Chongqing in October: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, October in Chongqing has run 17.1–23.1°C with about 127 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 October 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 4.6 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-October, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 🥬 Celery | 163 | Mar 26 |
| 🥢 Green Beans | 179 | Apr 11 |
| 🥒 Cucumber | 226 | May 28 |
| 🧅 Leek | 144 | Mar 7 |
| 🥔 Potato | 164 | Mar 27 |
| 🥬 Cabbage | 132 | Feb 23 |
| 🌿 Parsley | 103 | Jan 25 |
| ⚪ Daikon radish | 71 | Dec 24 |
| 🌿 Dill | 51 | Dec 4 |
| 🍒 Cherry Radish | 23 | Nov 6 |
| 🥒 Zucchini | 184 | Apr 16 |
| 🌽 Sweet Corn | 207 | May 9 |
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.
- 🥬 Celery about 86 days to harvest Recent mean 20.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥢 Green Beans about 60 days to harvest Recent mean 20.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Cucumber about 105 days to harvest Recent mean 20.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Leek about 72 days to harvest Recent mean 20.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥔 Potato about 69 days to harvest Recent mean 20.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Cabbage about 66 days to harvest Recent mean 20.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Parsley about 55 days to harvest Recent mean 20.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Daikon radish about 45 days to harvest Recent mean 20.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Dill about 37 days to harvest Recent mean 20.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍒 Cherry Radish about 20 days to harvest Recent mean 20.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Zucchini about 65 days to harvest Recent mean 20.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌽 Sweet Corn about 90 days to harvest Recent mean 20.1°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🍈 Winter melon — Slow going at current temperatures (~198 days)
- 🌿 Rocket — 8 day(s) of heat stress
- 🍆 Aubergine — Slow going at current temperatures (~173 days)
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.