Guangzhou in November: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, November in Guangzhou has run 17.4–24.8°C with about 52 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 November 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 7.4 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it cools by about 3.2°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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ⚪ Turnip | 38 | Dec 22 |
| 🥬 Kale | 45 | Dec 29 |
| 🥦 Broccoli | 69 | Jan 22 |
| 🥬 Celery | 109 | Mar 3 |
| ⚪ Daikon radish | 55 | Jan 8 |
| 🥬 Cabbage | 84 | Feb 6 |
| 🧅 Leek | 92 | Feb 14 |
| 🍒 Cherry Radish | 22 | Dec 6 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 58 | Jan 11 |
| 🥢 Yardlong bean | 157 | Apr 20 |
| 🥒 Cucumber | 147 | Apr 10 |
| 🫛 Edamame | 151 | Apr 14 |
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.
- ⚪ Turnip about 30 days to harvest Recent mean 21.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Kale about 36 days to harvest Recent mean 21.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥦 Broccoli about 52 days to harvest Recent mean 21.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Celery about 81 days to harvest Recent mean 21.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Daikon radish about 43 days to harvest Recent mean 21.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Cabbage about 62 days to harvest Recent mean 21.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Leek about 68 days to harvest Recent mean 21.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍒 Cherry Radish about 19 days to harvest Recent mean 21.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry about 44 days to harvest Recent mean 21.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥢 Yardlong bean about 108 days to harvest Recent mean 21.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Cucumber about 94 days to harvest Recent mean 21.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Edamame about 109 days to harvest Recent mean 21.1°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌿 Rocket — 20 day(s) of heat stress
- 🌿 Spinach — 13 day(s) of heat stress
- 🫛 Peas — Recent mean 21.1°C is too hot (ideal 7–21°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.