Taipei in February: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, February in Taipei has run 14.2–20.4°C with about 88 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 February 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 4.4 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it warms by about 1.2°C from the first ten days to the last.
Sow this month — when would you harvest?
Assuming you sow in mid-February, 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 | 28 | Mar 14 |
| 🌿 Spinach | 37 | Mar 23 |
| 🫛 Peas | 48 | Apr 3 |
| 🥬 Napa cabbage | 56 | Apr 11 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 58 | Apr 13 |
| 🥕 Parsnip | 79 | May 4 |
| 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens | 33 | Mar 19 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 37 | Mar 23 |
| ⚪ Daikon radish | 49 | Apr 4 |
| 🧅 Leek | 71 | Apr 26 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 51 | Apr 6 |
| 🥢 Green Beans | 62 | Apr 17 |
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 28 days to harvest Recent mean 17.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Spinach about 39 days to harvest Recent mean 17.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas about 53 days to harvest Recent mean 17.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Napa cabbage about 64 days to harvest Recent mean 17.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫘 Broad bean about 67 days to harvest Recent mean 17.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥕 Parsnip about 97 days to harvest Recent mean 17.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens about 35 days to harvest Recent mean 17.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip about 40 days to harvest Recent mean 17.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Daikon radish about 55 days to harvest Recent mean 17.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Leek about 87 days to harvest Recent mean 17.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry about 57 days to harvest Recent mean 17.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥢 Green Beans about 83 days to harvest Recent mean 17.3°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 17.3°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 17.3°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 17.3°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.