Los Angeles in May: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, May in Los Angeles has run 13.4–24.7°C with about 7 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 May 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 11.3 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it warms by about 0.9°C from the first ten days to the last.
Sow this month — when would you harvest?
Assuming you sow in mid-May, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 🥬 Celery | 77 | Jul 30 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 32 | Jun 15 |
| 🥬 Kale | 37 | Jun 20 |
| 🥦 Broccoli | 53 | Jul 6 |
| 🧅 Leek | 66 | Jul 19 |
| 🥬 Cabbage | 61 | Jul 14 |
| ⚪ Daikon radish | 44 | Jun 27 |
| 🍒 Cherry Radish | 21 | Jun 4 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 46 | Jun 29 |
| 🌽 Sweet Corn | 76 | Jul 29 |
| 🥢 Green Beans | 55 | Jul 8 |
| 🥒 Zucchini | 59 | Jul 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.
- 🥬 Celery about 92 days to harvest Recent mean 19.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip about 35 days to harvest Recent mean 19.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Kale about 40 days to harvest Recent mean 19.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥦 Broccoli about 59 days to harvest Recent mean 19.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Leek about 77 days to harvest Recent mean 19.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Cabbage about 70 days to harvest Recent mean 19.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Daikon radish about 48 days to harvest Recent mean 19.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍒 Cherry Radish about 22 days to harvest Recent mean 19.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry about 50 days to harvest Recent mean 19.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌽 Sweet Corn about 100 days to harvest Recent mean 19.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥢 Green Beans about 67 days to harvest Recent mean 19.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Zucchini about 72 days to harvest Recent mean 19.0°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌿 Rocket — 18 day(s) of heat stress
- 🌿 Spinach — 13 day(s) of heat stress
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 19.0°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°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.