Beijing in June: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, June in Beijing has run 20.8–32.8°C with about 76 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 June 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 10.3 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-June, 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 | 59 | Aug 12 |
| 🥒 Luffa | 82 | Sep 4 |
| 🥒 Bitter melon | 73 | Aug 26 |
| 🌿 Amaranth greens | 31 | Jul 15 |
| 🌱 Microgreens | 5 | Jun 19 |
| 🌻 Sunflower | 50 | Aug 3 |
| 🏵️ Marigold | 29 | Jul 13 |
| 🥢 Yardlong bean | 63 | Aug 16 |
| 🌽 Sweet Corn | 50 | Aug 3 |
| 🍃 Mint | 20 | Jul 4 |
| 🌿 Basil | 21 | Jul 5 |
⏳ Too late this month: Winter 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 109 days to harvest Recent mean 26.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌶️ Okra Ideal about 64 days to harvest Recent mean 26.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Luffa Ideal about 83 days to harvest Recent mean 26.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Bitter melon Ideal about 76 days to harvest Recent mean 26.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Amaranth greens Ideal about 33 days to harvest Recent mean 26.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌱 Microgreens Ideal about 5 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🌻 Sunflower Good about 54 days to harvest Recent mean 26.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🏵️ Marigold Marginal about 31 days to harvest Recent mean 26.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥢 Yardlong bean Ideal about 67 days to harvest Recent mean 26.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌽 Sweet Corn Ideal about 54 days to harvest Recent mean 26.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍃 Mint Ideal about 20 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🌿 Basil Ideal about 21 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
Leave these for another month
- 🌿 Dill — Recent mean 26.8°C is too hot (ideal 9–26°C)
- 🌿 Parsley — Recent mean 26.8°C is too hot (ideal 7–25°C)
- 🌿 Coriander — Recent mean 26.8°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.