When to plant watermelons in Murree: 2 April – 9 September

In Murree, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 12 February to 12 August; plant into a greenhouse from 12 March to 9 September; plant out into open ground from 2 April to 9 September.

Watermelon in Murree: soil, season and weather

In Murree the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 25 January, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 2 April, 67 days later.

Last spring frost	25 January
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	2 April, 67 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	12 March – 9 September; March outside: 8.2 °C at night, 20.9 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	19 December, 261 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	31 May – 7 November
Days left for picking	202
Daylight	11:35 on 5 March, 12:34 on 2 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, October, has 4 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Murree: care after planting

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

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

2 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 Murree during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, June, averages 33.1 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: December (17.9 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in April, May and October–December (4.3–17 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	26.2	12.6	94	10	13:01
May	30.4	17	44	9	13:54
June	33.1	20.7	54	10	14:24
July	31	22.5	222	23	14:12
August	30.4	21.8	180	21	13:26
September	30.4	19.2	41	10	12:25
October	27.1	13.5	27	4	11:23
November	21.4	8.1	40	4	10:25
December	17.9	4.3	28	3	9:55

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Murree, Peshawar is 16 days earlier and Jalal-Abad 40 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Islamabad	38 km	from 8 April	6 days later
Peshawar	168 km	from 17 March	16 days earlier
Quetta	728 km	7 April – 30 August	5 days later
Osh	739 km	6 May – 28 July	34 days later
Andijan	771 km	17 April – 30 July	15 days later
Jalal-Abad	782 km	12 May – 29 July	40 days later

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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