Chongqing in November: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, November in Chongqing has run 12.0–17.8°C with about 70 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 November 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 3.7 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it cools by about 4.2°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-November, 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 | 56 | Jan 9 |
| 🥬 Napa cabbage | 129 | Mar 23 |
| 🥬 Cauliflower | 132 | Mar 26 |
| 🌿 Spinach | 78 | Jan 31 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 122 | Mar 16 |
| 🫛 Peas | 111 | Mar 5 |
| 🧅 Leek | 147 | Apr 10 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 95 | Feb 17 |
| ⚪ Daikon radish | 113 | Mar 7 |
| 🍒 Cherry Radish | 53 | Jan 6 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 116 | Mar 10 |
| 🏵️ Marigold | 137 | Mar 31 |
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 34 days to harvest Recent mean 14.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Napa cabbage about 79 days to harvest Recent mean 14.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Cauliflower about 88 days to harvest Recent mean 14.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Spinach about 47 days to harvest Recent mean 14.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫘 Broad bean about 80 days to harvest Recent mean 14.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas about 65 days to harvest Recent mean 14.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Leek about 106 days to harvest Recent mean 14.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip about 49 days to harvest Recent mean 14.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Daikon radish about 67 days to harvest Recent mean 14.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍒 Cherry Radish about 31 days to harvest Recent mean 14.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry about 69 days to harvest Recent mean 14.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🏵️ Marigold about 77 days to harvest Recent mean 14.9°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 14.9°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 14.9°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 14.9°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.