When to plant watermelons in Novara: 23 May – 13 August

In Novara, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 4 April to 16 July; plant into a greenhouse from 2 May to 13 August; plant out into open ground from 23 May to 13 August.

Watermelon in Novara: soil, season and weather

In Novara the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 20 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 23 May, 64 days later.

Last spring frost	20 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	23 May, 64 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	2 May – 13 August; May outside: 11.7 °C at night, 21.3 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	22 November, 183 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	21 July – 11 October
Days left for picking	124
Daylight	13:59 on 25 April, 15:10 on 23 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, November, has 11 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Novara: care after planting

Planted on 23 May: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

23 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 Novara during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 28.5 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: November (12 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in May, June and September–November (3.8–16.8 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	21.3	11.7	178	17	14:53
June	26.7	16.8	145	14	15:39
July	28.5	18.6	146	14	15:21
August	28.3	18.6	157	12	14:09
September	23.5	14.5	127	11	12:35
October	18.5	10	174	12	11:01
November	12	3.8	124	11	9:32

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Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Novara, Milan is 11 days earlier and Bergamo 8 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Milan	44 km	12 May – 21 August	11 days earlier
Como	54 km	29 May – 14 August	6 days later
Lugano	66 km	29 May – 26 August	6 days later
Locarno	81 km	30 May – 13 June	7 days later
Turin	84 km	16 May – 11 August	7 days earlier
Bergamo	86 km	31 May – 9 August	8 days later

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Novara

Buy plants ready to set out from 23 May to 13 August (from 2 May to 13 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 4 April to 16 July. Within 15 km of Novara OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 1 market and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Fasoli Piante — garden centre
6 km
Mercato Coperto — market
1 km
Molino Pallanza — farm shop
13 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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