Hangzhou in November: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, November in Hangzhou has run 9.5–18.7°C with about 71 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 November 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 cools by about 4.2°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 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 | 155 | Apr 18 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 147 | Apr 10 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 130 | Mar 24 |
⏳ Too late this month: Cauliflower, Chrysanthemum greens, Peas, Lettuce, Daikon radish, Cherry Radish, Strawberry, Marigold, Beetroot would still be in the ground when the first frost arrives (around Dec 12). Sow them earlier in the year, or grow them under cover.
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 86 days to harvest Recent mean 14.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Cauliflower about 94 days to harvest Recent mean 14.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens about 47 days to harvest Recent mean 14.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas about 70 days to harvest Recent mean 14.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥗 Lettuce about 65 days to harvest Recent mean 14.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫘 Broad bean about 86 days to harvest Recent mean 14.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip about 53 days to harvest Recent mean 14.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Daikon radish about 72 days to harvest Recent mean 14.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍒 Cherry Radish about 33 days to harvest Recent mean 14.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry about 75 days to harvest Recent mean 14.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🏵️ Marigold about 85 days to harvest Recent mean 14.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🟣 Beetroot about 70 days to harvest Recent mean 14.1°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 14.1°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 14.1°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 14.1°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.