Chongqing in March: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, March in Chongqing has run 11.6–19.3°C with about 99 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 March 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 5.3 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it warms by about 2.6°C from the first ten days to the last.
Sow this month — when would you harvest?
Assuming you sow in mid-March, 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 | 29 | Apr 12 |
| 🥬 Napa cabbage | 56 | May 9 |
| 🥬 Cauliflower | 62 | May 15 |
| 🌿 Spinach | 37 | Apr 20 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 59 | May 12 |
| 🫛 Peas | 48 | May 1 |
| 🧅 Leek | 72 | May 25 |
| 🥔 Potato | 71 | May 24 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 37 | Apr 20 |
| ⚪ Daikon radish | 50 | May 3 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 51 | May 4 |
| 🏵️ Marigold | 51 | May 4 |
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.
- 🌿 Rocket about 33 days to harvest Recent mean 15.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Napa cabbage about 75 days to harvest Recent mean 15.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Cauliflower about 84 days to harvest Recent mean 15.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Spinach about 45 days to harvest Recent mean 15.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫘 Broad bean about 77 days to harvest Recent mean 15.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas about 62 days to harvest Recent mean 15.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Leek about 101 days to harvest Recent mean 15.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥔 Potato about 108 days to harvest Recent mean 15.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip about 47 days to harvest Recent mean 15.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Daikon radish about 64 days to harvest Recent mean 15.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry about 66 days to harvest Recent mean 15.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🏵️ Marigold about 72 days to harvest Recent mean 15.4°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 15.4°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 15.4°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 15.4°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.