Dublin in November: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, November in Dublin has run 6.9–11.2°C with about 82 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 →❄️ In 2 of the last 5 years, Dublin saw at least one night at or below 0°C in November (record low -0.5°C). Cold-sensitive crops need cover.
🗓️ 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 4.3 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it cools by about 3.5°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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 🌿 Spinach | 131 | Mar 25 |
| 🌿 Rocket | 120 | Mar 14 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 171 | May 4 |
| 🧄 Garlic | 154 | Apr 17 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 185 | May 18 |
| 🌱 Microgreens | 8 | Nov 22 |
⏳ Too late this month: Chrysanthemum greens, Coriander, Cherry Radish, Peas, Beetroot, Strawberry would still be in the ground when the first frost arrives (around Nov 30). Sow them earlier in the year, or grow them under cover.
🌡️ Cucumber, Tomato, Chili Pepper, Sweet Corn, 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
- 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens Ideal about 104 days to harvest Recent mean 9.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Coriander Ideal about 103 days to harvest Recent mean 9.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍒 Cherry Radish Ideal about 74 days to harvest Recent mean 9.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Spinach Ideal about 91 days to harvest Recent mean 9.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Rocket Ideal about 74 days to harvest Recent mean 9.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip Ideal about 119 days to harvest Recent mean 9.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧄 Garlic Ideal about 125 days to harvest Recent mean 9.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas Good about 139 days to harvest Recent mean 9.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🟣 Beetroot Good about 139 days to harvest Recent mean 9.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫘 Broad bean Good about 157 days to harvest Recent mean 9.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry Good about 149 days to harvest Recent mean 9.1°C is too cold (ideal 10–27°C)
- 🌱 Microgreens Ideal about 8 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 9.1°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 9.1°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 9.1°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.