When to plant watermelons in Atyrau: 4 May – 23 July

In Atyrau, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 16 March to 25 June; plant into a greenhouse from 13 April to 23 July; plant out into open ground from 4 May to 23 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Сахара (farm shop, 6 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Watermelon in Atyrau: soil, season and weather

In Atyrau the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 5 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 4 May, 29 days later.

Last spring frost	5 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	4 May, 29 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	13 April – 23 July; April outside: 7.8 °C at night, 17.8 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	1 November, 181 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	2 July – 20 September
Days left for picking	122
Daylight	13:05 on 6 April, 14:33 on 4 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, August, has 2 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Atyrau: care after planting

Planted on 4 May: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

4 May — 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 Atyrau during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 33.8 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: October (14.9 °C) and November (5.8 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in May and September–November (0.1–14.1 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	25.1	14.1	31	5	15:03
June	30.9	19.4	23	4	15:53
July	33.8	22.3	19	4	15:33
August	32.4	20.8	9	2	14:16
September	23.9	14	14	3	12:37
October	14.9	6.8	20	4	10:57
November	5.8	0.1	18	5	9:23

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Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Atyrau, Aktau is 6 days earlier and Aktobe 24 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Astrakhan	304 km	3 May – 2 August	1 day earlier
Aktau	387 km	28 April – 1 August	6 days earlier
Oral (Uralsk)	463 km	26 May – 4 July	22 days later
Aktobe	525 km	28 May – 30 June	24 days later
Orenburg	569 km	27 May – 2 July	23 days later
Makhachkala	573 km	9 May – 31 August	5 days later

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Atyrau

Buy plants ready to set out from 4 May to 23 July (from 13 April to 23 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 16 March to 25 June. Within 15 km of Atyrau OpenStreetMap lists 6 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Сахара — farm shop
Mon–Sun 08:30–22:00 · 6 km
Старый рынок — market
3 km
Мурагер — market
6 km
Рынок "Дина" — market
6 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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