Xi'an in June: what to plant
Averaged over the last 5 years of daily records, June in Xi'an runs 20.8–32.9°C with about 60 mm of rain across the month. Here is what that climate actually supports.
❄️ No sub-zero nights in June in the last 5 years — frost is not the limiting factor here.
Best crops to sow now
- 🌱 Microgreens Fastest about 5 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🍃 Mint about 20 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🌿 Basil about 21 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🧅 Chives about 23 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🌽 Sweet Corn about 54 days to harvest Recent mean 26.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Zucchini 72 about 39 days to harvest Recent mean 26.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌻 Sunflower 72 about 53 days to harvest Recent mean 26.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Cucumber 72 about 58 days to harvest Recent mean 26.9°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🧄 Garlic — Recent mean 26.9°C is too hot (ideal 4–24°C)
- ⚪ Turnip — Recent mean 26.9°C is too hot (ideal 8–24°C)
- 🟣 Beetroot — Recent mean 26.9°C is too hot (ideal 7–26°C)
Other months in Xi'an
Temperature and rainfall are 5-year daily normals from the ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo. Suitability is scored with the same degree-day model the game runs on — it is not a generic planting calendar.