Beijing in May: what to plant
Averaged over the last 5 years of daily records, May in Beijing runs 15.3–27.5°C with about 55 mm of rain across the month. Here is what that climate actually supports.
❄️ No sub-zero nights in May in the last 5 years — frost is not the limiting factor here.
Best crops to sow now
- 🌱 Microgreens Fastest about 6 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🍃 Mint about 22 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🌿 Basil about 23 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🧅 Chives about 24 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🥢 Green Beans about 53 days to harvest Recent mean 21.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Zucchini about 57 days to harvest Recent mean 21.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌽 Sweet Corn about 79 days to harvest Recent mean 21.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Cucumber about 91 days to harvest Recent mean 21.4°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌿 Spinach — Recent mean 21.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas — Recent mean 21.4°C is too hot (ideal 7–21°C)
- 🥗 Lettuce — Recent mean 21.4°C — right in the sweet spot
Other months in Beijing
Temperature and rainfall are 5-year daily normals from the ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo. Suitability is scored with the same degree-day model the game runs on — it is not a generic planting calendar.