New York in July: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, July in New York has run 21.2–30.8°C with about 143 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 New York is actually having, today.
Grow one in New York's weather right now →❄️ No sub-zero nights in July in the last 5 years — frost is not the limiting factor here.
🗓️ This month sits inside the frost-free window. Average last spring frost around Apr 5, first autumn frost around Nov 19 — roughly 228 frost-free days. Sow tender crops after the last frost date and make sure they finish before the first.
☀️ About 11.8 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 New York usually gets, one day at a time — which is why some of these run past the end of the month.
| Crop | Days | Harvest around |
|---|---|---|
| 🌿 Amaranth greens | 37 | Aug 20 |
| 🌻 Sunflower | 63 | Sep 15 |
| 🏵️ Marigold | 33 | Aug 16 |
| 🌱 Microgreens | 5 | Jul 19 |
| 🥒 Cucumber | 75 | Sep 27 |
⏳ Too late this month: Okra, Aubergine, Luffa, Chili Pepper, Bitter melon, Yardlong bean, Edamame would still be in the ground when the first frost arrives (around Nov 19). Sow them earlier in the year, or grow them under cover.
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.
- 🌶️ Okra about 69 days to harvest Recent mean 26.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍆 Aubergine about 101 days to harvest Recent mean 26.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Luffa about 88 days to harvest Recent mean 26.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌶️ Chili Pepper about 91 days to harvest Recent mean 26.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Amaranth greens about 35 days to harvest Recent mean 26.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌻 Sunflower about 56 days to harvest Recent mean 26.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🏵️ Marigold about 32 days to harvest Recent mean 26.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌱 Microgreens about 5 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🥒 Bitter melon about 81 days to harvest Recent mean 26.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥢 Yardlong bean about 71 days to harvest Recent mean 26.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Cucumber about 61 days to harvest Recent mean 26.0°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Edamame about 76 days to harvest Recent mean 26.0°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌿 Dill — 31 day(s) of heat stress
- 🌿 Parsley — Recent mean 26.0°C is too hot (ideal 7–25°C)
- 🌿 Coriander — Recent mean 26.0°C is too hot (ideal 8–24°C)
Other months in New York
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Temperature and rainfall come from Open-Meteo's historical observations for New York, 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.