Beijing in April: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, April in Beijing has run 9.6–22.4°C with about 22 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 Beijing is actually having, today.
Grow one in Beijing's weather right now →❄️ In 1 of the last 5 years, Beijing saw at least one night at or below 0°C in April (record low -0.5°C). Cold-sensitive crops need cover.
🗓️ This month sits inside the frost-free window. Average last spring frost around Mar 21, first autumn frost around Nov 11 — roughly 235 frost-free days. Sow tender crops after the last frost date and make sure they finish before the first.
☀️ About 9.2 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it warms by about 3.0°C from the first ten days to the last.
Sow this month — when would you harvest?
Assuming you sow in mid-April, then adding up the warmth Beijing usually gets, one day at a time — which is why some of these run past the end of the month.
| Crop | Days | Harvest around |
|---|---|---|
| 🥗 Lettuce | 43 | May 27 |
| 🥕 Parsnip | 73 | Jun 26 |
| 🥬 Napa cabbage | 51 | Jun 4 |
| 🥬 Cauliflower | 57 | Jun 10 |
| 🫛 Peas | 45 | May 29 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 54 | Jun 7 |
| 🥔 Potato | 63 | Jun 16 |
| 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens | 32 | May 16 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 35 | May 19 |
| 🍒 Cherry Radish | 24 | May 8 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 47 | May 31 |
| 🥢 Green Beans | 56 | Jun 9 |
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.
- 🥗 Lettuce about 55 days to harvest Recent mean 16.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥕 Parsnip about 107 days to harvest Recent mean 16.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Napa cabbage about 71 days to harvest Recent mean 16.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Cauliflower about 80 days to harvest Recent mean 16.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas about 59 days to harvest Recent mean 16.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫘 Broad bean about 74 days to harvest Recent mean 16.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥔 Potato about 101 days to harvest Recent mean 16.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens about 39 days to harvest Recent mean 16.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip about 44 days to harvest Recent mean 16.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍒 Cherry Radish about 28 days to harvest Recent mean 16.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry about 63 days to harvest Recent mean 16.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥢 Green Beans about 101 days to harvest Recent mean 16.0°C is too cold (ideal 16–29°C)
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 16.0°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 16.0°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 16.0°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
Other months in Beijing
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Temperature and rainfall come from Open-Meteo's historical observations for Beijing, 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.