When to plant watermelons in Pavlodar: 27 May – 25 June

In Pavlodar, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 8 April to 28 May; plant into a greenhouse from 6 May to 25 June; plant out into open ground from 27 May to 25 June. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Амирхан (farm shop, 2 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Watermelon in Pavlodar: soil, season and weather

In Pavlodar the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 2 May, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 27 May, 25 days later.

Last spring frost	2 May
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	27 May, 25 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	6 May – 25 June; May outside: 7.8 °C at night, 20.9 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	4 October, 130 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	25 July – 23 August
Days left for picking	71
Daylight	14:47 on 29 April, 16:15 on 27 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, May, has 6 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Pavlodar: care after planting

Planted on 27 May: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

27 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 Pavlodar during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 27.1 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: October (8.8 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in every month of the season, from 0 °C to 16.5 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	20.9	7.8	29	6	15:42
June	26	14.4	53	9	16:45
July	27.1	16.5	61	10	16:20
August	24.9	13.8	53	9	14:44
September	18.2	7.8	35	8	12:44
October	8.8	0	31	8	10:43

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Watermelon in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant watermelon later than Pavlodar; the closest date is in Semey, 1 day later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Semey	308 km	28 May – 20 June	1 day later
Omsk	383 km	4 June – 19 June	8 days later
Karaganda	387 km	28 May – 20 June	1 day later
Astana	400 km	28 May – 20 June	1 day later
Oskemen	472 km	28 May – 22 June	1 day later
Barnaul	472 km	8 June – 20 June	12 days later

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Pavlodar

Buy plants ready to set out from 27 May to 25 June (from 6 May to 25 June for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 8 April to 28 May. Within 15 km of Pavlodar OpenStreetMap lists 3 farm-supply shops, 1 market and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Амирхан — farm shop
Василия Иванова улица, 140000 павлодар · Mon–Sun 09:00–21:00 · 2 km
6 соток — farm supply
0 km
Виола — farm supply
1 km
У Дачный — farm supply
4 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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