Carrot · Akçapınar, Tunceli, Turkey
When to plant carrots in Akçapınar
Main outdoor window
29 Mar - 19 Apr
A climate estimate. Check your soil, forecast and cultivar.
Timed from last spring frost
19 April
In Akçapınar, on your chosen risk.
Ready to pick
28 May - 17 Jun
If you plant at the start of the window.
The average last frost. Half of all years are later than this.
Step by step in Akçapınar
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Import into Apple Calendar, Google Calendar or Outlook. Dates use the selected risk level and are planning estimates, not frost alerts.
Each window is a planning range. Check the forecast, soil and cultivar before planting; a later date is not automatically safer in hot or wet conditions.
Sow for overwintering
10-31 Jul
Counting back 94 days from your first frost so the crop matures in time.
Sow direct
29 Mar - 19 Apr
Three weeks before your last frost.
Harvest
28 May - 17 Jun
Carrots through the year
Against the frost risk in Akçapınar
Seasonal context
Rainfall and the growing season in Akçapınar
April has the highest average precipitation (54 mm); August has the lowest (3 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.
Monthly growing conditions in Akçapınar
Compare the planting window with the local temperature pattern. These are historical monthly averages, not this year's forecast or measured soil temperatures. Average frost days do not tell you whether a particular night will freeze.
| Month | Average low | Average high | Frost days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -5.3°C (22.4°F)22.4°F (-5.3°C) | 2.3°C (36.2°F)36.2°F (2.3°C) | 28.9 |
| February | -3.8°C (25.1°F)25.1°F (-3.8°C) | 4.8°C (40.6°F)40.6°F (4.8°C) | 23.3 |
| March | 0°C (31.9°F)31.9°F (0°C) | 9.9°C (49.7°F)49.7°F (9.9°C) | 15.2 |
| April | 4.7°C (40.4°F)40.4°F (4.7°C) | 16°C (60.8°F)60.8°F (16°C) | 3.6 |
| May | 9.3°C (48.8°F)48.8°F (9.3°C) | 21.6°C (70.9°F)70.9°F (21.6°C) | 0.0 |
| June | 13.6°C (56.5°F)56.5°F (13.6°C) | 28.3°C (82.9°F)82.9°F (28.3°C) | 0.0 |
| July | 16.9°C (62.3°F)62.3°F (16.9°C) | 33.2°C (91.7°F)91.7°F (33.2°C) | 0.0 |
| August | 17.8°C (64°F)64°F (17.8°C) | 33.4°C (92.1°F)92.1°F (33.4°C) | 0.0 |
| September | 13.7°C (56.6°F)56.6°F (13.7°C) | 27.7°C (81.8°F)81.8°F (27.7°C) | 0.0 |
| October | 8.4°C (47.1°F)47.1°F (8.4°C) | 19.9°C (67.9°F)67.9°F (19.9°C) | 0.7 |
| November | 2.1°C (35.8°F)35.8°F (2.1°C) | 11.7°C (53°F)53°F (11.7°C) | 8.1 |
| December | -2.5°C (27.5°F)27.5°F (-2.5°C) | 5.1°C (41.1°F)41.1°F (5.1°C) | 22.7 |
For carrots, also check drainage, sunlight and cultivar requirements. See the rainfall context above; humidity, irrigation and local pest pressure are not calculated.
Local growing check
Before choosing carrots for Akçapınar
- April is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 54 mm. Check how your own bed drains and plan watering around actual soil moisture; monthly rain totals are not an irrigation schedule.
The temperature and rainfall tables on this page show the underlying climate estimates. How these suitability checks work · Record what happens in your garden.
Before you plant carrots
Use the calendar to plan ahead, then check the conditions in your own garden.
- Measure the soil at sowing depth. Aim for at least 7°C (44.6°F); the calendar estimates soil warmth from air temperatures and cannot measure your bed.
- Frost tolerance does not make saturated or frozen soil suitable for planting. Wait until the bed can be worked without smearing or compacting it.
- Use the maturity range on your seed packet when choosing a variety. Cold, short days and transplant stress can make harvest later than the calendar estimate.
Getting a reliable carrot crop
Prepare a fine seedbed and remove stones. Keep the surface evenly moist while seeds germinate; a dry crust can stop small seedlings emerging.
Choose a short-rooted variety for shallow containers or heavy soil. Thin crowded seedlings to the spacing on the packet so roots have room to develop.
Repeat small sowings while the local window is open. The final sowing needs enough time to reach maturity before growth slows in cold weather.
Further reading: RHS carrot growing guide . General crop guidance; local dates on this site are calculated separately. Source checked 18 September 2026 by Safe to Plant; this is not an expert review.
How the dates are calculated and their limits · Keep a growing record · Report a local discrepancy
Why these dates
Prepare a fine seedbed and remove stones. Keep the surface evenly moist while seeds germinate; a dry crust can stop small seedlings emerging.
Check the named variety and local forecast before exposing young growth. The catalog cold-damage figure is a reference, not a guarantee: plant age, acclimatisation, wind and the duration of a freeze affect damage.
This calendar uses frost-relative offsets as a starting point. Carrots are timed for direct sowing 3 weeks before it, and this page simply resolves those offsets against the frost date computed for Akçapınar.
The calendar also applies a soil-warming estimate derived from historical air temperatures. Where that estimate is later than the frost-based date, it delays the window. Soil in your own garden can warm earlier or later; a thermometer at sowing depth is a better final check. Cold, wet conditions can slow germination and increase decay risk.
The median frost-free season here is 198 days, against 60 to 80 days to maturity for this crop counted from sowing. That margin is what decides whether a late sowing is worth attempting.
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Growing carrots in Akçapınar
Can I grow carrots in Akçapınar?
The calendar estimates a planting window, not a guarantee of success. April is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 54 mm. Check how your own bed drains and plan watering around actual soil moisture; monthly rain totals are not an irrigation schedule.
When should I plant carrots in Akçapınar?
Aim for 29 Mar - 19 Apr in an average year. If you would rather not gamble on the weather, wait until 6-27 Apr - by then frost has finished in nine years out of ten.
When might carrots be ready to harvest in Akçapınar?
The estimated period is 28 May - 17 Jun, based on 60 to 80 days from the modeled planting date. Cultivar, planting material and growing conditions can change this interval; check the plant as well as the calendar.
How much frost will carrots tolerate?
Check the named variety and local forecast before exposing young growth. The catalog cold-damage figure is a reference, not a guarantee: plant age, acclimatisation, wind and the duration of a freeze affect damage.