Chongqing in January: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, January in Chongqing has run 5.7–12.0°C with about 38 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 January (record low -0.9°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 3.6 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it cools by about 1.0°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-January, 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 | 57 | Mar 12 |
| 🌿 Spinach | 66 | Mar 21 |
| 🌿 Coriander | 69 | Mar 24 |
| 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens | 66 | Mar 21 |
| 🍒 Cherry Radish | 55 | Mar 10 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 71 | Mar 26 |
| 🧄 Garlic | 86 | Apr 10 |
| 🫛 Peas | 83 | Apr 7 |
| 🟣 Beetroot | 83 | Apr 7 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 92 | Apr 16 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 86 | Apr 10 |
| 🌱 Microgreens | 8 | Jan 22 |
Best crops to sow now
- 🌿 Rocket Ideal about 77 days to harvest Recent mean 8.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Spinach Ideal about 95 days to harvest Recent mean 8.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Coriander Ideal about 108 days to harvest Recent mean 8.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens Ideal about 110 days to harvest Recent mean 8.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍒 Cherry Radish Ideal about 79 days to harvest Recent mean 8.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip Ideal about 126 days to harvest Recent mean 8.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧄 Garlic Ideal about 128 days to harvest Recent mean 8.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas Good about 146 days to harvest Recent mean 8.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🟣 Beetroot Good about 146 days to harvest Recent mean 8.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫘 Broad bean Good about 164 days to harvest Recent mean 8.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry Good about 156 days to harvest Recent mean 8.8°C is too cold (ideal 10–27°C)
- 🌱 Microgreens Ideal about 8 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 8.8°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 8.8°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 8.8°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.