Hangzhou in February: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, February in Hangzhou has run 2.9–11.1°C with about 99 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 Hangzhou is actually having, today.
Grow one in Hangzhou's weather right now →❄️ In 5 of the last 5 years, Hangzhou saw at least one night at or below 0°C in February (record low -5.4°C). Cold-sensitive crops need cover.
🗓️ This month still falls inside the frost season. Average last spring frost around Feb 21, first autumn frost around Dec 12 — roughly 296 frost-free days. Sow tender crops after the last frost date and make sure they finish before the first.
☀️ About 5.0 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it warms by about 2.1°C from the first ten days to the last.
Sow this month — when would you harvest?
Assuming you sow in mid-February, then adding up the warmth Hangzhou usually gets, one day at a time — which is why some of these run past the end of the month.
| Crop | Days | Harvest around |
|---|---|---|
| 🌱 Microgreens | 8 | Feb 22 |
| 🌿 Rocket | 49 | Apr 4 |
| 🌿 Spinach | 57 | Apr 12 |
| 🍒 Cherry Radish | 47 | Apr 2 |
| 🧄 Garlic | 76 | May 1 |
| 🌿 Coriander | 59 | Apr 14 |
| 🫛 Peas | 71 | Apr 26 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 82 | May 7 |
| 🟣 Beetroot | 71 | Apr 26 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 61 | Apr 16 |
| 🍃 Mint | 28 | Mar 14 |
| 🧅 Chives | 30 | Mar 16 |
Best crops to sow now
- 🌱 Microgreens Ideal about 8 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🌿 Rocket Ideal about 121 days to harvest Recent mean 7.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Spinach Good about 137 days to harvest Recent mean 7.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍒 Cherry Radish Good about 137 days to harvest Recent mean 7.0°C is too cold (ideal 8–25°C)
- 🧄 Garlic Good about 166 days to harvest Recent mean 7.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Coriander Marginal about 170 days to harvest Recent mean 7.0°C is too cold (ideal 8–24°C)
- 🫛 Peas Marginal about 229 days to harvest Recent mean 7.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫘 Broad bean Marginal about 236 days to harvest Recent mean 7.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🟣 Beetroot Marginal about 229 days to harvest Recent mean 7.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip Marginal about 219 days to harvest Recent mean 7.0°C is too cold (ideal 8–24°C)
- 🍃 Mint Ideal about 30 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🧅 Chives Ideal about 31 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 7.0°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 7.0°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 7.0°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
Other months in Hangzhou
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Temperature and rainfall come from Open-Meteo's historical observations for Hangzhou, 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.