Xi'an in March: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, March in Xi'an has run 5.8–17.7°C with about 34 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 →❄️ In 4 of the last 5 years, Xi'an saw at least one night at or below 0°C in March (record low -2.8°C). Cold-sensitive crops need cover.
🗓️ 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 7.9 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it warms by about 4.5°C from the first ten days to the last.
Sow this month — when would you harvest?
Assuming you sow in mid-March, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 🌿 Rocket | 33 | Apr 16 |
| 🫛 Peas | 55 | May 8 |
| 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens | 39 | Apr 22 |
| 🌿 Coriander | 44 | Apr 27 |
| 🥗 Lettuce | 52 | May 5 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 65 | May 18 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 44 | Apr 27 |
| 🍒 Cherry Radish | 31 | Apr 14 |
| ⚪ Daikon radish | 56 | May 9 |
| 🟣 Beetroot | 55 | May 8 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 58 | May 11 |
| 🏵️ Marigold | 60 | May 13 |
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.
- 🌿 Rocket about 48 days to harvest Recent mean 11.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas about 91 days to harvest Recent mean 11.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens about 62 days to harvest Recent mean 11.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Coriander about 67 days to harvest Recent mean 11.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥗 Lettuce about 84 days to harvest Recent mean 11.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫘 Broad bean about 109 days to harvest Recent mean 11.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip about 71 days to harvest Recent mean 11.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍒 Cherry Radish about 45 days to harvest Recent mean 11.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Daikon radish about 93 days to harvest Recent mean 11.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🟣 Beetroot about 91 days to harvest Recent mean 11.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry about 97 days to harvest Recent mean 11.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🏵️ Marigold about 126 days to harvest Recent mean 11.8°C is too cold (ideal 12–30°C)
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 11.8°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 11.8°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 11.8°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°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.