Guangzhou in January: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, January in Guangzhou has run 11.2–20.0°C with about 21 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 Guangzhou is actually having, today.
Grow one in Guangzhou's weather right now →❄️ No sub-zero nights in January in the last 5 years — frost is not the limiting factor here.
🗓️ No night at or below 0°C in the last 5 years — frost is not a limiting factor here, and tender crops can stay out year-round.
☀️ About 7.5 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it cools by about 1.3°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-January, then adding up the warmth Guangzhou 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 | 32 | Feb 15 |
| 🌿 Spinach | 42 | Feb 25 |
| 🫛 Peas | 56 | Mar 11 |
| 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens | 38 | Feb 21 |
| 🌿 Coriander | 43 | Feb 26 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 67 | Mar 22 |
| 🥕 Parsnip | 89 | Apr 13 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 44 | Feb 27 |
| ⚪ Daikon radish | 57 | Mar 12 |
| 🧅 Leek | 82 | Apr 6 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 59 | Mar 14 |
| 🏵️ Marigold | 61 | Mar 16 |
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 32 days to harvest Recent mean 15.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Spinach about 44 days to harvest Recent mean 15.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas about 61 days to harvest Recent mean 15.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens about 40 days to harvest Recent mean 15.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Coriander about 45 days to harvest Recent mean 15.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫘 Broad bean about 76 days to harvest Recent mean 15.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥕 Parsnip about 110 days to harvest Recent mean 15.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip about 46 days to harvest Recent mean 15.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Daikon radish about 62 days to harvest Recent mean 15.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Leek about 99 days to harvest Recent mean 15.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry about 65 days to harvest Recent mean 15.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🏵️ Marigold about 70 days to harvest Recent mean 15.6°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 15.6°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 15.6°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 15.6°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
Other months in Guangzhou
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Temperature and rainfall come from Open-Meteo's historical observations for Guangzhou, 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.