Los Angeles in July: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, July in Los Angeles has run 17.3–31.1°C with about 1 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 July 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 13.0 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it warms by about 2.0°C from the first ten days to the last.
Sow this month — when would you harvest?
Assuming you sow in mid-July, 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 | 78 | Sep 30 |
| 🥒 Luffa | 103 | Oct 25 |
| 🌶️ Chili Pepper | 106 | Oct 28 |
| 🥒 Bitter melon | 91 | Oct 13 |
| 🌿 Amaranth greens | 37 | Aug 20 |
| 🌻 Sunflower | 58 | Sep 10 |
| 🏵️ Marigold | 34 | Aug 17 |
| 🌱 Microgreens | 6 | Jul 20 |
| 🥢 Yardlong bean | 78 | Sep 30 |
| 🥒 Cucumber | 65 | Sep 17 |
| 🫛 Edamame | 83 | Oct 5 |
| 🎃 Pumpkin | 79 | Oct 1 |
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 82 days to harvest Recent mean 24.2°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Luffa about 101 days to harvest Recent mean 24.2°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌶️ Chili Pepper about 103 days to harvest Recent mean 24.2°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Bitter melon about 92 days to harvest Recent mean 24.2°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Amaranth greens about 39 days to harvest Recent mean 24.2°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌻 Sunflower about 62 days to harvest Recent mean 24.2°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🏵️ Marigold about 35 days to harvest Recent mean 24.2°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌱 Microgreens about 6 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🥢 Yardlong bean about 81 days to harvest Recent mean 24.2°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Cucumber about 70 days to harvest Recent mean 24.2°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Edamame about 85 days to harvest Recent mean 24.2°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🎃 Pumpkin about 82 days to harvest Recent mean 24.2°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 24.2°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.