Melbourne in November: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, November in Melbourne has run 11.3–20.5°C with about 116 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 November 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 10.2 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it warms by about 1.3°C from the first ten days to the last.
Sow this month — when would you harvest?
Assuming you sow in mid-November, 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 | 29 | Dec 13 |
| 🥕 Parsnip | 86 | Feb 8 |
| 🌿 Spinach | 39 | Dec 23 |
| 🥬 Cauliflower | 66 | Jan 19 |
| 🥬 Napa cabbage | 59 | Jan 12 |
| 🥔 Potato | 76 | Jan 29 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 62 | Jan 15 |
| 🫛 Peas | 51 | Jan 4 |
| 🧅 Leek | 77 | Jan 30 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 40 | Dec 24 |
| 🏵️ Marigold | 55 | Jan 8 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 54 | Jan 7 |
🌡️ Winter melon, 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
They are all ideal for this month — the only real difference is how long each one takes, so pick whatever you want to eat.
- 🌿 Rocket about 32 days to harvest Recent mean 15.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥕 Parsnip about 107 days to harvest Recent mean 15.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Spinach about 43 days to harvest Recent mean 15.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Cauliflower about 80 days to harvest Recent mean 15.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Napa cabbage about 72 days to harvest Recent mean 15.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥔 Potato about 102 days to harvest Recent mean 15.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫘 Broad bean about 74 days to harvest Recent mean 15.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas about 59 days to harvest Recent mean 15.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Leek about 97 days to harvest Recent mean 15.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip about 45 days to harvest Recent mean 15.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🏵️ Marigold about 68 days to harvest Recent mean 15.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry about 63 days to harvest Recent mean 15.9°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 15.9°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 15.9°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 15.9°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.