GreenlyValparaíso: frost dates
Chile
| Last spring frost | around 6 August |
|---|---|
| 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 | 26 July | 8 October | 29 October |
| Chili Pepper | 9 August | 22 October | 12 November |
| Corn | — | 27 July | sow 17 August |
| Cucumber | 27 August | 8 October | 29 October |
| Eggplant | 30 July | 8 October | 29 October |
| Green Beans | 20 June | 27 July | 17 August |
| Melon | 17 August | 8 October | 29 October |
| Peas | — | 25 June | sow 16 July |
| Physalis | 22 July | 5 September | 26 September |
| Pumpkin | 30 July | 5 September | 26 September |
| Sweet Corn | — | 27 July | sow 17 August |
| Tomato | 10 July | 5 September | 26 September |
| Watermelon | 6 September | 8 October | 29 October |
| Zucchini | 4 August | 5 September | 26 September |
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.
Valparaíso: weather for the next 7 days
Forecast by Open-Meteo. Nights at or below 0 °C are marked as frost.
Planted in autumn
A month before the first autumn frost, so the roots grow before winter.