Taipei in March: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, March in Taipei has run 15.4–23.2°C with about 115 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 March 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 6.6 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it warms by about 3.4°C from the first ten days to the last.
Sow this month — when would you harvest?
Assuming you sow in mid-March, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ⚪ Turnip | 30 | Apr 13 |
| 🥬 Kale | 35 | Apr 18 |
| 🥦 Broccoli | 49 | May 2 |
| 🥬 Celery | 73 | May 26 |
| ⚪ Daikon radish | 41 | Apr 24 |
| 🥬 Cabbage | 58 | May 11 |
| 🧅 Leek | 63 | May 16 |
| 🍒 Cherry Radish | 20 | Apr 3 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 43 | Apr 26 |
| 🥢 Green Beans | 50 | May 3 |
| 🏵️ Marigold | 41 | Apr 24 |
| 🌽 Sweet Corn | 71 | May 24 |
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.
- ⚪ Turnip about 34 days to harvest Recent mean 19.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Kale about 40 days to harvest Recent mean 19.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥦 Broccoli about 58 days to harvest Recent mean 19.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Celery about 91 days to harvest Recent mean 19.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Daikon radish about 47 days to harvest Recent mean 19.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Cabbage about 69 days to harvest Recent mean 19.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Leek about 76 days to harvest Recent mean 19.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍒 Cherry Radish about 21 days to harvest Recent mean 19.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry about 49 days to harvest Recent mean 19.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥢 Green Beans about 65 days to harvest Recent mean 19.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🏵️ Marigold about 49 days to harvest Recent mean 19.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌽 Sweet Corn about 97 days to harvest Recent mean 19.3°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌿 Rocket — 10 day(s) of heat stress
- 🍈 Winter melon — Slow going at current temperatures (~219 days)
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 19.3°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°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.