Tashkent: frost dates
Uzbekistan
In Tashkent the last spring frost usually comes around 18 March and the first autumn frost around 5 November, which leaves about 232 frost-free days (median of 2016–2025). Tomato seedlings can go into open ground around 16 April.
| Last spring frost | around 18 March |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | around 5 November |
| Frost-free days | 232 days |
Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.
When to sow and plant
| Crop | Sow for seedlings | Plant out in a greenhouse | Open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Pepper | 22 January | 6 April | 27 April |
| Chili Pepper | 27 January | 11 April | 2 May |
| Corn | — | 4 March | sow 25 March |
| Cucumber | 23 February | 6 April | 27 April |
| Eggplant | 26 January | 6 April | 27 April |
| Green Beans | 26 January | 4 March | 25 March |
| Melon | 13 February | 6 April | 27 April |
| Peas | — | 4 February | sow 25 February |
| Physalis | 9 February | 26 March | 16 April |
| Pumpkin | 17 February | 26 March | 16 April |
| Sweet Corn | — | 4 March | sow 25 March |
| Tomato | 28 January | 26 March | 16 April |
| Watermelon | 5 March | 6 April | 27 April |
| Zucchini | 22 February | 26 March | 16 April |
Planting out: a week after the last frost once the soil is warm enough for the crop; frost-hardy crops three weeks before it; an unheated greenhouse three weeks earlier. Seedlings are sown so they are ready on that day.
Tashkent: weather for the next 7 days
Forecast by Open-Meteo. Nights at or below 0 °C are marked as frost.
Weather in Tashkent by month
Average weather in Tashkent over 2016–2025: the warmest month is July, the wettest March.
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 | -3.5 | 42 | 8 |
| February | 10.3 | -1.4 | 55 | 8 |
| March | 16.1 | 3.9 | 86 | 12 |
| April | 22.1 | 8.9 | 61 | 9 |
| May | 28.4 | 14.3 | 48 | 7 |
| June | 34.3 | 18.9 | 11 | 3 |
| July | 37.5 | 22 | 3 | 1 |
| August | 34.9 | 19.4 | 5 | 1 |
| September | 29.4 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| October | 21 | 7.4 | 32 | 5 |
| November | 13 | 0.8 | 51 | 7 |
| December | 7.2 | -2.8 | 48 | 9 |
Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).
Planted in autumn
| Crop | Plant around |
|---|---|
| Crocus | 6 October |
| Daffodil | 6 October |
| Garlic | 6 October |
| Hyacinth | 6 October |
| Lily | 6 October |
| Tulip | 6 October |
A month before the first autumn frost, so the roots grow before winter.