Daffodil · Iğdır, Iğdır, Turkey
When to plant daffodils in Iğdır
Main outdoor window
21 Sep - 5 Oct
A climate estimate. Check your soil, forecast and cultivar.
Timed from last spring frost
17 April
In Iğdır, on your chosen risk.
First flowers
1 Mar - 30 Apr
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 Iğdır
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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.
Plant the bulbs
21 Sep - 5 Oct
Four to six weeks before your first frost, so roots form before the ground cools.
In flower
1 Mar - 30 Apr
Daffodils through the year
Against the frost risk in Iğdır
Seasonal context
Rainfall and the growing season in Iğdır
May has the highest average precipitation (65 mm); February has the lowest (19 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 Iğdır
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 | -6.6°C (20.2°F)20.2°F (-6.6°C) | 4.3°C (39.7°F)39.7°F (4.3°C) | 30.7 |
| February | -5.1°C (22.8°F)22.8°F (-5.1°C) | 6.8°C (44.2°F)44.2°F (6.8°C) | 26.9 |
| March | -1.2°C (29.9°F)29.9°F (-1.2°C) | 11.8°C (53.3°F)53.3°F (11.8°C) | 19.5 |
| April | 3.5°C (38.2°F)38.2°F (3.5°C) | 18°C (64.3°F)64.3°F (18°C) | 4.6 |
| May | 8.2°C (46.7°F)46.7°F (8.2°C) | 22.9°C (73.2°F)73.2°F (22.9°C) | 0.1 |
| June | 13°C (55.3°F)55.3°F (13°C) | 28.9°C (84°F)84°F (28.9°C) | 0.0 |
| July | 16.5°C (61.6°F)61.6°F (16.5°C) | 32.5°C (90.6°F)90.6°F (32.5°C) | 0.0 |
| August | 16.9°C (62.4°F)62.4°F (16.9°C) | 33.1°C (91.6°F)91.6°F (33.1°C) | 0.0 |
| September | 12.2°C (53.9°F)53.9°F (12.2°C) | 27.9°C (82.3°F)82.3°F (27.9°C) | 0.0 |
| October | 6.4°C (43.5°F)43.5°F (6.4°C) | 20.4°C (68.7°F)68.7°F (20.4°C) | 1.2 |
| November | 0.1°C (32.1°F)32.1°F (0.1°C) | 12.6°C (54.6°F)54.6°F (12.6°C) | 14.2 |
| December | -4.3°C (24.2°F)24.2°F (-4.3°C) | 6.7°C (44°F)44°F (6.7°C) | 28.5 |
For daffodils, 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 daffodils for Iğdır
- May is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 65 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 daffodils
Use the calendar to plan ahead, then check the conditions in your own garden.
- 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.
Let daffodil leaves finish before mowing or clearing the bed
Use a drained site with suitable light and sound bulbs. Follow planting-depth guidance for their size and avoid persistently waterlogged ground. Keep bulbs separate from stored onions: daffodils are poisonous if eaten.
Remove spent flowers if seed is not wanted and allow leaves to complete their growth. If a clump becomes crowded or flowers poorly, assess light, depth and crowding before adding feed. Record flowering separately from mere leaf emergence.
What to record this season
Could foliage finish naturally, and did the clump flower well again the following year? Add the cultivar, sowing date and conditions to your growing record so you can compare next season.
Further reading: NC State Extension: Narcissus pseudonarcissus . General crop guidance; local dates on this site are calculated separately. Source checked 19 September 2026 by Safe to Plant; this is not an expert review.
The reference describes plant identity and cultivation. Its regional calendar months and hardiness observations do not validate the calculated dates for another location.
How the dates are calculated and their limits · Keep a growing record · Report a local discrepancy
Why these dates
Use a drained site with suitable light and sound bulbs. Follow planting-depth guidance for their size and avoid persistently waterlogged ground. Keep bulbs separate from stored onions: daffodils are poisonous if eaten.
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.
Daffodils are anchored to the first autumn frost rather than the last spring one, so the planting window on this page counts backwards from the end of the season in Iğdır instead of forwards from its start.
Iğdır is zone 7b, within the crop's general range. This is an initial cold-hardiness check; cultivar, exposure, drainage and unusual winters can still change the outcome.
The median frost-free season here is 199 days, against 140 to 190 days to first flower for this crop counted from sowing. That margin is what decides whether a late sowing is worth attempting.
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Growing daffodils in Iğdır
Can I grow daffodils in Iğdır?
The calendar estimates a planting window, not a guarantee of success. May is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 65 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 daffodils in Iğdır?
Aim for 21 Sep - 5 Oct in an average year. If you would rather not gamble on the weather, wait until 11-25 Sep - by then frost has finished in nine years out of ten.
When might daffodils flower in Iğdır?
The estimated period is 1 Mar - 30 Apr, based on 140 to 190 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 daffodils 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.