Los Angeles in August: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, August in Los Angeles has run 17.9–31.9°C with about 22 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 Los Angeles is actually having, today.
Grow one in Los Angeles's weather right now →❄️ No sub-zero nights in August 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 12.1 h of sunshine a day this month. Temperatures hold steady through the month.
Sow this month — when would you harvest?
Assuming you sow in mid-August, then adding up the warmth Los Angeles usually gets, one day at a time — which is why some of these run past the end of the month.
| Crop | Days | Harvest around |
|---|---|---|
| 🌶️ Okra | 240 | Apr 11 |
| 🍆 Aubergine | 253 | Apr 24 |
| 🥒 Luffa | 218 | Mar 20 |
| 🌶️ Chili Pepper | 174 | Feb 4 |
| 🌿 Amaranth greens | 38 | Sep 21 |
| 🌻 Sunflower | 64 | Oct 17 |
| 🏵️ Marigold | 34 | Sep 17 |
| 🌱 Microgreens | 6 | Aug 20 |
| 🥒 Bitter melon | 180 | Feb 10 |
| 🥢 Yardlong bean | 102 | Nov 24 |
| 🥒 Cucumber | 77 | Oct 30 |
| 🫛 Edamame | 105 | Nov 27 |
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.
- 🌶️ Okra about 76 days to harvest Recent mean 24.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍆 Aubergine about 109 days to harvest Recent mean 24.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Luffa about 95 days to harvest Recent mean 24.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌶️ Chili Pepper about 98 days to harvest Recent mean 24.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Amaranth greens about 37 days to harvest Recent mean 24.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌻 Sunflower about 60 days to harvest Recent mean 24.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🏵️ Marigold about 34 days to harvest Recent mean 24.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌱 Microgreens about 6 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🥒 Bitter melon about 87 days to harvest Recent mean 24.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥢 Yardlong bean about 76 days to harvest Recent mean 24.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Cucumber about 66 days to harvest Recent mean 24.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Edamame about 81 days to harvest Recent mean 24.9°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌿 Dill — 31 day(s) of heat stress
- 🌿 Parsley — 31 day(s) of heat stress
- 🌿 Coriander — Recent mean 24.9°C is too hot (ideal 8–24°C)
Other months in Los Angeles
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Temperature and rainfall come from Open-Meteo's historical observations for Los Angeles, 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.