Shanghai planting calendar
From the last frost to the first, month by month — what this city's weather will actually carry to harvest.
Reading the weather in Shanghai right now…
Everything above is a five-year average. In the game it is this — the weather Shanghai is actually having, today.
Grow one in Shanghai's weather right now →Last spring frostFeb 23
First autumn frostDec 8
Frost-free days289
These two dates come from the nights that actually dropped below 0°C in the last 5 years — not from monthly average temperatures, which smooth frost away completely. Leave yourself a margin: weather data flattens terrain, so hollows, rooftops and open beds freeze earlier than this.
| Month | Typical | Top picks |
|---|---|---|
| January | 2~10°C | 🌿Spinach 🧄Garlic 🌱Microgreens |
| February | 3~10°C | 🌿Rocket 🧄Garlic 🌱Microgreens |
| March | 7~16°C | 🫛Peas 🌿Chrysanthemum greens ⚪Turnip |
| April | 12~22°C | 🥬Cauliflower 🥔Potato 🫛Peas |
| May | 17~26°C | 🥔Potato 🥢Green Beans 🌿Garlic chives |
| June | 21~29°C | 🌶️Chili Pepper 🌻Sunflower 🌿Amaranth greens |
| July | 26~34°C | 🍈Winter melon 🌿Amaranth greens 🌻Sunflower |
| August | 26~34°C | 🍈Winter melon 🌿Amaranth greens 🌻Sunflower |
| September | 23~29°C | 🌶️Chili Pepper 🌻Sunflower 🌿Amaranth greens |
| October | 17~24°C | 🥔Potato 🥬Celery 🥢Green Beans |
| November | 10~18°C | 🥬Cauliflower 🫛Peas ⚪Turnip |
| December | 3~11°C | 🌿Rocket 🍒Cherry Radish 🫛Peas |
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