Garden calendar in the Bragança district
Climate in the Bragança district: 12.8 °C average and 784 mm of rain a year. What to sow, plant and harvest month by month.
12.8°Mean
784mm · Rain
86rain days
Cold interior and uplands. Frost from October to May and a short summer: plant summer crops from late May and choose hardy fruit trees.
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Climate by month
| Mean | Max | Min | Rain | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.8° | 9.1° | 0.4° | 101 mm | — |
| Feb | 6.3° | 11.8° | 0.8° | 62 mm | — |
| Mar | 9.3° | 15.2° | 3.4° | 69 mm | — |
| Apr | 11.3° | 17.1° | 5.4° | 68 mm | — |
| May | 14.8° | 21.2° | 8.4° | 63 mm | — |
| Jun | 19° | 26.2° | 11.9° | 32 mm | — |
| Jul | 21.7° | 29.2° | 14.1° | 15 mm | — |
| Aug | 21.4° | 28.8° | 13.8° | 19 mm | — |
| Sep | 18.3° | 25.1° | 11.3° | 44 mm | — |
| Oct | 13.4° | 18.9° | 7.9° | 107 mm | — |
| Nov | 8.2° | 12.8° | 3.6° | 92 mm | — |
| Dec | 5.4° | 9.7° | 1.1° | 112 mm | — |
Source: IPMA climate normals, station Bragança, 1991–2020, as published in the station's Wikipedia climate table.
Frost days are not given in these tables.
What's easy and hard in the Bragança district
Easy
- Lettuce
- Garlic
- Onion
- Pea
- Carrot
- Spinach
- Broccoli
- Potato
- Swiss chard
- Leek
- Cauliflower
- Radish
- Oregano
- Spearmint
- Dill
- Parsley
- Cabbage
- Beetroot
- Celery
- Rocket (arugula)
- Chicory greens
- Lentil
- Kohlrabi
- Thyme
- Saffron crocus
- Portuguese kale (couve-galega)
- Turnip greens (grelos)
- Coriander (cilantro)
- Pennyroyal
- Cavolo nero (Tuscan kale)
- Savoy cabbage
- Lamb's lettuce (corn salad)
- Shallot
- Brussels sprouts
- Jerusalem artichoke
- Chives
- Lemon balm
- Savory
- Turnip
- Parsnip
- Black salsify (scorzonera)
- Sorrel
- Rhubarb
- Celeriac
- Raspberry
- Apple tree
- Pear tree
- Cherry tree
- Plum tree
- Quince tree
- Walnut tree
- Hazel
- Sweet chestnut
- Cornelian cherry
- Blackberry
- Sour cherry
- Redcurrant
- Common medlar
- Service tree
- Gooseberry
- Blackcurrant
- Mirabelle plum
- Rose
- Lawn (tall fescue)
- Wisteria
- Bearded iris
- Honeysuckle
- Box
- Cherry laurel
- Chinese windmill palm
- Ivy
- Pansy
- Primrose
- Linden (lime tree)
- Lilac
- Peony
- Tulip
- Daffodil
- Butterfly bush
- Forsythia
- Clematis
- Hornbeam
- Yew
- Thuja (arborvitae)
- Hollyhock
Needs regular care
- Courgette
- Green bean
- Broad bean
- Pumpkin
- Sweetcorn
- Florence fennel
- Chickpea
- Sage
- Dry beans
- Watercress
- White lupin
- Asparagus
- Chervil
- Tarragon
- Strawberry
- Fig tree
- Blueberry
- Grapevine
- Peach tree
- Persimmon
- Mulberry
- Jujube
- Nectarine
- Strawberry tree
- Stone pine
- Lavender
- Dwarf fan palm
- Rosemary
- Petunia
- Carnation
- Italian cypress
- Hydrangea
- Silk tree
- Chinaberry
- Tamarisk
- Chrysanthemum
- Marigold
- Camellia
- Azalea
- Southern magnolia
- Red-tip photinia
- Holm oak
- Laurustinus
- Rhododendron
- Begonia
- Busy Lizzie (impatiens)
- Dahlia
- Japanese maple
Difficult
- Tomato
- Pepper
- Cucumber
- Melon
- Basil
- Amaranth greens
- Purslane
- Santorini fava
- Sweet marjoram
- Cardoon
- Olive tree
- Almond tree
- Pomegranate
- Apricot tree
- Kiwi vine
- Kumquat
- Pistachio
- Feijoa (pineapple guava)
- Mexican fan palm
- Oleander
- Japanese pittosporum
- Geranium
- Gazania
- Agapanthus
- Lawn (Bermuda grass)
- Bay laurel
- Mastic tree
- Myrtle
- Calla lily
- Cork oak
- Star jasmine
- Crape myrtle
- Cyclamen
Not recommended outdoors
- Aubergine
- Watermelon
- Globe artichoke
- Okra
- Black-eyed pea
- Caper
- Lemon verbena
- Piri-piri chilli
- Sweet potato
- Chayote
- Taro
- Lemon tree
- Orange tree
- Loquat
- Avocado
- Date palm
- Mandarin tree
- Lime tree
- Grapefruit tree
- Dragon fruit
- Prickly pear
- Bitter orange
- Carob tree
- Citron
- Banana
- Passion fruit
- Pineapple
- Cherimoya
- Tree tomato (tamarillo)
- Guava
- Bergamot orange
- Chinotto (myrtle-leaved orange)
- Mango
- Bougainvillea
- Canary Island date palm
- Jacaranda
- Aloe vera
- Golden barrel cactus
- Foxtail agave
- Chinese hibiscus
- Cape leadwort
- Jasmine
- Gardenia
- Peruvian pepper tree
- Bird of paradise
- Dragon tree
- New Zealand Christmas tree
- Marguerite daisy
- Lantana
- Silver wattle (mimosa)
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