Melbourne in June: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, June in Melbourne has run 7.4–13.8°C with about 73 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 →❄️ No sub-zero nights in June in the last 5 years — frost is not the limiting factor here.
🗓️ 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 6.6 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it cools by about 0.9°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-June, 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 | 61 | Aug 14 |
| 🌿 Spinach | 75 | Aug 28 |
| 🫛 Peas | 101 | Sep 23 |
| 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens | 77 | Aug 30 |
| 🌿 Coriander | 80 | Sep 2 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 85 | Sep 7 |
| ⚪ Daikon radish | 103 | Sep 25 |
| 🍒 Cherry Radish | 59 | Aug 12 |
| 🟣 Beetroot | 101 | Sep 23 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 107 | Sep 29 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 115 | Oct 7 |
| 🏵️ Marigold | 130 | Oct 22 |
🌡️ 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 57 days to harvest Recent mean 10.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Spinach Ideal about 73 days to harvest Recent mean 10.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas Ideal about 107 days to harvest Recent mean 10.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens Ideal about 76 days to harvest Recent mean 10.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Coriander Ideal about 79 days to harvest Recent mean 10.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip Ideal about 86 days to harvest Recent mean 10.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Daikon radish Ideal about 110 days to harvest Recent mean 10.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍒 Cherry Radish Ideal about 54 days to harvest Recent mean 10.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🟣 Beetroot Ideal about 107 days to harvest Recent mean 10.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry Ideal about 114 days to harvest Recent mean 10.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫘 Broad bean Ideal about 126 days to harvest Recent mean 10.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🏵️ Marigold Marginal about 168 days to harvest Recent mean 10.6°C is too cold (ideal 12–30°C)
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 10.6°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 10.6°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 10.6°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.