When to plant garlic in Guatemala City

There is no autumn frost here and the winter is too warm for our late-planting rule, so we give no planting window; the calendar’s default autumn date is 1 October.

Garlic in Guatemala City: soil, season and weather

There is no autumn frost here and the winter is too warm for our late-planting rule, so we give no planting window; the calendar’s default autumn date is 1 October. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 13.7 °C.

Planting	1 October
Coldest nights	January, 13.7 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	12:01 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	11:16

Garlic in Guatemala City: care after planting

Planted on 1 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

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

1 October — feed: nitrogen
29 October — feed: nitrogen

Pests and diseases of garlic to watch for:

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

Garlic in nearby cities

6 of the nearest cities share Guatemala City's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Escuintla	47 km	1 October	same day
Cobán	96 km	1 October	same day
Quetzaltenango	111 km	1 October	same day
Santa Ana	125 km	1 October	same day
Huehuetenango	129 km	1 October	same day
San Salvador	176 km	1 October	same day

Where to buy garlic for planting in Guatemala City

Within 15 km of Guatemala City OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 4 plant nurseries, 33 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026).

Mercado Sur Dos — market
1 km
El Amate — market
1 km
Mercado La Palmita — market
1 km
Mercado el Tierrero — market
1 km