Vancouver in June: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, June in Vancouver has run 12.2–19.1°C with about 66 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 Vancouver is actually having, today.
Grow one in Vancouver's weather right now →❄️ No sub-zero nights in June 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 Mar 10, first autumn frost around Nov 17 — roughly 252 frost-free days. Sow tender crops after the last frost date and make sure they finish before the first.
☀️ About 12.1 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it warms by about 1.9°C from the first ten days to the last.
Sow this month — when would you harvest?
Assuming you sow in mid-June, then adding up the warmth Vancouver usually gets, one day at a time — which is why some of these run past the end of the month.
| Crop | Days | Harvest around |
|---|---|---|
| 🏵️ Marigold | 54 | Aug 7 |
| 🥔 Potato | 79 | Sep 1 |
| 🌿 Garlic chives | 64 | Aug 17 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 54 | Aug 7 |
| 🥬 Bok Choy | 36 | Jul 20 |
| 🧅 Onion | 79 | Sep 1 |
| 🌿 Dill | 43 | Jul 27 |
| 🥬 Cauliflower | 66 | Aug 19 |
| 🧅 Leek | 80 | Sep 2 |
| ⚪ Daikon radish | 52 | Aug 5 |
| 🫛 Peas | 50 | Aug 3 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 62 | Aug 15 |
🌡️ Tomato, Chili Pepper, Yardlong bean, Bitter melon, Luffa, Winter melon, Aubergine, Okra never accumulate enough heat outdoors in Vancouver — not in any month. Locally these need a greenhouse or a warm windowsill.
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.
- 🏵️ Marigold about 70 days to harvest Recent mean 15.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥔 Potato about 104 days to harvest Recent mean 15.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Garlic chives about 80 days to harvest Recent mean 15.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry about 65 days to harvest Recent mean 15.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Bok Choy about 43 days to harvest Recent mean 15.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Onion about 99 days to harvest Recent mean 15.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Dill about 52 days to harvest Recent mean 15.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Cauliflower about 82 days to harvest Recent mean 15.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Leek about 99 days to harvest Recent mean 15.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Daikon radish about 62 days to harvest Recent mean 15.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas about 61 days to harvest Recent mean 15.7°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫘 Broad bean about 76 days to harvest Recent mean 15.7°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 15.7°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 15.7°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 15.7°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
Other months in Vancouver
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Temperature and rainfall come from Open-Meteo's historical observations for Vancouver, 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.