Tokyo in November: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, November in Tokyo has run 8.5–17.3°C with about 79 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 →❄️ No sub-zero nights in November in the last 5 years — frost is not the limiting factor here.
🗓️ This month sits inside the frost-free window. 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 7.4 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it cools by about 3.7°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-November, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 🥬 Napa cabbage | 174 | May 7 |
| 🌿 Rocket | 119 | Mar 13 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 149 | Apr 12 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 163 | Apr 26 |
⏳ Too late this month: Cauliflower, Dill, Peas, Daikon radish, Strawberry, Cherry Radish, Beetroot, Marigold would still be in the ground when the first frost arrives (around Dec 14). Sow them earlier in the year, or grow them under cover.
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.
- 🥬 Napa cabbage about 99 days to harvest Recent mean 12.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Cauliflower about 107 days to harvest Recent mean 12.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Rocket about 42 days to harvest Recent mean 12.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Dill about 70 days to harvest Recent mean 12.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas about 79 days to harvest Recent mean 12.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip about 61 days to harvest Recent mean 12.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫘 Broad bean about 96 days to harvest Recent mean 12.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Daikon radish about 81 days to harvest Recent mean 12.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry about 84 days to harvest Recent mean 12.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍒 Cherry Radish about 38 days to harvest Recent mean 12.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🟣 Beetroot about 79 days to harvest Recent mean 12.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🏵️ Marigold about 102 days to harvest Recent mean 12.9°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 12.9°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 12.9°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 12.9°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.