 days to harvest Recent mean 18.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥕 Parsnip about 89 days to harvest Recent mean 18.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Onion about 77 days to harvest Recent mean 18.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Leek about 79 days to harvest Recent mean 18.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Rocket about 26 days to harvest Recent mean 18.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Cabbage about 72 days to harvest Recent mean 18.7°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 18.7°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Slow going at current temperatures (~210 days)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Slow going at current temperatures (~240 days)
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.