Chongqing in February: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, February in Chongqing has run 7.1–14.0°C with about 28 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 →❄️ In 1 of the last 5 years, Chongqing saw at least one night at or below 0°C in February (record low -0.7°C). Cold-sensitive crops need cover.
🗓️ 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 4.1 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it warms by about 1.6°C from the first ten days to the last.
Sow this month — when would you harvest?
Assuming you sow in mid-February, 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 | 38 | Mar 24 |
| 🌿 Spinach | 49 | Apr 4 |
| 🫛 Peas | 61 | Apr 16 |
| 🥗 Lettuce | 58 | Apr 13 |
| 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens | 46 | Apr 1 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 51 | Apr 6 |
| ⚪ Daikon radish | 62 | Apr 17 |
| 🍒 Cherry Radish | 36 | Mar 22 |
| 🟣 Beetroot | 61 | Apr 16 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 64 | Apr 19 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 72 | Apr 27 |
| 🏵️ Marigold | 67 | Apr 22 |
Best crops to sow now
- 🌿 Rocket Ideal about 57 days to harvest Recent mean 10.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Spinach Ideal about 73 days to harvest Recent mean 10.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas Ideal about 107 days to harvest Recent mean 10.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥗 Lettuce Ideal about 100 days to harvest Recent mean 10.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens Ideal about 76 days to harvest Recent mean 10.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip Ideal about 87 days to harvest Recent mean 10.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Daikon radish Ideal about 110 days to harvest Recent mean 10.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍒 Cherry Radish Ideal about 55 days to harvest Recent mean 10.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🟣 Beetroot Ideal about 107 days to harvest Recent mean 10.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry Ideal about 115 days to harvest Recent mean 10.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫘 Broad bean Ideal about 126 days to harvest Recent mean 10.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🏵️ Marigold Marginal about 169 days to harvest Recent mean 10.6°C is too cold (ideal 12–30°C)
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 10.6°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 10.6°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 10.6°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.