When to plant watermelons in Aktau: 28 April – 1 August

In Aktau, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 10 March to 4 July; plant into a greenhouse from 7 April to 1 August; plant out into open ground from 28 April to 1 August.

Watermelon in Aktau: soil, season and weather

In Aktau 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 watermelon card — only around 28 April, 37 days later.

Last spring frost	22 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	28 April, 37 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	7 April – 1 August; April outside: 8.6 °C at night, 19.4 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	10 November, 196 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	26 June – 29 September
Days left for picking	137
Daylight	12:40 on 31 March, 14:00 on 28 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, August, has 1 rainy day

The same dates in Aktau hold for Cucumber, Bell Pepper, Eggplant, Zucchini and Pumpkin.

Watermelon in Aktau: care after planting

Planted on 28 April: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

28 April — feed: balanced (NPK)

Pests and diseases of watermelon 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 Aktau during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 34.6 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: November (10.3 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in April, May and September–November (2.4–15.4 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	19.4	8.6	21	5	13:24
May	25.8	14.9	28	5	14:42
June	32.2	20.5	10	2	15:25
July	34.6	23.1	10	2	15:08
August	34	22	4	1	14:01
September	26.5	15.4	13	3	12:33
October	18.4	8.6	19	3	11:05
November	10.3	2.4	17	3	9:42

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Watermelon in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant watermelon later than Aktau; the closest date is in Ganja, 2 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Makhachkala	306 km	9 May – 31 August	11 days later
Baku	377 km	7 May – 14 September	9 days later
Atyrau	387 km	4 May – 23 July	6 days later
Astrakhan	387 km	3 May – 2 August	5 days later
Ganja	517 km	30 April – 1 September	2 days later
Vladikavkaz	530 km	28 June – 13 July	61 days later

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Aktau

Buy plants ready to set out from 28 April to 1 August (from 7 April to 1 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 10 March to 4 July. Within 15 km of Aktau OpenStreetMap lists 9 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Акбазар — market
2 km
Асем-Берекет — market
3 km
Bazar — market
2 km
Асар-С — market
23-й микрорайон 38/1 · 1 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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