Shenzhen in November: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, November in Shenzhen has run 17.9–25.3°C with about 81 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 Shenzhen is actually having, today.
Grow one in Shenzhen's weather right now →❄️ No sub-zero nights in November in the last 5 years — frost is not the limiting factor here.
🗓️ No night at or below 0°C in the last 5 years — frost is not a limiting factor here, and tender crops can stay out year-round.
☀️ About 7.7 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it cools by about 3.1°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 Shenzhen usually gets, one day at a time — which is why some of these run past the end of the month.
| Crop | Days | Harvest around |
|---|---|---|
| 🥬 Celery | 104 | Feb 26 |
| ⚪ Daikon radish | 52 | Jan 5 |
| 🥬 Cabbage | 79 | Feb 1 |
| 🧅 Leek | 87 | Feb 9 |
| 🍒 Cherry Radish | 21 | Dec 5 |
| 🌿 Parsley | 65 | Jan 18 |
| 🌿 Dill | 42 | Dec 26 |
| 🟣 Beetroot | 51 | Jan 4 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 55 | Jan 8 |
| 🥢 Yardlong bean | 151 | Apr 14 |
| 🥒 Cucumber | 139 | Apr 2 |
| 🫛 Edamame | 145 | Apr 8 |
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.
- 🥬 Celery about 79 days to harvest Recent mean 21.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Daikon radish about 41 days to harvest Recent mean 21.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Cabbage about 60 days to harvest Recent mean 21.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Leek about 66 days to harvest Recent mean 21.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍒 Cherry Radish about 19 days to harvest Recent mean 21.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Parsley about 51 days to harvest Recent mean 21.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Dill about 34 days to harvest Recent mean 21.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🟣 Beetroot about 40 days to harvest Recent mean 21.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry about 43 days to harvest Recent mean 21.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥢 Yardlong bean about 103 days to harvest Recent mean 21.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Cucumber about 89 days to harvest Recent mean 21.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Edamame about 104 days to harvest Recent mean 21.6°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌿 Rocket — 22 day(s) of heat stress
- 🌿 Spinach — 17 day(s) of heat stress
- 🫛 Peas — Recent mean 21.6°C is too hot (ideal 7–21°C)
Other months in Shenzhen
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Temperature and rainfall come from Open-Meteo's historical observations for Shenzhen, 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.