GreenlyValencia: frost dates
Spain
| Last spring frost | around 15 January |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | none in ten years |
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 | 17 January | 1 April | 22 April |
| Chili Pepper | 3 February | 18 April | 9 May |
| Corn | — | 1 January | sow 22 January |
| Cucumber | 18 February | 1 April | 22 April |
| Eggplant | 21 January | 1 April | 22 April |
| Green Beans | 25 November | 1 January | 22 January |
| Melon | 8 February | 1 April | 22 April |
| Peas | — | 4 December | sow 25 December |
| Physalis | 31 December | 14 February | 7 March |
| Pumpkin | 8 January | 14 February | 7 March |
| Sweet Corn | — | 1 January | sow 22 January |
| Tomato | 19 December | 14 February | 7 March |
| Watermelon | 28 February | 1 April | 22 April |
| Zucchini | 13 January | 14 February | 7 March |
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.
Planted in autumn
| Crop | Plant around |
|---|---|
| Crocus | 1 October |
| Daffodil | 1 October |
| Garlic | 1 October |
| Hyacinth | 1 October |
| Lily | 1 October |
| Tulip | 1 October |
A month before the first autumn frost, so the roots grow before winter.