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When to plant bell peppers in Kyoto: 14 May – 17 August

In Kyoto, bell pepper: sow for seedlings from 22 February to 18 June; plant into a greenhouse from 23 April to 17 August; plant out into open ground from 14 May to 17 August.

Bell Pepper in Kyoto: soil, season and weather

In Kyoto the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 22 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the bell pepper card — only around 14 May, 53 days later.

Last spring frost22 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C14 May, 53 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse23 April – 17 August; April outside: 8.7 °C at night, 18.8 °C by day; card 15–30 °C
First autumn frost7 December, 207 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)70
First harvest, if planted in this window23 July – 26 October
Days left for picking137
Daylight11:56 on 15 March, 13:58 on 14 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)every 4 days; the driest month, December, has 7 rainy days

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

Bell Pepper in Kyoto: care after planting

Planted on 14 May: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

  • 14 May — feed: balanced (NPK)
  • 11 June — 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 Kyoto during the bell pepper season

Days average above the bell pepper card's 15–30 °C in July (30.8 °C) and August (32.4 °C). Months that stay below 15 °C even by day on average: December (10.6 °C). Nights average below 15 °C in May and October–December (1.5–13.6 °C).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy daysDaylight on the 15th
May23.313.41831113:59
June26.818.12541414:30
July30.822.92481614:18
August32.4241831313:30
September28.420.61921512:26
October2213.61901211:21
November16.37.171710:21
December10.61.55779:49

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Bell Pepper in nearby cities

Around Kyoto, Tokyo is 16 days earlier and Hiroshima 12 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Osaka43 km5 May – 27 August9 days earlier
Nagoya105 km6 May – 20 August8 days earlier
Okayama174 km14 May – 25 Augustsame day
Hamamatsu182 km2 May – 28 August12 days earlier
Hiroshima311 km26 May – 5 August12 days later
Tokyo363 km28 April – 24 August16 days earlier

Where to buy bell pepper plants and seeds near Kyoto

Buy plants ready to set out from 14 May to 17 August (from 23 April to 17 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 22 February to 18 June. Within 15 km of Kyoto OpenStreetMap lists 16 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery, 6 markets and 19 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

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.

Questions

When to plant bell peppers in Kyoto?

In Kyoto, bell pepper: sow for seedlings from 22 February to 18 June; plant into a greenhouse from 23 April to 17 August; plant out into open ground from 14 May to 17 August.

When to sow bell peppers for seedlings in Kyoto?

Sow for seedlings from 22 February to 18 June.

When is the last spring frost in Kyoto?

Last spring frost around 22 March, first autumn frost around 7 December.

Other crops in Kyoto, with their dates