Delhi, Delhi, India
Planting calendar for Delhi
Worked out from 30 years of daily minimum temperatures for this location — not from a zone map, and not from the nearest big city. Move the dial to change how much frost risk you are willing to carry, and every date on the page re-times itself.
Last spring frost
7 January
Frost has finished by this date in 1 year in 2.
First autumn frost
No frost
Bring tender crops in before this date.
Frost-free season
All year
No frost on record
The average last frost. Half of all years are later than this.
Opening soon
Opening soon
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The growing year in Delhi
307 crops, timed to the dates above
Each bar is a model window, not a deadline. Windows for crops needing a winter suitability check are conditional; open the crop page before planting. Unverified flowering and harvest predictions are withheld. Tap or hover a bar for its dates, or follow a crop name for the full timing and a harvest estimate. The blue wash is the measured weekly chance of frost across the whole record. There is also a printable one-page version of this calendar for the shed wall.
The climate behind these dates
Mean monthly temperature across the record. Months shown in blue average at least one air frost.
Nearby
Frost dates close to Delhi
Questions about frost in Delhi
When is the last frost in Delhi?
The median last spring frost in Delhi falls on 7 January. In one year in ten frost continues as late as 7 January, so if you cannot protect tender plants, 7 January is the safer date to work to.
What hardiness zone is Delhi in?
Delhi sits in USDA-equivalent zone 10b, based on a mean annual extreme minimum of 2.3°C (36.2°F). Perennials rated to this zone or lower should survive an average winter here.
Can I trust these dates exactly?
They are statistics, not forecasts. They describe what happened across 30 years of records at this location and say nothing about this particular spring. Frost is also intensely local: a low-lying or exposed garden can run a week behind the figures on this page.
Seasonal context
Rainfall and the growing season in Delhi
July has the highest average precipitation (217 mm); November has the lowest (4 mm). Compare this pattern with the planting windows and your water supply.
During wetter months, check that beds and containers drain after heavy rain. During drier months, plan how you will keep seeds and new transplants watered. Monthly averages can hide long dry spells and intense storms; they do not show soil moisture, humidity or this week's weather.
Source: NASA POWER, corrected MERRA-2 precipitation, 2001–2020. Values are approximate monthly totals, including the water equivalent of snow, from the nearest 0.5° × 0.625° grid cell. This reference period differs from the temperature record. Rainfall provides context and does not change the calculated planting dates. Method and limitations.