When to plant watermelons in Karakol: 16 July – 2 August

In Karakol, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 28 May to 5 July; plant into a greenhouse from 25 June to 2 August; plant out into open ground from 16 July to 2 August.

Watermelon in Karakol: soil, season and weather

In Karakol the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 9 May, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 16 July, 68 days later. Planting out on 16 July leaves 76 days to the first autumn frost on 30 September, only 17 more than the card's 59 days to the first harvest; an unheated greenhouse, three weeks earlier, would add 21.

Last spring frost	9 May
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	16 July, 68 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	25 June – 2 August; June outside: 7.8 °C at night, 19.3 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	30 September, 76 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	13 September – 30 September
Days left for picking	17
Daylight	15:18 on 18 June, 14:59 on 16 July
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, September, has 13 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Karakol: care after planting

Planted on 16 July: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

16 July — 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 Karakol during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 21.9 °C. Nights average below 18 °C in every month of the season, from 5.4 °C to 10.3 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
July	21.9	10.3	130	16	15:00
August	20.9	9	107	15	13:56
September	18.1	5.4	103	13	12:32

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Watermelon in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant watermelon earlier than Karakol; the closest date is in Almaty, 43 days earlier.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Almaty	148 km	3 June – 27 June	43 days earlier
Taldykorgan	281 km	12 May – 29 June	65 days earlier
Bishkek	313 km	15 May – 14 July	62 days earlier
Jalal-Abad	480 km	12 May – 29 July	65 days earlier
Osh	514 km	6 May – 28 July	71 days earlier
Andijan	537 km	17 April – 30 July	90 days earlier

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Karakol

Buy plants ready to set out from 16 July to 2 August (from 25 June to 2 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 28 May to 5 July. Within 15 km of Karakol OpenStreetMap lists 3 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Бугу — market
Mon–Sun 09:00–19:00 · 0 km
Main Bazaar — market
1 km
Big Bazaar — market
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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