When to plant watermelons in Antalya: 27 April – 19 September

In Antalya, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 9 March to 22 August; plant into a greenhouse from 6 April to 19 September; plant out into open ground from 27 April to 19 September.

Watermelon in Antalya: soil, season and weather

In Antalya the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 2 February, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 27 April, 84 days later.

Last spring frost	2 February
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	27 April, 84 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	6 April – 19 September; April outside: 10.5 °C at night, 22.9 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	29 December, 246 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	25 June – 17 November
Days left for picking	187
Daylight	12:30 on 30 March, 13:33 on 27 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, July, has 2 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Antalya: care after planting

Planted on 27 April: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

27 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 Antalya during the watermelon season

Days average above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C in July (37.3 °C) and August (36.1 °C). Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: December (16 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in April, May and October–December (6.8–15.1 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	22.9	10.5	69	8	13:07
May	27.3	14.7	84	8	14:08
June	32.5	19.5	32	6	14:41
July	37.3	23.8	8	2	14:28
August	36.1	23.6	11	3	13:36
September	33.2	20	25	3	12:27
October	27.5	15.1	68	6	11:18
November	21.3	10.5	137	10	10:13
December	16	6.8	213	14	9:39

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Antalya, Adana is 13 days earlier and Bursa 20 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Konya	192 km	28 April – 31 July	1 day later
Eskişehir	321 km	10 May – 26 July	13 days later
Izmir	357 km	13 May – 28 August	16 days later
Ankara	387 km	11 May – 25 July	14 days later
Bursa	395 km	17 May – 27 August	20 days later
Adana	411 km	14 April – 5 September	13 days earlier

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Antalya

Buy plants ready to set out from 27 April to 19 September (from 6 April to 19 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 9 March to 22 August. Within 15 km of Antalya OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre and 41 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Thursday Fruit & Vegetable Market — market
Thu 08:00–20:00 · 7 km
Şok — market
Zambak Caddesi · Perşembe 09:00–18.00 · 2 km
Kızılarık salı pazarı — market
Tue 08:00–20:00 · 3 km
Teomanpaşa Pazar Yeri — market
Fri 09:00–20:00 · 4 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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