Taipei in October: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, October in Taipei has run 22.7–28.2°C with about 261 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 October 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 6.7 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it cools by about 4.0°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-October, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 🍅 Tomato | 146 | Mar 9 |
| 🌶️ Okra | 179 | Apr 11 |
| 🥢 Green Beans | 47 | Nov 30 |
| 🍆 Aubergine | 189 | Apr 21 |
| 🏵️ Marigold | 37 | Nov 20 |
| 🌻 Sunflower | 79 | Jan 1 |
| 🌱 Microgreens | 5 | Oct 19 |
| 🌿 Amaranth greens | 42 | Nov 25 |
| 🧅 Onion | 63 | Dec 16 |
| 🥬 Bok Choy | 24 | Nov 7 |
| 🥬 Swiss chard | 35 | Nov 18 |
| 🥕 Carrot | 52 | Dec 5 |
Best crops to sow now
- 🍅 Tomato Ideal about 85 days to harvest Recent mean 25.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌶️ Okra Ideal about 72 days to harvest Recent mean 25.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥢 Green Beans Ideal about 39 days to harvest Recent mean 25.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍆 Aubergine Ideal about 104 days to harvest Recent mean 25.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🏵️ Marigold Ideal about 33 days to harvest Recent mean 25.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌻 Sunflower Ideal about 58 days to harvest Recent mean 25.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌱 Microgreens Ideal about 5 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🌿 Amaranth greens Ideal about 36 days to harvest Recent mean 25.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Onion Good about 52 days to harvest Recent mean 25.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Bok Choy Good about 22 days to harvest Recent mean 25.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Swiss chard Good about 32 days to harvest Recent mean 25.5°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥕 Carrot Good about 45 days to harvest Recent mean 25.5°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌿 Coriander — Recent mean 25.5°C is too hot (ideal 8–24°C)
- 🫘 Broad bean — Recent mean 25.5°C is too hot (ideal 6–22°C)
- 🥕 Parsnip — Recent mean 25.5°C is too hot (ideal 6–22°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.