Taipei in December: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, December in Taipei has run 15.1–20.3°C with about 62 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 Taipei is actually having, today.
Grow one in Taipei's weather right now →❄️ No sub-zero nights in December 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 4.0 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it cools by about 2.9°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-December, then adding up the warmth Taipei 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 | 30 | Jan 13 |
| 🌿 Spinach | 41 | Jan 24 |
| 🫛 Peas | 57 | Feb 9 |
| 🥬 Napa cabbage | 68 | Feb 20 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 70 | Feb 22 |
| 🥕 Parsnip | 99 | Mar 23 |
| 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens | 37 | Jan 20 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 42 | Jan 25 |
| ⚪ Daikon radish | 59 | Feb 11 |
| 🧅 Leek | 90 | Mar 14 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 61 | Feb 13 |
| 🥢 Green Beans | 88 | Mar 12 |
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 27 days to harvest Recent mean 17.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Spinach about 38 days to harvest Recent mean 17.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas about 52 days to harvest Recent mean 17.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Napa cabbage about 62 days to harvest Recent mean 17.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫘 Broad bean about 65 days to harvest Recent mean 17.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥕 Parsnip about 94 days to harvest Recent mean 17.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens about 34 days to harvest Recent mean 17.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip about 38 days to harvest Recent mean 17.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Daikon radish about 53 days to harvest Recent mean 17.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Leek about 84 days to harvest Recent mean 17.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry about 55 days to harvest Recent mean 17.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥢 Green Beans about 78 days to harvest Recent mean 17.7°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 17.7°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 17.7°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 17.7°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
Other months in Taipei
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Temperature and rainfall come from Open-Meteo's historical observations for Taipei, 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.