Dublin in April: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, April in Dublin has run 6.5–12.5°C with about 88 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 Dublin is actually having, today.
Grow one in Dublin's weather right now →❄️ No sub-zero nights in April in the last 5 years — frost is not the limiting factor here.
🗓️ This month sits inside the frost-free window. Average last spring frost around Feb 10, first autumn frost around Nov 30 — roughly 294 frost-free days. Sow tender crops after the last frost date and make sure they finish before the first.
☀️ About 9.3 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it warms by about 1.0°C from the first ten days to the last.
Sow this month — when would you harvest?
Assuming you sow in mid-April, then adding up the warmth Dublin usually gets, one day at a time — which is why some of these run past the end of the month.
| Crop | Days | Harvest around |
|---|---|---|
| ⚪ Turnip | 65 | Jun 18 |
| 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens | 59 | Jun 12 |
| 🥬 Kale | 70 | Jun 23 |
| 🌿 Coriander | 63 | Jun 16 |
| 🍒 Cherry Radish | 45 | May 29 |
| 🌿 Spinach | 60 | Jun 13 |
| 🧄 Garlic | 82 | Jul 5 |
| 🫛 Peas | 77 | Jun 30 |
| 🟣 Beetroot | 77 | Jun 30 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 90 | Jul 13 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 82 | Jul 5 |
| 🌿 Rocket | 48 | Jun 1 |
🌡️ Cucumber, Tomato, Chili Pepper, Pumpkin, Edamame, Yardlong bean, Bitter melon, Luffa, Winter melon, Aubergine, Okra never accumulate enough heat outdoors in Dublin — not in any month. Locally these need a greenhouse or a warm windowsill.
Best crops to sow now
- ⚪ Turnip Ideal about 107 days to harvest Recent mean 9.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens Ideal about 94 days to harvest Recent mean 9.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Kale Ideal about 109 days to harvest Recent mean 9.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Coriander Ideal about 95 days to harvest Recent mean 9.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍒 Cherry Radish Ideal about 67 days to harvest Recent mean 9.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Spinach Ideal about 85 days to harvest Recent mean 9.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧄 Garlic Ideal about 118 days to harvest Recent mean 9.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas Ideal about 127 days to harvest Recent mean 9.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🟣 Beetroot Ideal about 127 days to harvest Recent mean 9.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫘 Broad bean Good about 146 days to harvest Recent mean 9.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry Good about 137 days to harvest Recent mean 9.5°C is too cold (ideal 10–27°C)
- 🌿 Rocket Ideal about 68 days to harvest Recent mean 9.5°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 9.5°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 9.5°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 9.5°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
Other months in Dublin
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Temperature and rainfall come from Open-Meteo's historical observations for Dublin, 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.