Chengdu in November: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, November in Chengdu has run 10.0–16.8°C with about 20 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 November 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 4.3 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it cools by about 3.9°C from the first ten days to the last — the window for autumn sowings is opening.
Sow this month — when would you harvest?
Assuming you sow in mid-November, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 🥬 Napa cabbage | 144 | Apr 7 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 135 | Mar 29 |
| 🥦 Broccoli | 140 | Apr 3 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 115 | Mar 9 |
⏳ Too late this month: Cauliflower, Peas, Lettuce, Daikon radish, Beetroot, Cherry Radish, Strawberry, Marigold would still be in the ground when the first frost arrives (around Dec 16). Sow them earlier in the year, or grow them under cover.
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.
- 🥬 Napa cabbage about 93 days to harvest Recent mean 13.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Cauliflower about 102 days to harvest Recent mean 13.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫘 Broad bean about 92 days to harvest Recent mean 13.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥦 Broccoli about 94 days to harvest Recent mean 13.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas about 75 days to harvest Recent mean 13.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥗 Lettuce about 70 days to harvest Recent mean 13.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip about 58 days to harvest Recent mean 13.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Daikon radish about 77 days to harvest Recent mean 13.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🟣 Beetroot about 75 days to harvest Recent mean 13.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍒 Cherry Radish about 36 days to harvest Recent mean 13.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry about 80 days to harvest Recent mean 13.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🏵️ Marigold about 94 days to harvest Recent mean 13.4°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 13.4°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 13.4°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 13.4°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°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.