When to plant watermelons in Nukus: 17 April – 24 July

In Nukus, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 27 February to 26 June; plant into a greenhouse from 27 March to 24 July; plant out into open ground from 17 April to 24 July.

Watermelon in Nukus: soil, season and weather

In Nukus the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 31 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 17 April, 17 days later.

Last spring frost	31 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	17 April, 17 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	27 March – 24 July; March outside: 1.9 °C at night, 14.2 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	2 November, 199 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	15 June – 21 September
Days left for picking	140
Daylight	12:07 on 20 March, 13:26 on 17 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, August, has 0 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Nukus: care after planting

Planted on 17 April: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

17 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 Nukus during the watermelon season

Days average above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C in July (37.4 °C). Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: November (9.4 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in April, May and September–November (-1.2–16 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	22.8	9.5	19	4	13:21
May	29.5	16	21	4	14:35
June	35	20.8	4	1	15:17
July	37.4	23.6	3	1	15:00
August	34.3	20.3	1	0	13:56
September	27.3	14	7	1	12:32
October	18.4	6.2	10	2	11:07
November	9.4	-1.2	8	3	9:48

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Nukus, Bukhara is 10 days earlier and Atyrau 17 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Bukhara	502 km	7 April – 27 July	10 days earlier
Kyzylorda	544 km	26 April – 11 July	9 days later
Samarkand	691 km	28 April – 26 July	11 days later
Aktau	697 km	28 April – 1 August	11 days later
Turkistan	711 km	27 April – 24 July	10 days later
Atyrau	798 km	4 May – 23 July	17 days later

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Nukus

Buy plants ready to set out from 17 April to 24 July (from 27 March to 24 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 27 February to 26 June. Within 15 km of Nukus OpenStreetMap lists 24 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Sharbazar — market
Allayar Dosnazarov ko'shesi · 3 km
Овощной рынок — market
Sun 06:00–13:00 · 9 km
Góne qala bazarı — market
Nazlı kóshesi · 1 km
Aǵash bazar — market
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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