Auckland in October: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, October in Auckland has run 12.4–17.3°C with about 137 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 October 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 9.6 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-October, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 🧅 Onion | 84 | Jan 6 |
| 🧅 Leek | 85 | Jan 7 |
| 🌿 Rocket | 32 | Nov 15 |
| 🥬 Cabbage | 78 | Dec 31 |
| 🏵️ Marigold | 61 | Dec 14 |
| 🌿 Garlic chives | 70 | Dec 23 |
| 🥕 Carrot | 72 | Dec 25 |
| 🥬 Cauliflower | 72 | Dec 25 |
| 🍒 Cherry Radish | 28 | Nov 11 |
| 🫛 Peas | 55 | Dec 8 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 59 | Dec 12 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 68 | Dec 21 |
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.
- 🧅 Onion about 107 days to harvest Recent mean 14.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Leek about 107 days to harvest Recent mean 14.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Rocket about 35 days to harvest Recent mean 14.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Cabbage about 97 days to harvest Recent mean 14.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🏵️ Marigold about 77 days to harvest Recent mean 14.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Garlic chives about 87 days to harvest Recent mean 14.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥕 Carrot about 88 days to harvest Recent mean 14.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Cauliflower about 88 days to harvest Recent mean 14.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍒 Cherry Radish about 31 days to harvest Recent mean 14.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas about 65 days to harvest Recent mean 14.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry about 70 days to harvest Recent mean 14.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫘 Broad bean about 81 days to harvest Recent mean 14.8°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 14.8°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 14.8°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 14.8°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.