Lentil · Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico
When to plant lentils in Aguascalientes
Main outdoor window
8-29 Jan
A climate estimate. Check your soil, forecast and cultivar.
Timed from last spring frost
5 February
In Aguascalientes, on your chosen risk.
Ready to pick
29 Mar - 28 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 Aguascalientes
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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 autumn
6-27 Jul
Counting back 124 days from your first frost so the crop matures in time.
Sow direct
8-29 Jan
Four weeks before your last frost.
Harvest
29 Mar - 28 Apr
Lentils through the year
Against the frost risk in Aguascalientes
Seasonal context
Rainfall and the growing season in Aguascalientes
July has the highest average precipitation (131 mm); April 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.
Monthly growing conditions in Aguascalientes
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 | 4.9°C (40.7°F)40.7°F (4.9°C) | 20.8°C (69.5°F)69.5°F (20.8°C) | 1.3 |
| February | 5.8°C (42.5°F)42.5°F (5.8°C) | 23.1°C (73.7°F)73.7°F (23.1°C) | 0.7 |
| March | 7.4°C (45.3°F)45.3°F (7.4°C) | 25.8°C (78.5°F)78.5°F (25.8°C) | 0.1 |
| April | 9.9°C (49.9°F)49.9°F (9.9°C) | 28.6°C (83.4°F)83.4°F (28.6°C) | 0.0 |
| May | 12.7°C (54.9°F)54.9°F (12.7°C) | 30.3°C (86.5°F)86.5°F (30.3°C) | 0.0 |
| June | 14.2°C (57.6°F)57.6°F (14.2°C) | 28.9°C (84.1°F)84.1°F (28.9°C) | 0.0 |
| July | 13.2°C (55.8°F)55.8°F (13.2°C) | 27.1°C (80.8°F)80.8°F (27.1°C) | 0.0 |
| August | 13°C (55.4°F)55.4°F (13°C) | 27.2°C (81°F)81°F (27.2°C) | 0.0 |
| September | 12.7°C (54.8°F)54.8°F (12.7°C) | 26.2°C (79.2°F)79.2°F (26.2°C) | 0.0 |
| October | 10.5°C (50.9°F)50.9°F (10.5°C) | 25.4°C (77.7°F)77.7°F (25.4°C) | 0.0 |
| November | 7.6°C (45.7°F)45.7°F (7.6°C) | 23.3°C (73.9°F)73.9°F (23.3°C) | 0.5 |
| December | 5.7°C (42.3°F)42.3°F (5.7°C) | 21.1°C (70°F)70°F (21.1°C) | 1.0 |
For lentils, 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 lentils for Aguascalientes
- July is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 131 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 lentils
Use the calendar to plan ahead, then check the conditions in your own garden.
- Measure the soil at sowing depth. Aim for at least 5°C (41°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.
Start with a small lentil trial and count the cleaned seed
Use a sunny, drained position and keep weeds controlled while plants are small. Avoid treating a vigorous green crop as proof that it will mature seed; weather during pod filling and drying is a separate concern.
Inspect pods as they mature, collect sound dry material and finish drying before storage. Weigh cleaned seed and note the effort required. That record is more useful for deciding next year's area than the apparent size of the plants.
What to record this season
How much cleaned seed did the trial produce, and how long did harvesting and cleaning take? Add the cultivar, sowing date and conditions to your growing record so you can compare next season.
Further reading: Plants For A Future: Lens culinaris . 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.
Plants For A Future compiles botanical and cultivation references. This is general species guidance, not a local field trial or evidence that every cultivar will crop in your climate.
How the dates are calculated and their limits · Keep a growing record · Report a local discrepancy
Why these dates
Use a sunny, drained position and keep weeds controlled while plants are small. Avoid treating a vigorous green crop as proof that it will mature seed; weather during pod filling and drying is a separate concern.
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. Lentils are timed for direct sowing 4 weeks before it, and this page simply resolves those offsets against the frost date computed for Aguascalientes.
The median frost-free season here is 296 days, against 80 to 110 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 lentils in Aguascalientes
Can I grow lentils in Aguascalientes?
The calendar estimates a planting window, not a guarantee of success. July is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 131 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 lentils in Aguascalientes?
Aim for 8-29 Jan in an average year. If you would rather not gamble on the weather, wait until 4-25 Feb - by then frost has finished in nine years out of ten.
When might lentils be ready to harvest in Aguascalientes?
The estimated period is 29 Mar - 28 Apr, based on 80 to 110 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 lentils 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.