Chengdu in April: what to plant
Averaged over the last 5 years of daily records, April in Chengdu runs 14.6–24.4°C with about 104 mm of rain across the month. Here is what that climate actually supports.
❄️ No sub-zero nights in April 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
- 🍒 Cherry Radish about 21 days to harvest Recent mean 19.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Basil about 24 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🧅 Chives about 25 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🥬 Bok Choy about 32 days to harvest Recent mean 19.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry about 49 days to harvest Recent mean 19.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥕 Carrot about 62 days to harvest Recent mean 19.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥔 Potato about 72 days to harvest Recent mean 19.5°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌿 Spinach — Recent mean 19.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas — Recent mean 19.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥗 Lettuce — Recent mean 19.5°C — right in the sweet spot
Other months in Chengdu
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.