When to plant peas in Viana do Castelo: 13 January – 29 September

In Viana do Castelo, peas: sow straight into the bed from 13 January to 29 September.

Peas in Viana do Castelo: soil, season and weather

Peas tolerates light frost, so it goes in three weeks before the last frost (3 February); the top 7 cm of soil averages its minimum of 4 °C already in the first week of January.

Last spring frost	3 February
Top 7 cm of soil at 4 °C	already in the first week of January
First autumn frost	12 December, 333 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	74
First harvest, if planted in this window	28 March – 12 December
Days left for picking	259
Daylight	9:26 on 13 January
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, July, has 4 rainy days

Peas in Viana do Castelo: care after planting

Planted on 13 January: in the first weeks water every 6 days.

Pests and diseases of peas to watch for:

Weather in Viana do Castelo during the peas season

About 1961 mm of rain falls in the season; July is the driest month (22 mm) and December the wettest (272 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
January	11.8	4.3	247	14	9:29
February	13.3	5.2	176	12	10:36
March	14.1	5.6	196	15	11:53
April	16.4	7.6	182	14	13:19
May	19.1	10	128	11	14:31
June	21.1	12.6	77	10	15:11
July	24.4	14.8	22	4	14:55
August	24.8	14.8	33	4	13:53
September	22.4	13.1	95	9	12:31
October	19.2	11.2	268	13	11:09
November	14.5	7.7	265	16	9:52
December	12.7	5.7	272	16	9:11

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Peas in nearby cities

Around Viana do Castelo, Vigo is 20 days earlier and Ourense 50 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Braga	37 km	4 January – 10 October	9 days earlier
Vigo	61 km	from 24 December	20 days earlier
Porto	63 km	5 January – 6 October	8 days earlier
Pontevedra	84 km	from 1 January	12 days earlier
Vila Real	101 km	30 December – 9 October	14 days earlier
Ourense	108 km	4 March – 20 September	50 days later

Where to buy peas seeds in Viana do Castelo

Seeds go straight into the bed from 13 January to 29 September; buy them before that. Within 15 km of Viana do Castelo OpenStreetMap lists 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery and 3 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Zona de Atividades Económicas de Darque — market
2 km
Viveiro — plant nursery
5 km
Mercado Municipal de Vila Praia de Âncora — market
Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 08:00–18:00; Thu 07:00–18:00 · 14 km
Casa do Lavrador — farm supply
14 km

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.

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