When to plant watermelons in Bukhara: 7 April – 27 July

In Bukhara, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 17 February to 29 June; plant into a greenhouse from 17 March to 27 July; plant out into open ground from 7 April to 27 July.

Watermelon in Bukhara: soil, season and weather

In Bukhara the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 14 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 7 April, 24 days later.

Last spring frost	14 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	7 April, 24 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	17 March – 27 July; March outside: 5.3 °C at night, 18.8 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	5 November, 212 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	5 June – 24 September
Days left for picking	153
Daylight	11:41 on 10 March, 12:54 on 7 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, July, has 0 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Bukhara: care after planting

Planted on 7 April: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

7 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 Bukhara during the watermelon season

Days average above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C in June (37.3 °C), July (39.4 °C) and August (36.4 °C). Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: November (14.5 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in April, May and September–November (1–17.1 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	25.4	10.9	21	4	13:14
May	31.9	17.1	14	3	14:21
June	37.3	22	1	0	14:58
July	39.4	25.2	0	0	14:44
August	36.4	21.9	0	0	13:46
September	31.1	15.6	1	0	12:30
October	22.6	7.4	9	2	11:12
November	14.5	1	12	3	10:01

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Watermelon in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant watermelon later than Bukhara; the closest date is in Nukus, 10 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Samarkand	218 km	28 April – 26 July	21 days later
Tashkent	441 km	27 April – 27 July	20 days later
Nukus	502 km	17 April – 24 July	10 days later
Turkistan	505 km	27 April – 24 July	20 days later
Shymkent	519 km	29 April – 27 July	22 days later
Kyzylorda	572 km	26 April – 11 July	19 days later

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Bukhara

Buy plants ready to set out from 7 April to 27 July (from 17 March to 27 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 17 February to 29 June. Within 15 km of Bukhara OpenStreetMap lists 13 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Рынок — market
12 km
Базар Сохибкор — market
11 km
Dilkusho bozorchasi — market
Dilkusho ko'chasi, Buxoro · 05:00–22:00 · 3 km
Family — market
sunrise–sunset · 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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