Xi'an in August: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, August in Xi'an has run 23.1–32.5°C with about 98 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 Xi'an is actually having, today.
Grow one in Xi'an's weather right now →❄️ No sub-zero nights in August 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 6, first autumn frost around Nov 18 — roughly 258 frost-free days. Sow tender crops after the last frost date and make sure they finish before the first.
☀️ About 9.2 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it cools by about 4.8°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-August, then adding up the warmth Xi'an usually gets, one day at a time — which is why some of these run past the end of the month.
| Crop | Days | Harvest around |
|---|---|---|
| 🌿 Amaranth greens | 36 | Sep 19 |
| 🌱 Microgreens | 5 | Aug 19 |
| 🌻 Sunflower | 83 | Nov 5 |
| 🍃 Mint | 20 | Sep 3 |
| 🌿 Basil | 21 | Sep 4 |
| 🧅 Chives | 23 | Sep 6 |
⏳ Too late this month: Winter melon, Okra, Luffa, Bitter melon, Yardlong bean, Sweet Corn would still be in the ground when the first frost arrives (around Nov 18). Sow them earlier in the year, or grow them under cover.
Best crops to sow now
- 🍈 Winter melon Ideal about 102 days to harvest Recent mean 27.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌶️ Okra Ideal about 59 days to harvest Recent mean 27.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Luffa Ideal about 78 days to harvest Recent mean 27.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Bitter melon Ideal about 71 days to harvest Recent mean 27.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Amaranth greens Ideal about 31 days to harvest Recent mean 27.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌱 Microgreens Ideal about 5 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🌻 Sunflower Good about 51 days to harvest Recent mean 27.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥢 Yardlong bean Ideal about 62 days to harvest Recent mean 27.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌽 Sweet Corn Ideal about 51 days to harvest Recent mean 27.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍃 Mint Ideal about 20 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🌿 Basil Ideal about 21 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🧅 Chives Ideal about 22 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
Leave these for another month
- 🌿 Dill — Recent mean 27.8°C is too hot (ideal 9–26°C)
- 🌿 Parsley — Recent mean 27.8°C is too hot (ideal 7–25°C)
- 🌿 Coriander — Recent mean 27.8°C is too hot (ideal 8–24°C)
Other months in Xi'an
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Temperature and rainfall come from Open-Meteo's historical observations for Xi'an, 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.