Sydney in August: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, August in Sydney has run 9.2–18.5°C with about 93 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 August 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 8.7 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it warms by about 1.8°C from the first ten days to the last.
Sow this month — when would you harvest?
Assuming you sow in mid-August, 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 | 34 | Sep 17 |
| 🌿 Spinach | 45 | Sep 28 |
| 🫛 Peas | 59 | Oct 12 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 72 | Oct 25 |
| 🥬 Napa cabbage | 70 | Oct 23 |
| 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens | 41 | Sep 24 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 46 | Sep 29 |
| 🍒 Cherry Radish | 31 | Sep 14 |
| ⚪ Daikon radish | 61 | Oct 14 |
| 🟣 Beetroot | 59 | Oct 12 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 63 | Oct 16 |
| 🏵️ Marigold | 66 | Oct 19 |
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 38 days to harvest Recent mean 13.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Spinach about 51 days to harvest Recent mean 13.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas about 71 days to harvest Recent mean 13.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫘 Broad bean about 88 days to harvest Recent mean 13.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Napa cabbage about 89 days to harvest Recent mean 13.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens about 48 days to harvest Recent mean 13.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip about 55 days to harvest Recent mean 13.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍒 Cherry Radish about 34 days to harvest Recent mean 13.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Daikon radish about 73 days to harvest Recent mean 13.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🟣 Beetroot about 71 days to harvest Recent mean 13.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry about 77 days to harvest Recent mean 13.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🏵️ Marigold about 88 days to harvest Recent mean 13.9°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 13.9°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 13.9°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 13.9°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
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.