When to plant watermelons in Novorossiysk: 23 May – 17 August

In Novorossiysk, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 4 April to 20 July; plant into a greenhouse from 2 May to 17 August; plant out into open ground from 23 May to 17 August.

Watermelon in Novorossiysk: soil, season and weather

In Novorossiysk the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 19 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 23 May, 65 days later.

Last spring frost	19 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	23 May, 65 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	2 May – 17 August; May outside: 11.9 °C at night, 20.1 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	26 November, 187 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	21 July – 15 October
Days left for picking	128
Daylight	13:56 on 25 April, 15:05 on 23 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, July, has 7 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Novorossiysk: 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 Novorossiysk during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, August, averages 30.6 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: November (12.6 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in May, June and September–November (5.6–17.6 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	20.1	11.9	74	12	14:48
June	26.1	17.6	62	10	15:33
July	29.6	20.4	36	7	15:16
August	30.6	20.8	38	6	14:06
September	24.5	15.8	58	7	12:34
October	18.2	10.3	58	8	11:02
November	12.6	5.6	80	9	9:36

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Novorossiysk, Krasnodar is 6 days earlier and Stavropol 8 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Krasnodar	102 km	17 May – 9 August	6 days earlier
Sochi	201 km	21 May – 4 September	2 days earlier
Taganrog	293 km	25 May – 6 August	2 days later
Rostov-on-Don	316 km	24 May – 31 July	1 day later
Stavropol	333 km	31 May – 23 July	8 days later
Samsun	400 km	24 May – 6 September	1 day later

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Novorossiysk

Buy plants ready to set out from 23 May to 17 August (from 2 May to 17 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 4 April to 20 July. Within 15 km of Novorossiysk OpenStreetMap lists 10 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

мини рынок — market
5 km
Южный рынок кртый павильон — market
5 km
Южный рынок — market
5 km
Ярмарка — market
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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