When to plant watermelons in Makhachkala: 9 May – 31 August

In Makhachkala, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 21 March to 3 August; plant into a greenhouse from 18 April to 31 August; plant out into open ground from 9 May to 31 August. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Садовод (garden centre, 7 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Watermelon in Makhachkala: soil, season and weather

In Makhachkala the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 5 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 9 May, 65 days later.

Last spring frost	5 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	9 May, 65 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	18 April – 31 August; April outside: 9.7 °C at night, 16.1 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	10 December, 215 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	7 July – 29 October
Days left for picking	156
Daylight	13:11 on 11 April, 14:25 on 9 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, August, has 4 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Makhachkala: care after planting

Planted on 9 May: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

9 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 Makhachkala during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 29.7 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: November (12.2 °C) and December (7.7 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in May and October–December (3.1–14.8 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	21.4	14.8	46	8	14:38
June	27.2	20.2	33	7	15:20
July	29.7	22.9	36	5	15:04
August	29.5	22.7	23	4	13:58
September	24	18.3	52	7	12:33
October	18.1	12.6	58	8	11:06
November	12.2	7.1	53	8	9:45
December	7.7	3.1	43	9	9:02

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Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Makhachkala, Aktau is 11 days earlier and Vladikavkaz 50 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Vladikavkaz	230 km	28 June – 13 July	50 days later
Tbilisi	263 km	24 May – 6 August	15 days later
Ganja	273 km	30 April – 1 September	9 days earlier
Aktau	306 km	28 April – 1 August	11 days earlier
Nalchik	320 km	3 June – 25 July	25 days later
Vanadzor	347 km	23 May – 16 June	14 days later

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Makhachkala

Buy plants ready to set out from 9 May to 31 August (from 18 April to 31 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 21 March to 3 August. Within 15 km of Makhachkala OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres and 8 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Садовод — garden centre
проспект Казбекова 9, Махачкала · 7 km
Рынок №2 — market
улица Дзержинского 10, Махачкала · 08:00–19:00 · 0 km
Оптовый рынок — market
улица Байрамова 5/1, Каспийск · 15 km
Рынок №2/с Белинского — market
улица Батырая 3, 367000 Махачкала · 0 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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