Melbourne in July: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, July in Melbourne has run 6.5–13.3°C with about 65 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 Melbourne is actually having, today.
Grow one in Melbourne's weather right now →❄️ In 2 of the last 5 years, Melbourne saw at least one night at or below 0°C in July (record low -0.9°C). Cold-sensitive crops need cover.
🗓️ Frost is rare and confined to midwinter (recorded around Jul 12). Most of the year is frost-free; only the coldest weeks need cover.
☀️ About 6.8 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-July, then adding up the warmth Melbourne usually gets, one day at a time — which is why some of these run past the end of the month.
| Crop | Days | Harvest around |
|---|---|---|
| 🌿 Rocket | 54 | Sep 6 |
| 🌿 Spinach | 67 | Sep 19 |
| 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens | 67 | Sep 19 |
| 🌿 Coriander | 71 | Sep 23 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 75 | Sep 27 |
| 🍒 Cherry Radish | 51 | Sep 3 |
| 🧄 Garlic | 93 | Oct 15 |
| 🫛 Peas | 90 | Oct 12 |
| 🟣 Beetroot | 90 | Oct 12 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 95 | Oct 17 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 104 | Oct 26 |
| 🥗 Lettuce | 85 | Oct 7 |
🌡️ Winter melon, Aubergine, Okra never accumulate enough heat outdoors in Melbourne — not in any month. Locally these need a greenhouse or a warm windowsill.
Best crops to sow now
- 🌿 Rocket Ideal about 63 days to harvest Recent mean 9.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Spinach Ideal about 80 days to harvest Recent mean 9.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens Ideal about 86 days to harvest Recent mean 9.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Coriander Ideal about 88 days to harvest Recent mean 9.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip Ideal about 98 days to harvest Recent mean 9.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍒 Cherry Radish Ideal about 61 days to harvest Recent mean 9.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧄 Garlic Ideal about 112 days to harvest Recent mean 9.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas Ideal about 119 days to harvest Recent mean 9.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🟣 Beetroot Ideal about 119 days to harvest Recent mean 9.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry Ideal about 127 days to harvest Recent mean 9.9°C is too cold (ideal 10–27°C)
- 🫘 Broad bean Good about 138 days to harvest Recent mean 9.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥗 Lettuce Ideal about 110 days to harvest Recent mean 9.9°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 9.9°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 9.9°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 9.9°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
Other months in Melbourne
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Temperature and rainfall come from Open-Meteo's historical observations for Melbourne, 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.