Sydney in April: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, April in Sydney has run 14.3–22.5°C with about 107 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 Sydney is actually having, today.
Grow one in Sydney's weather right now →❄️ No sub-zero nights in April 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 9.2 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it cools by about 1.2°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-April, then adding up the warmth Sydney 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 | 29 | May 13 |
| 🌿 Spinach | 41 | May 25 |
| 🌽 Sweet Corn | 187 | Oct 18 |
| 🥕 Parsnip | 124 | Aug 16 |
| 🫛 Peas | 60 | Jun 13 |
| 🥬 Napa cabbage | 79 | Jul 2 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 80 | Jul 3 |
| 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens | 36 | May 20 |
| 🥒 Zucchini | 151 | Sep 12 |
| 🌻 Sunflower | 157 | Sep 18 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 42 | May 26 |
| 🥔 Potato | 126 | Aug 18 |
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.
- 🌿 Rocket about 26 days to harvest Recent mean 18.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Spinach about 36 days to harvest Recent mean 18.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌽 Sweet Corn about 108 days to harvest Recent mean 18.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥕 Parsnip about 90 days to harvest Recent mean 18.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas about 49 days to harvest Recent mean 18.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Napa cabbage about 59 days to harvest Recent mean 18.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫘 Broad bean about 62 days to harvest Recent mean 18.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens about 32 days to harvest Recent mean 18.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Zucchini about 78 days to harvest Recent mean 18.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌻 Sunflower about 97 days to harvest Recent mean 18.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip about 36 days to harvest Recent mean 18.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥔 Potato about 79 days to harvest Recent mean 18.4°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🍈 Winter melon — Too little heat to ever mature at current temperatures
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 18.4°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Slow going at current temperatures (~219 days)
Other months in Sydney
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Temperature and rainfall come from Open-Meteo's historical observations for Sydney, 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.