When to plant watermelons in Quetta: 7 April – 30 August

In Quetta, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 17 February to 2 August; plant into a greenhouse from 17 March to 30 August; plant out into open ground from 7 April to 30 August.

Watermelon in Quetta: soil, season and weather

In Quetta the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 13 February, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 7 April, 53 days later.

Last spring frost	13 February
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	7 April, 53 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	17 March – 30 August; March outside: 6 °C at night, 18.3 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	9 December, 246 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	5 June – 28 October
Days left for picking	187
Daylight	11:48 on 10 March, 12:39 on 7 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, September, has 0 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Quetta: care after planting

Planted on 7 April: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

7 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 Quetta during the watermelon season

Days average above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C in July (35.2 °C). Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: November (17.5 °C) and December (13.3 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in April, May and September–December (2–16.2 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	25.1	11.5	24	4	12:53
May	30.2	16.2	4	1	13:40
June	34.3	19	3	1	14:05
July	35.2	20.7	7	2	13:55
August	33.2	19	24	3	13:16
September	30.7	15.5	1	0	12:22
October	24.2	10.5	2	1	11:28
November	17.5	5.4	10	2	10:39
December	13.3	2	11	2	10:13

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Quetta, Peshawar is 21 days earlier and Samarkand 21 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Peshawar	602 km	from 17 March	21 days earlier
Islamabad	689 km	from 8 April	1 day later
Murree	728 km	2 April – 9 September	5 days earlier
Samarkand	1,051 km	28 April – 26 July	21 days later
Bukhara	1,090 km	7 April – 27 July	same day
Tashkent	1,250 km	27 April – 27 July	20 days later

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Quetta

Buy plants ready to set out from 7 April to 30 August (from 17 March to 30 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 17 February to 2 August. Within 15 km of Quetta OpenStreetMap lists 18 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Zamzama Market — market
2 km
Chiltan Market — market
2 km
Seven Streams Market — market
3 km
Barech Market — market
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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