Chongqing in December: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, December in Chongqing has run 7.1–12.4°C with about 35 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 Chongqing is actually having, today.
Grow one in Chongqing's weather right now →❄️ No sub-zero nights in December in the last 5 years — frost is not the limiting factor here.
🗓️ Frost is rare and confined to midwinter (recorded around Feb 6). Most of the year is frost-free; only the coldest weeks need cover.
☀️ About 2.9 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it cools by about 2.6°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-December, then adding up the warmth Chongqing usually gets, one day at a time — which is why some of these run past the end of the month.
| Crop | Days | Harvest around |
|---|---|---|
| 🌿 Rocket | 71 | Feb 23 |
| 🌿 Spinach | 83 | Mar 7 |
| 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens | 86 | Mar 10 |
| 🌿 Coriander | 87 | Mar 11 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 91 | Mar 15 |
| 🍒 Cherry Radish | 71 | Feb 23 |
| 🧄 Garlic | 102 | Mar 26 |
| 🫛 Peas | 102 | Mar 26 |
| 🟣 Beetroot | 102 | Mar 26 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 106 | Mar 30 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 113 | Apr 6 |
| 🥬 Kale | 94 | Mar 18 |
Start these indoors this month
Chongqing's average last spring frost is around Feb 6. These need a head start under cover — sow into trays now, transplant out after the frost date.
- 🥒 Cucumber — sow indoors about 6 weeks before the last frost
- 🍅 Tomato — sow indoors about 8 weeks before the last frost
- 🌶️ Chili Pepper — sow indoors about 8 weeks before the last frost
- 🎃 Pumpkin — sow indoors about 8 weeks before the last frost
- 🍆 Aubergine — sow indoors about 8 weeks before the last frost
Best crops to sow now
- 🌿 Rocket Ideal about 65 days to harvest Recent mean 9.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Spinach Ideal about 82 days to harvest Recent mean 9.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens Ideal about 89 days to harvest Recent mean 9.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Coriander Ideal about 91 days to harvest Recent mean 9.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip Ideal about 101 days to harvest Recent mean 9.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍒 Cherry Radish Ideal about 63 days to harvest Recent mean 9.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧄 Garlic Ideal about 115 days to harvest Recent mean 9.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas Ideal about 122 days to harvest Recent mean 9.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🟣 Beetroot Ideal about 122 days to harvest Recent mean 9.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry Ideal about 130 days to harvest Recent mean 9.8°C is too cold (ideal 10–27°C)
- 🫘 Broad bean Good about 141 days to harvest Recent mean 9.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Kale Ideal about 104 days to harvest Recent mean 9.8°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 9.8°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 9.8°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 9.8°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
Other months in Chongqing
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Temperature and rainfall come from Open-Meteo's historical observations for Chongqing, 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.