When to plant watermelons in Magnitogorsk: 2 June – 17 June

In Magnitogorsk, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 14 April to 20 May; plant into a greenhouse from 12 May to 17 June; plant out into open ground from 2 June to 17 June. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Виктория (garden centre, 4 km) and Виктория (garden centre, 5 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Watermelon in Magnitogorsk: soil, season and weather

In Magnitogorsk the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 4 May, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 2 June, 29 days later. 116 days separate planting out (2 June) from the first autumn frost (26 September); the card's 59 days to the first harvest leave 57 for picking, so a start 8 weeks late would still fit.

Last spring frost	4 May
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	2 June, 29 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	12 May – 17 June; May outside: 5.6 °C at night, 19.2 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	26 September, 116 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	31 July – 15 August
Days left for picking	57
Daylight	15:16 on 5 May, 16:41 on 2 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, September, has 8 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Magnitogorsk: care after planting

Planted on 2 June: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

2 June — 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 Magnitogorsk during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 25.7 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: September (16.1 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in every month of the season, from 5.9 °C to 14 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	22.8	11	53	9	16:59
July	25.7	14	65	9	16:32
August	24.3	12.3	43	9	14:51
September	16.1	5.9	40	8	12:45

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Watermelon in nearby cities

1 of the nearest cities share Magnitogorsk's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Sterlitamak	204 km	2 June – 27 June	same day
Ufa	248 km	31 May – 22 June	2 days earlier
Chelyabinsk	250 km	31 May – 25 June	2 days earlier
Kostanay	307 km	30 May – 23 June	3 days earlier
Orenburg	320 km	27 May – 2 July	6 days earlier
Aktobe	369 km	28 May – 30 June	5 days earlier

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Magnitogorsk

Buy plants ready to set out from 2 June to 17 June (from 12 May to 17 June for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 14 April to 20 May. Within 15 km of Magnitogorsk OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres and 2 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Виктория — garden centre
Дачное шоссе 16А · 8 km
Виктория — garden centre
Mon–Sun 09:00–19:00 · 4 km
Виктория — garden centre
Mon–Sun 09:00–19:00 · 5 km
Центральный крытый рынок — market
проспект Карла Маркса 74, 455023 Магнитогорск · Mon–Sun 09:00–22:00 · 3 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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