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When to plant bell peppers in Coyhaique

In Coyhaique, bell pepper: sow for seedlings from 20 September; plant into a greenhouse from 19 November; plant out into open ground from 10 December. The frost-free season here is shorter than the 70 days the crop needs from planting to harvest (by its card): grow it in a greenhouse or choose an early variety.

Bell Pepper in Coyhaique: soil, season and weather

In the median year the top 7 cm of soil in Coyhaique does not reach 18 °C, the minimum on the bell pepper card, before August; the date follows the last frost (3 December), and the bed stays cooler than the card asks. Only 35 days lie between planting out (10 December) and the first autumn frost (14 January), against the card's 70 days to the first harvest: even an unheated greenhouse, three weeks earlier, falls 14 days short without heat or a faster variety.

Last spring frost3 December
Into an unheated greenhousefrom 19 November; November outside: 2.1 °C at night, 10.8 °C by day; card 15–30 °C
First autumn frost14 January, 35 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)70
Days left for picking-35
Daylight13:06 on 11 October, 15:36 on 10 December
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)every 4 days; the driest month, January, has 13 rainy days

The same dates in Coyhaique hold for Tomato, Cucumber, Eggplant, Zucchini, Pumpkin and Watermelon.

Bell Pepper in Coyhaique: care after planting

Planted on 10 December: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

Feeding, by the card’s schedule from that day:

  • 10 December — feed: balanced (NPK)
  • 7 January — feed: nitrogen

Pests and diseases of bell pepper to watch for:

Dates count from the first planting day of the window above; a later planting moves them by as many days.

Weather in Coyhaique during the bell pepper season

No month of the season averages above the bell pepper card's 15–30 °C by day; the warmest, January, averages 14.2 °C. Months that stay below 15 °C even by day on average: December (13 °C) and January (14.2 °C). Nights average below 15 °C in every month of the season, from 4.2 °C to 5 °C.

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy daysDaylight on the 15th
December134.2991315:40
January14.25881315:17

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Bell Pepper in nearby cities

Around Coyhaique, Trelew is 49 days earlier and Bariloche 24 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Comodoro Rivadavia357 km1 November – 1 February39 days earlier
Puerto Montt461 km29 December – 14 February19 days later
Bariloche495 kmfrom 3 January24 days later
Osorno563 km29 December – 10 February19 days later
Trelew595 km22 October – 6 February49 days earlier
Valdivia648 km11 December – 22 February1 day later

Where to buy bell pepper plants and seeds near Coyhaique

Buy plants ready to set out from 10 December (from 19 November for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 20 September. Within 15 km of Coyhaique OpenStreetMap lists 3 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant bell peppers in Coyhaique?

In Coyhaique, bell pepper: sow for seedlings from 20 September; plant into a greenhouse from 19 November; plant out into open ground from 10 December. The frost-free season here is shorter than the 70 days the crop needs from planting to harvest (by its card): grow it in a greenhouse or choose an early variety.

When to sow bell peppers for seedlings in Coyhaique?

Sow for seedlings from 20 September.

When is the last spring frost in Coyhaique?

Last spring frost around 3 December, first autumn frost around 14 January.

Other crops in Coyhaique, with their dates