Los Angeles in November: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, November in Los Angeles has run 10.6–23.1°C with about 57 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 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 8.8 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it cools by about 1.7°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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 🥕 Parsnip | 124 | Mar 18 |
| 🫛 Peas | 70 | Jan 23 |
| 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens | 44 | Dec 28 |
| 🌿 Coriander | 50 | Jan 3 |
| 🥗 Lettuce | 65 | Jan 18 |
| 🥬 Napa cabbage | 87 | Feb 9 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 87 | Feb 9 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 51 | Jan 4 |
| 🧅 Leek | 116 | Mar 10 |
| ⚪ Daikon radish | 72 | Jan 25 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 76 | Jan 29 |
| 🥢 Green Beans | 137 | Mar 31 |
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.
- 🥕 Parsnip about 100 days to harvest Recent mean 16.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas about 55 days to harvest Recent mean 16.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens about 36 days to harvest Recent mean 16.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Coriander about 41 days to harvest Recent mean 16.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥗 Lettuce about 51 days to harvest Recent mean 16.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Napa cabbage about 66 days to harvest Recent mean 16.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫘 Broad bean about 69 days to harvest Recent mean 16.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip about 41 days to harvest Recent mean 16.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Leek about 90 days to harvest Recent mean 16.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Daikon radish about 56 days to harvest Recent mean 16.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry about 59 days to harvest Recent mean 16.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥢 Green Beans about 88 days to harvest Recent mean 16.9°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 16.9°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 16.9°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 16.9°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°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.