Hong Kong in January: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, January in Hong Kong has run 12.7–19.2°C with about 16 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 January 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 cools by about 1.2°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-January, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 🌿 Rocket | 31 | Feb 14 |
| 🌿 Spinach | 42 | Feb 25 |
| 🫛 Peas | 55 | Mar 10 |
| 🥬 Napa cabbage | 65 | Mar 20 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 67 | Mar 22 |
| 🥕 Parsnip | 90 | Apr 14 |
| 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens | 37 | Feb 20 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 43 | Feb 26 |
| ⚪ Daikon radish | 57 | Mar 12 |
| 🧅 Leek | 82 | Apr 6 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 59 | Mar 14 |
| 🏵️ Marigold | 61 | Mar 16 |
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.
- 🌿 Rocket about 31 days to harvest Recent mean 16.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Spinach about 43 days to harvest Recent mean 16.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas about 59 days to harvest Recent mean 16.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Napa cabbage about 72 days to harvest Recent mean 16.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫘 Broad bean about 74 days to harvest Recent mean 16.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥕 Parsnip about 107 days to harvest Recent mean 16.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens about 39 days to harvest Recent mean 16.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip about 44 days to harvest Recent mean 16.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Daikon radish about 61 days to harvest Recent mean 16.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Leek about 97 days to harvest Recent mean 16.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry about 63 days to harvest Recent mean 16.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🏵️ Marigold about 67 days to harvest Recent mean 16.0°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 16.0°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 16.0°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 16.0°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°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.