Tokyo in February: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, February in Tokyo has run 1.4–10.9°C with about 59 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 Tokyo is actually having, today.
Grow one in Tokyo's weather right now →❄️ In 5 of the last 5 years, Tokyo saw at least one night at or below 0°C in February (record low -4.3°C). Cold-sensitive crops need cover.
🗓️ This month still falls inside the frost season. Average last spring frost around Feb 29, first autumn frost around Dec 14 — roughly 289 frost-free days. Sow tender crops after the last frost date and make sure they finish before the first.
☀️ About 7.8 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it warms by about 2.3°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 Tokyo usually gets, one day at a time — which is why some of these run past the end of the month.
| Crop | Days | Harvest around |
|---|---|---|
| 🌱 Microgreens | 8 | Feb 22 |
| 🌿 Rocket | 59 | Apr 14 |
| 🌿 Spinach | 68 | Apr 23 |
| 🧄 Garlic | 87 | May 12 |
| 🍃 Mint | 29 | Mar 15 |
| 🧅 Chives | 31 | Mar 17 |
| 🌿 Basil | 32 | Mar 18 |
Best crops to sow now
- 🌱 Microgreens Ideal about 8 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🌿 Rocket Good about 173 days to harvest Recent mean 6.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Spinach Good about 176 days to harvest Recent mean 6.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧄 Garlic Marginal about 196 days to harvest Recent mean 6.1°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍃 Mint Ideal about 30 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🧅 Chives Ideal about 32 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🌿 Basil Ideal about 33 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 6.1°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 6.1°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 6.1°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
Other months in Tokyo
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Temperature and rainfall come from Open-Meteo's historical observations for Tokyo, 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.