Hong Kong in November: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, November in Hong Kong has run 18.5–24.3°C with about 127 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 November 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 7.8 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it cools by about 2.9°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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ⚪ Turnip | 35 | Dec 19 |
| 🥬 Kale | 43 | Dec 27 |
| 🥦 Broccoli | 65 | Jan 18 |
| 🥬 Celery | 106 | Feb 28 |
| ⚪ Daikon radish | 52 | Jan 5 |
| 🥬 Cabbage | 80 | Feb 2 |
| 🧅 Leek | 88 | Feb 10 |
| 🍒 Cherry Radish | 21 | Dec 5 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 55 | Jan 8 |
| 🥢 Yardlong bean | 156 | Apr 19 |
| 🥒 Cucumber | 144 | Apr 7 |
| 🫛 Edamame | 149 | Apr 12 |
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.
- ⚪ Turnip about 30 days to harvest Recent mean 21.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Kale about 35 days to harvest Recent mean 21.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥦 Broccoli about 51 days to harvest Recent mean 21.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Celery about 80 days to harvest Recent mean 21.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Daikon radish about 42 days to harvest Recent mean 21.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Cabbage about 61 days to harvest Recent mean 21.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Leek about 67 days to harvest Recent mean 21.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍒 Cherry Radish about 19 days to harvest Recent mean 21.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry about 44 days to harvest Recent mean 21.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥢 Yardlong bean about 105 days to harvest Recent mean 21.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Cucumber about 91 days to harvest Recent mean 21.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Edamame about 106 days to harvest Recent mean 21.4°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌿 Rocket — 16 day(s) of heat stress
- 🌿 Spinach — 12 day(s) of heat stress
- 🍈 Winter melon — Slow going at current temperatures (~171 days)
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.