Chengdu in June: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, June in Chengdu has run 21.6–30.5°C with about 101 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 Chengdu is actually having, today.
Grow one in Chengdu'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 Feb 7, first autumn frost around Dec 16 — roughly 313 frost-free days. Sow tender crops after the last frost date and make sure they finish before the first.
☀️ About 7.1 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it warms by about 0.9°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 Chengdu 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 | 60 | Aug 13 |
| 🍆 Aubergine | 92 | Sep 14 |
| 🌶️ Chili Pepper | 83 | Sep 5 |
| 🥒 Luffa | 79 | Sep 1 |
| 🌿 Amaranth greens | 33 | Jul 17 |
| 🌻 Sunflower | 52 | Aug 5 |
| 🏵️ Marigold | 30 | Jul 14 |
| 🌱 Microgreens | 5 | Jun 19 |
| 🍅 Tomato | 74 | Aug 27 |
| 🥒 Bitter melon | 71 | Aug 24 |
| 🥢 Yardlong bean | 63 | Aug 16 |
| 🥒 Cucumber | 55 | Aug 8 |
Best crops to sow now
They are all ideal for this month — the only real difference is how long each one takes, so pick whatever you want to eat.
- 🌶️ Okra about 68 days to harvest Recent mean 26.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍆 Aubergine about 100 days to harvest Recent mean 26.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌶️ Chili Pepper about 91 days to harvest Recent mean 26.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Luffa about 87 days to harvest Recent mean 26.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Amaranth greens about 35 days to harvest Recent mean 26.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌻 Sunflower about 56 days to harvest Recent mean 26.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🏵️ Marigold about 32 days to harvest Recent mean 26.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌱 Microgreens about 5 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🍅 Tomato about 82 days to harvest Recent mean 26.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Bitter melon about 80 days to harvest Recent mean 26.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥢 Yardlong bean about 70 days to harvest Recent mean 26.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Cucumber about 61 days to harvest Recent mean 26.0°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌿 Dill — Recent mean 26.0°C is too hot (ideal 9–26°C)
- 🌿 Parsley — Recent mean 26.0°C is too hot (ideal 7–25°C)
- 🌿 Coriander — Recent mean 26.0°C is too hot (ideal 8–24°C)
Other months in Chengdu
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Temperature and rainfall come from Open-Meteo's historical observations for Chengdu, 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.