Hangzhou in June: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, June in Hangzhou has run 22.0–29.4°C with about 302 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 →❄️ No sub-zero nights in June 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 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 6.6 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it warms by about 2.6°C from the first ten days to the last.
Sow this month — when would you harvest?
Assuming you sow in mid-June, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 🌶️ Chili Pepper | 73 | Aug 26 |
| 🍆 Aubergine | 79 | Sep 1 |
| 🫛 Edamame | 61 | Aug 14 |
| 🎃 Pumpkin | 59 | Aug 12 |
| 🏵️ Marigold | 29 | Jul 13 |
| 🌻 Sunflower | 48 | Aug 1 |
| 🌿 Amaranth greens | 30 | Jul 14 |
| 🌱 Microgreens | 5 | Jun 19 |
| 🧅 Onion | 45 | Jul 29 |
| 🍅 Tomato | 66 | Aug 19 |
| 🥒 Cucumber | 49 | Aug 2 |
| 🥢 Green Beans | 33 | Jul 17 |
Best crops to sow now
- 🌶️ Chili Pepper Ideal about 93 days to harvest Recent mean 25.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍆 Aubergine Ideal about 103 days to harvest Recent mean 25.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Edamame Ideal about 77 days to harvest Recent mean 25.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🎃 Pumpkin Ideal about 74 days to harvest Recent mean 25.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🏵️ Marigold Ideal about 33 days to harvest Recent mean 25.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌻 Sunflower Ideal about 57 days to harvest Recent mean 25.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Amaranth greens Ideal about 36 days to harvest Recent mean 25.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌱 Microgreens Ideal about 5 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🧅 Onion Good about 51 days to harvest Recent mean 25.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍅 Tomato Ideal about 83 days to harvest Recent mean 25.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Cucumber Ideal about 63 days to harvest Recent mean 25.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥢 Green Beans Ideal about 39 days to harvest Recent mean 25.7°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌿 Parsley — Recent mean 25.7°C is too hot (ideal 7–25°C)
- 🌿 Coriander — Recent mean 25.7°C is too hot (ideal 8–24°C)
- 🫘 Broad bean — Recent mean 25.7°C is too hot (ideal 6–22°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.