Seattle in November: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, November in Seattle has run 5.5–10.3°C with about 172 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 Seattle is actually having, today.
Grow one in Seattle's weather right now →❄️ In 2 of the last 5 years, Seattle saw at least one night at or below 0°C in November (record low -1.7°C). Cold-sensitive crops need cover.
🗓️ This month sits inside the frost-free window. Average last spring frost around Mar 1, first autumn frost around Dec 9 — roughly 283 frost-free days. Sow tender crops after the last frost date and make sure they finish before the first.
☀️ About 4.3 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it cools by about 2.5°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-November, then adding up the warmth Seattle 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 | 151 | Apr 14 |
| 🌱 Microgreens | 8 | Nov 22 |
| 🌿 Spinach | 156 | Apr 19 |
| 🧄 Garlic | 170 | May 3 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 187 | May 20 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 197 | May 30 |
| 🍃 Mint | 30 | Dec 14 |
| 🧅 Chives | 32 | Dec 16 |
⏳ Too late this month: Cherry Radish, Coriander, Peas, Beetroot would still be in the ground when the first frost arrives (around Dec 9). Sow them earlier in the year, or grow them under cover.
🌡️ Tomato, Chili Pepper, Yardlong bean, Bitter melon, Luffa, Winter melon, Aubergine, Okra never accumulate enough heat outdoors in Seattle — not in any month. Locally these need a greenhouse or a warm windowsill.
Best crops to sow now
- 🌿 Rocket Ideal about 95 days to harvest Recent mean 7.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌱 Microgreens Ideal about 8 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🌿 Spinach Ideal about 113 days to harvest Recent mean 7.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍒 Cherry Radish Ideal about 104 days to harvest Recent mean 7.9°C is too cold (ideal 8–25°C)
- 🌿 Coriander Ideal about 134 days to harvest Recent mean 7.9°C is too cold (ideal 8–24°C)
- 🧄 Garlic Good about 145 days to harvest Recent mean 7.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip Good about 166 days to harvest Recent mean 7.9°C is too cold (ideal 8–24°C)
- 🫛 Peas Good about 180 days to harvest Recent mean 7.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🟣 Beetroot Good about 180 days to harvest Recent mean 7.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫘 Broad bean Marginal about 194 days to harvest Recent mean 7.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍃 Mint Ideal about 30 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🧅 Chives Ideal about 32 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 7.9°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 7.9°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 7.9°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
Other months in Seattle
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Temperature and rainfall come from Open-Meteo's historical observations for Seattle, 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.