Auckland in November: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, November in Auckland has run 14.2–19.8°C with about 131 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 November 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 11.0 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it warms by about 1.6°C from the first ten days to the last.
Sow this month — when would you harvest?
Assuming you sow in mid-November, 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 | 71 | Jan 24 |
| 🥢 Green Beans | 67 | Jan 20 |
| 🌿 Amaranth greens | 62 | Jan 15 |
| 🥬 Celery | 89 | Feb 11 |
| 🥔 Potato | 74 | Jan 27 |
| 🥕 Parsnip | 85 | Feb 7 |
| 🧅 Onion | 74 | Jan 27 |
| 🧅 Leek | 76 | Jan 29 |
| 🌿 Rocket | 27 | Dec 11 |
| 🥬 Cabbage | 70 | Jan 23 |
| 🏵️ Marigold | 52 | Jan 5 |
| 🫛 Peas | 48 | Jan 1 |
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 93 days to harvest Recent mean 17.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥢 Green Beans about 86 days to harvest Recent mean 17.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Amaranth greens about 79 days to harvest Recent mean 17.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Celery about 107 days to harvest Recent mean 17.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥔 Potato about 91 days to harvest Recent mean 17.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥕 Parsnip about 99 days to harvest Recent mean 17.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Onion about 88 days to harvest Recent mean 17.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Leek about 89 days to harvest Recent mean 17.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Rocket about 29 days to harvest Recent mean 17.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Cabbage about 81 days to harvest Recent mean 17.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🏵️ Marigold about 61 days to harvest Recent mean 17.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas about 54 days to harvest Recent mean 17.0°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 17.0°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 17.0°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 17.0°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.