Hangzhou in March: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, March in Hangzhou has run 8.1–18.1°C with about 108 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 1 of the last 5 years, Hangzhou saw at least one night at or below 0°C in March (record low -1.8°C). Cold-sensitive crops need cover.
🗓️ 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 6.3 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it warms by about 4.0°C from the first ten days to the last.
Sow this month — when would you harvest?
Assuming you sow in mid-March, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 🥬 Napa cabbage | 62 | May 15 |
| 🥬 Cauliflower | 68 | May 21 |
| 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens | 38 | Apr 21 |
| 🫛 Peas | 54 | May 7 |
| 🥗 Lettuce | 51 | May 4 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 65 | May 18 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 42 | Apr 25 |
| ⚪ Daikon radish | 55 | May 8 |
| 🍒 Cherry Radish | 29 | Apr 12 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 57 | May 10 |
| 🏵️ Marigold | 58 | May 11 |
| 🟣 Beetroot | 54 | May 7 |
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.
- 🥬 Napa cabbage about 97 days to harvest Recent mean 13.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Cauliflower about 105 days to harvest Recent mean 13.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens about 52 days to harvest Recent mean 13.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas about 77 days to harvest Recent mean 13.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥗 Lettuce about 72 days to harvest Recent mean 13.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫘 Broad bean about 94 days to harvest Recent mean 13.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip about 60 days to harvest Recent mean 13.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Daikon radish about 79 days to harvest Recent mean 13.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍒 Cherry Radish about 37 days to harvest Recent mean 13.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry about 83 days to harvest Recent mean 13.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🏵️ Marigold about 99 days to harvest Recent mean 13.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🟣 Beetroot about 77 days to harvest Recent mean 13.1°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 13.1°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 13.1°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🥒 Luffa — Recent mean 13.1°C is too cold (ideal 18–33°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.