When to Plant Carrots in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico

Step by step in Azcapotzalco

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

25 Jul - 15 Aug

Counting back 94 days from your first frost so the crop matures in time.

Sow direct

19 Jan - 9 Feb

Three weeks before your last frost.

Harvest

20 Mar - 9 Apr

Sow in succession. A single sowing gives you a single glut. Sow a short row every 21 days through the window above and you get a steady supply instead.

Frost tolerance

Hardy

Damaged below

-6°C (21.2°F)

Days to maturity

60–80

Min soil temp

7°C (44.6°F)

Spacing

5 cm

Sowing depth

12 mm (0.5 in)

Sun

Full

Carrots through the year

Against the frost risk in Azcapotzalco

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Seasonal context

Rainfall and the growing season in Azcapotzalco

July has the highest average precipitation (156 mm); December has the lowest (6 mm). Compare this pattern with the planting windows and your water supply.

Jan 9 mm

Feb 12 mm

Mar 15 mm

Apr 21 mm

May 55 mm

Jun 133 mm

Jul 156 mm

Aug 153 mm

Sep 150 mm

Oct 65 mm

Nov 20 mm

Dec 6 mm

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 Azcapotzalco

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.

NASA POWER climate averages, 1995–2024
Month	Average low	Average high	Frost days
January	4°C (39.3°F)	19.3°C (66.7°F)	1.3
February	5°C (41°F)	21.7°C (71°F)	0.7
March	6.5°C (43.6°F)	24°C (75.2°F)	0.2
April	8.6°C (47.4°F)	25.9°C (78.6°F)	0.0
May	10.1°C (50.2°F)	26°C (78.8°F)	0.0
June	10.5°C (51°F)	23.5°C (74.4°F)	0.0
July	10°C (50.1°F)	21.5°C (70.8°F)	0.0
August	10°C (49.9°F)	21.1°C (70.1°F)	0.0
September	9.7°C (49.4°F)	20.3°C (68.5°F)	0.0
October	7.8°C (46.1°F)	20°C (68°F)	0.3
November	5.9°C (42.6°F)	19.6°C (67.3°F)	0.8
December	4.6°C (40.4°F)	19.2°C (66.6°F)	0.8

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 Azcapotzalco

July is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 156 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 Azcapotzalco.

The median frost-free season here is 281 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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Nearby

Carrots in places close by

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Growing carrots in Azcapotzalco

Can I grow carrots in Azcapotzalco?

The calendar estimates a planting window, not a guarantee of success. July is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 156 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 Azcapotzalco?

Aim for 19 Jan - 9 Feb in an average year. If you would rather not gamble on the weather, wait until 13 Feb - 6 Mar - by then frost has finished in nine years out of ten.

When might carrots be ready to harvest in Azcapotzalco?

The estimated period is 20 Mar - 9 Apr, 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?