Chengdu planting calendar
From the last frost to the first, month by month — what this city's weather will actually carry to harvest.
Reading the weather in Chengdu right now…
Everything above is a five-year average. In the game it is this — the weather Chengdu is actually having, today.
Grow one in Chengdu's weather right now →Last spring frostFeb 7
First autumn frostDec 16
Frost-free days313
These two dates come from the nights that actually dropped below 0°C in the last 5 years — not from monthly average temperatures, which smooth frost away completely. Leave yourself a margin: weather data flattens terrain, so hollows, rooftops and open beds freeze earlier than this.
| Month | Typical | Top picks |
|---|---|---|
| January | 4~11°C | 🌿Rocket 🍒Cherry Radish 🫘Broad bean |
| February | 6~13°C | 🌿Rocket 🍒Cherry Radish 🫛Peas |
| March | 10~19°C | 🥬Napa cabbage 🫘Broad bean 🧅Leek |
| April | 15~24°C | 🥬Celery 🥔Potato 🥢Green Beans |
| May | 18~28°C | 🌶️Okra 🧅Onion 🌿Amaranth greens |
| June | 22~30°C | 🌶️Okra 🌿Amaranth greens 🌻Sunflower |
| July | 24~33°C | 🍈Winter melon 🌿Amaranth greens 🌻Sunflower |
| August | 24~32°C | 🍈Winter melon 🌿Amaranth greens 🌻Sunflower |
| September | 20~28°C | 🌶️Okra 🌿Garlic chives 🧅Onion |
| October | 16~21°C | 🥕Parsnip 🥬Napa cabbage 🫘Broad bean |
| November | 10~17°C | 🥬Napa cabbage 🫘Broad bean ⚪Turnip |
| December | 5~12°C | 🌿Rocket 🍒Cherry Radish 🫛Peas |
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