Last and first frost dates in Fergana
Uzbekistan
In Fergana the last spring frost usually comes around 11 March and the first autumn frost around 10 November, which leaves about 244 frost-free days (median of 2016–2025). Tomato seedlings can go into open ground from 1 April to 21 July.
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| Last spring frost | around 11 March |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | around 10 November |
| Frost-free days | 244 days |
Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.
When is the last frost in Fergana?
The last frost in Fergana usually comes around 11 March: that is the median of 2016–2025, so in about half of those years the last night at or below 0 °C came later. Hardy crops start before it and frost-tender ones only after it: in the table below arugula can go into open ground from 18 February, while corn waits until 21 March. The first autumn frost follows around 10 November, about 244 days later: harvest or cover frost-tender crops before then.
When to sow and plant
| Crop | Sow for seedlings | Plant out in a greenhouse | Open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Achocha | 16 January – 2 August | 25 February – 11 September | 18 March – 11 September |
| Ageratum | from 14 January | — | from 1 April |
| Arugula | — | — | sow 18 February – 6 October |
| Basil | 16 February – 8 September | 26 March – 16 October | 16 April – 16 October |
| Beet | — | — | sow 18 February – 11 September |
| Bell Pepper | 25 January – 22 May | 26 March – 21 July | 16 April – 21 July |
| Black-eyed Susan | from 25 December | — | from 18 March |
| Bok Choy | 21 January – 19 September | 25 February – 24 October | 18 March – 24 October |
| Borage | — | — | sow 18 March – 16 September |
| Broad bean | — | — | sow 18 February – 2 August |
| Broccoli | — | — | sow 18 February – 26 July |
| Brussels Sprouts | 14 December – 23 June | 28 January – 7 August | 18 February – 7 August |
| Busy Lizzie | from 24 December | — | from 18 March |
| Cabbage | — | — | sow 18 February – 3 July |
| Calendula | — | — | sow from 18 February |
| Carrot | — | — | sow 18 February – 18 August |
| Cauliflower | 17 December – 26 July | 28 January – 6 September | 18 February – 6 September |
| Celeriac | 10 December – 23 May | 25 February – 8 August | 18 March – 8 August |
| Celery | 10 December – 2 June | 25 February – 18 August | 18 March – 18 August |
| Celosia | from 1 February | from 18 March | from 8 April |
| Chamomile | — | — | sow 18 February – 6 September |
| Chayote | 2 December – 16 May | 28 February – 12 August | 21 March – 12 August |
| Chickpea | — | — | sow 18 February – 23 July |
| Chicory | 3 January – 17 August | — | 18 February – 11 September |
| Chili Pepper | 25 January – 28 June | 26 March – 27 August | 16 April – 27 August |
| China aster | from 2 February | from 26 March | from 16 April |
| Chives | — | — | sow 18 February – 28 August |
| Cilantro | — | — | sow 18 February – 7 September |
| Corn | — | — | sow 21 March – 23 July |
| Corn poppy | — | — | sow from 18 February |
| Cosmos | from 1 February | from 18 March | from 8 April |
| Cucumber | 26 February – 29 July | 26 March – 26 August | 16 April – 26 August |
| Daikon | — | — | sow 18 February – 4 September |
| Delphinium | from 30 November | — | from 18 February |
| Dill | — | — | sow 18 February – 17 September |
| Edging lobelia | from 24 December | — | from 18 March |
| Eggplant | 25 January – 22 May | 26 March – 21 July | 16 April – 21 July |
| Florence fennel | 11 January – 2 August | 25 February – 16 September | 18 March – 16 September |
| Foxglove | from 12 November | — | from 18 February |
| Garden sorrel | — | — | sow 18 February – 5 September |
| Green Beans | — | — | sow 8 April – 31 July |
| Hollyhock | — | — | sow from 18 February |
| Hyssop | — | — | sow 18 February – 29 July |
| Kale | — | — | sow 18 February – 30 August |
| Kiwano | 7 February – 5 August | 11 March – 6 September | 1 April – 6 September |
| Kohlrabi | — | — | sow 18 February – 9 September |
| Leek | 19 November – 14 May | 28 January – 23 July | 18 February – 23 July |
| Lemon balm | — | — | sow 18 February – 1 September |
| Lettuce | — | — | sow 18 February – 14 September |
| Lisianthus | from 2 November | from 28 January | from 18 February |
| Lovage | — | — | sow from 18 February |
| Luffa | 12 February – 30 May | 26 March – 11 July | 16 April – 11 July |
| Marigold | from 14 January | from 25 February | from 18 March |
| Marjoram | 25 January – 17 August | — | 16 April – 16 October |
| Melon | 26 February – 16 July | 26 March – 13 August | 16 April – 13 August |
| Microgreens | — | — | sow 8 April – 27 October |
| Moringa | 12 February – 22 August | 8 April – 16 October | 29 April – 16 October |
| Moss rose | from 31 December | — | from 18 March |
| Mustard greens | — | — | sow 18 February – 26 September |
| Napa cabbage | 23 January – 27 August | 25 February – 29 September | 18 March – 29 September |
| Nasturtium | from 18 January | from 25 February | from 18 March |
| Okra | 12 February – 10 August | 26 March – 21 September | 16 April – 21 September |
| Oregano | 29 November – 7 August | 28 January – 6 October | 18 February – 6 October |
| Pansy | from 3 December | from 28 January | from 18 February |
| Parsley | — | — | sow 18 February – 26 August |
| Parsnip | — | — | sow 18 February – 15 July |
| Peanut | 17 February – 6 July | 26 March – 12 August | 16 April – 12 August |
| Peas | — | — | sow 18 February – 28 August |
| Petunia | from 22 January | from 26 March | from 16 April |
| Physalis | 25 January – 3 July | 11 March – 17 August | 1 April – 17 August |
| Pumpkin | 12 February – 4 June | 26 March – 16 July | 16 April – 16 July |
| Purple coneflower | from 27 November | — | from 18 February |
| Radish | — | — | sow 18 February – 11 October |
| Sage | 10 December – 3 August | 28 January – 21 September | 18 February – 21 September |
| Scarlet sage | from 18 January | — | from 1 April |
| Snapdragon | from 24 November | from 28 January | from 18 February |
| Soybean | — | — | sow 16 April – 22 August |
| Spinach | — | — | sow 18 February – 16 September |
| Stevia | 21 January – 24 June | 11 March – 12 August | 1 April – 12 August |
| Stock | — | — | sow from 18 February |
| Sunflower | — | — | sow from 8 April |
| Sweet alyssum | — | — | sow from 18 February |
| Sweet Corn | 8 February – 17 August | 2 March – 8 September | 23 March – 8 September |
| Sweet pea | from 17 December | from 28 January | from 18 February |
| Sweet William | — | — | sow from 18 February |
| Swiss Chard | — | — | sow 18 February – 11 September |
| Thyme | — | — | sow 18 February – 23 July |
| Tomato | 18 January – 30 May | 11 March – 21 July | 1 April – 21 July |
| Turnip | — | — | sow 18 February – 13 September |
| Watercress | — | — | sow 18 February – 24 September |
| Watermelon | 26 February – 4 July | 26 March – 1 August | 16 April – 1 August |
| Zinnia | from 4 March | from 8 April | from 29 April |
| Zucchini | 5 March – 3 August | 26 March – 24 August | 16 April – 24 August |
Planting out: a week after the last frost once the soil is warm enough for the crop; frost-hardy crops three weeks before it; an unheated greenhouse three weeks earlier. Seedlings are sown so they are ready on that day. Each window starts on the Greenly calendar date and ends on the last day that still leaves the crop’s days to harvest (from its card) before the average first autumn frost, plus six weeks of picking for crops harvested over weeks (tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, cucumbers, courgettes, pumpkins, watermelons, beans) — our rule; earlier in the window is safer.
When the soil warms up in Fergana
The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo). The soil reaches 10 °C 4 days after the last spring frost and 15 °C 21 days after it.
| Soil | Date | Against the last spring frost |
|---|---|---|
| 5 °C | 19 February | 20 days earlier |
| 10 °C | 15 March | 4 days later |
| 15 °C | 1 April | 21 days later |
| 18 °C | 16 April | 36 days later |
Frost dates near Fergana
Of the nearest cities on our list, the last spring frost ends earliest in Andijan (3 March) and latest in Osh (27 March).
| City | Distance | Last spring frost | First autumn frost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andijan | 65 km | 3 March | 8 November |
| Namangan | 70 km | 4 March | 8 November |
| Kokand | 73 km | 8 March | 13 November |
| Osh | 88 km | 27 March | 6 November |
| Jalal-Abad | 120 km | 16 March | 7 November |
What to grow at home in winter in Fergana
Frosts in Fergana usually come from about 10 November to about 11 March. These plants have indoor care in their Greenly cards and are harvested quickly, so they can be sown on a windowsill in winter.
Fergana: weather for the next 7 days
Forecast by Open-Meteo. Nights at or below 0 °C are marked as frost.
Weather in Fergana by month
Average weather in Fergana over 2016–2025: the warmest month is July. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: April–October (20.8–37.5 °C). Months that average 30 °C or more by day: June–September (30.5–37.5 °C). Nights average below 0 °C in January (-2.8 °C), February (-0.6 °C) and December (-1.8 °C). About 312 mm of rain falls in a year, on 66 days; March is the wettest month (48 mm) and August the driest (6 mm).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.8 | -2.8 | 19 | 5 |
| February | 10.4 | -0.6 | 28 | 6 |
| March | 17 | 4.9 | 48 | 9 |
| April | 23.3 | 10.2 | 38 | 8 |
| May | 29.6 | 15.4 | 39 | 9 |
| June | 34.7 | 19.9 | 15 | 4 |
| July | 37.5 | 22.7 | 8 | 2 |
| August | 35.6 | 21 | 6 | 2 |
| September | 30.5 | 15.8 | 10 | 2 |
| October | 20.8 | 8.6 | 40 | 7 |
| November | 12.7 | 2.1 | 32 | 6 |
| December | 7.1 | -1.8 | 29 | 6 |
Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).
Planted in autumn
| Crop | When to plant |
|---|---|
| Bearded Iris | by 11 October |
| Crocus | 11 October – end of December |
| Daffodil | 11 October – end of December |
| Garlic | 11 October – end of December |
| Grape hyacinth | by 11 October |
| Hellebore | by 11 October |
| Hyacinth | 11 October – end of December |
| Lily | by 11 October |
| Ornamental onion | by 11 October |
| Peony | by 11 October |
| Saffron | by 11 October |
| Snowdrop | by 11 October |
| Tulip | 11 October – end of December |
| Wild garlic | by 11 October |
From a month before the first autumn frost, so the roots grow before winter, to the late-planting limit on each crop’s page (about two weeks before the ground freezes, by ten years of weather).