Sydney in November: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, November in Sydney has run 15.4–23.6°C with about 95 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 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 10.3 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-November, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 🌽 Sweet Corn | 79 | Feb 1 |
| 🥒 Zucchini | 59 | Jan 12 |
| 🥢 Green Beans | 55 | Jan 8 |
| 🌿 Amaranth greens | 51 | Jan 4 |
| 🌻 Sunflower | 75 | Jan 28 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 31 | Dec 15 |
| 🥬 Kale | 36 | Dec 20 |
| 🥦 Broccoli | 52 | Jan 5 |
| 🥬 Celery | 79 | Feb 1 |
| 🥔 Potato | 64 | Jan 17 |
| 🧅 Leek | 67 | Jan 20 |
| 🍒 Cherry Radish | 20 | Dec 4 |
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.
- 🌽 Sweet Corn about 95 days to harvest Recent mean 19.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Zucchini about 69 days to harvest Recent mean 19.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥢 Green Beans about 64 days to harvest Recent mean 19.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Amaranth greens about 58 days to harvest Recent mean 19.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌻 Sunflower about 87 days to harvest Recent mean 19.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip about 34 days to harvest Recent mean 19.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Kale about 39 days to harvest Recent mean 19.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥦 Broccoli about 57 days to harvest Recent mean 19.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Celery about 90 days to harvest Recent mean 19.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥔 Potato about 72 days to harvest Recent mean 19.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Leek about 75 days to harvest Recent mean 19.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍒 Cherry Radish about 21 days to harvest Recent mean 19.5°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌿 Rocket — 12 day(s) of heat stress
- 🍈 Winter melon — Slow going at current temperatures (~214 days)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Slow going at current temperatures (~187 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.