Hong Kong in April: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, April in Hong Kong has run 20.6–25.5°C with about 207 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 Hong Kong is actually having, today.
Grow one in Hong Kong's weather right now →❄️ No sub-zero nights in April 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 8.4 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it warms by about 2.4°C from the first ten days to the last.
Sow this month — when would you harvest?
Assuming you sow in mid-April, then adding up the warmth Hong Kong usually gets, one day at a time — which is why some of these run past the end of the month.
| Crop | Days | Harvest around |
|---|---|---|
| 🥬 Celery | 66 | Jun 19 |
| ⚪ Daikon radish | 36 | May 20 |
| 🥬 Cabbage | 51 | Jun 4 |
| 🧅 Leek | 55 | Jun 8 |
| 🍒 Cherry Radish | 16 | Apr 30 |
| 🌿 Dill | 30 | May 14 |
| 🌿 Parsley | 44 | May 28 |
| 🟣 Beetroot | 35 | May 19 |
| 🌶️ Okra | 72 | Jun 25 |
| 🥒 Luffa | 89 | Jul 12 |
| 🥒 Bitter melon | 82 | Jul 5 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 38 | May 22 |
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.
- 🥬 Celery about 73 days to harvest Recent mean 23.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Daikon radish about 38 days to harvest Recent mean 23.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Cabbage about 56 days to harvest Recent mean 23.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Leek about 61 days to harvest Recent mean 23.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍒 Cherry Radish about 17 days to harvest Recent mean 23.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Dill about 31 days to harvest Recent mean 23.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Parsley about 47 days to harvest Recent mean 23.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🟣 Beetroot about 37 days to harvest Recent mean 23.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌶️ Okra about 94 days to harvest Recent mean 23.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Luffa about 111 days to harvest Recent mean 23.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Bitter melon about 102 days to harvest Recent mean 23.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry about 40 days to harvest Recent mean 23.0°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌿 Rocket — Recent mean 23.0°C is too hot (ideal 6–22°C)
- 🌿 Spinach — Recent mean 23.0°C is too hot (ideal 5–22°C)
- 🫛 Peas — Recent mean 23.0°C is too hot (ideal 7–21°C)
Other months in Hong Kong
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Temperature and rainfall come from Open-Meteo's historical observations for Hong Kong, 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.