New York in June: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, June in New York has run 17.6–27.7°C with about 89 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 June 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 11.3 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it warms by about 3.7°C from the first ten days to the last.
Sow this month — when would you harvest?
Assuming you sow in mid-June, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 🌶️ Okra | 77 | Aug 30 |
| 🥒 Bitter melon | 91 | Sep 13 |
| 🥢 Yardlong bean | 77 | Aug 30 |
| 🥒 Cucumber | 66 | Aug 19 |
| 🌿 Amaranth greens | 37 | Jul 21 |
| 🌻 Sunflower | 59 | Aug 12 |
| 🏵️ Marigold | 34 | Jul 18 |
| 🧅 Onion | 53 | Aug 6 |
| 🌱 Microgreens | 6 | Jun 20 |
| 🌿 Garlic chives | 43 | Jul 27 |
| 🥬 Bok Choy | 24 | Jul 8 |
| 🥕 Carrot | 45 | Jul 29 |
Best crops to sow now
- 🌶️ Okra Ideal about 99 days to harvest Recent mean 22.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Bitter melon Ideal about 106 days to harvest Recent mean 22.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥢 Yardlong bean Ideal about 93 days to harvest Recent mean 22.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Cucumber Ideal about 80 days to harvest Recent mean 22.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Amaranth greens Ideal about 44 days to harvest Recent mean 22.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌻 Sunflower Ideal about 69 days to harvest Recent mean 22.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🏵️ Marigold Ideal about 39 days to harvest Recent mean 22.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Onion Ideal about 60 days to harvest Recent mean 22.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌱 Microgreens Ideal about 6 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🌿 Garlic chives Good about 49 days to harvest Recent mean 22.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Bok Choy Good about 26 days to harvest Recent mean 22.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥕 Carrot Good about 51 days to harvest Recent mean 22.6°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌿 Coriander — 25 day(s) of heat stress
- 🫘 Broad bean — Recent mean 22.6°C is too hot (ideal 6–22°C)
- 🥕 Parsnip — Recent mean 22.6°C is too hot (ideal 6–22°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.