Beijing in July: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, July in Beijing has run 23.5–32.6°C with about 216 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 →❄️ No sub-zero nights in July in the last 5 years — frost is not the limiting factor here.
🗓️ 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 9.1 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-July, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 🌶️ Okra | 76 | Sep 28 |
| 🌻 Sunflower | 55 | Sep 7 |
| 🌿 Amaranth greens | 32 | Aug 15 |
| 🌱 Microgreens | 5 | Jul 19 |
| 🏵️ Marigold | 29 | Aug 12 |
| 🥒 Cucumber | 62 | Sep 14 |
| 🥢 Yardlong bean | 77 | Sep 29 |
| 🌽 Sweet Corn | 56 | Sep 8 |
⏳ Too late this month: Winter melon, Aubergine, Luffa, Bitter melon would still be in the ground when the first frost arrives (around Nov 11). Sow them earlier in the year, or grow them under cover.
Best crops to sow now
- 🍈 Winter melon Ideal about 100 days to harvest Recent mean 28.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍆 Aubergine Ideal about 88 days to harvest Recent mean 28.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌶️ Okra Ideal about 58 days to harvest Recent mean 28.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Luffa Ideal about 77 days to harvest Recent mean 28.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌻 Sunflower Ideal about 50 days to harvest Recent mean 28.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Amaranth greens Ideal about 31 days to harvest Recent mean 28.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌱 Microgreens Ideal about 5 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🏵️ Marigold Good about 29 days to harvest Recent mean 28.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Bitter melon Ideal about 70 days to harvest Recent mean 28.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Cucumber Ideal about 53 days to harvest Recent mean 28.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥢 Yardlong bean Ideal about 62 days to harvest Recent mean 28.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌽 Sweet Corn Ideal about 50 days to harvest Recent mean 28.0°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌿 Dill — Recent mean 28.0°C is too hot (ideal 9–26°C)
- 🌿 Parsley — Recent mean 28.0°C is too hot (ideal 7–25°C)
- 🌿 Coriander — Recent mean 28.0°C is too hot (ideal 8–24°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.