Chongqing in June: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, June in Chongqing has run 22.0–28.7°C with about 191 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 June 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 6.5 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it warms by about 2.2°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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 🌶️ Chili Pepper | 75 | Aug 28 |
| 🍅 Tomato | 68 | Aug 21 |
| 🍆 Aubergine | 81 | Sep 3 |
| 🫛 Edamame | 63 | Aug 16 |
| 🧅 Onion | 46 | Jul 30 |
| 🌻 Sunflower | 49 | Aug 2 |
| 🌿 Amaranth greens | 31 | Jul 15 |
| 🏵️ Marigold | 30 | Jul 14 |
| 🌱 Microgreens | 5 | Jun 19 |
| 🌿 Garlic chives | 38 | Jul 22 |
| 🥕 Carrot | 40 | Jul 24 |
| 🥬 Bok Choy | 21 | Jul 5 |
Best crops to sow now
- 🌶️ Chili Pepper Ideal about 95 days to harvest Recent mean 25.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍅 Tomato Ideal about 85 days to harvest Recent mean 25.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍆 Aubergine Ideal about 105 days to harvest Recent mean 25.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Edamame Ideal about 79 days to harvest Recent mean 25.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Onion Ideal about 52 days to harvest Recent mean 25.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌻 Sunflower Ideal about 58 days to harvest Recent mean 25.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Amaranth greens Ideal about 36 days to harvest Recent mean 25.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🏵️ Marigold Ideal about 33 days to harvest Recent mean 25.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌱 Microgreens Ideal about 5 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🌿 Garlic chives Good about 42 days to harvest Recent mean 25.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥕 Carrot Good about 45 days to harvest Recent mean 25.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Bok Choy Good about 23 days to harvest Recent mean 25.3°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌿 Coriander — Recent mean 25.3°C is too hot (ideal 8–24°C)
- 🫘 Broad bean — Recent mean 25.3°C is too hot (ideal 6–22°C)
- 🥕 Parsnip — Recent mean 25.3°C is too hot (ideal 6–22°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.