When to plant watermelons in Torreón: 27 January – 6 September

In Torreón, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 9 December to 9 August; plant into a greenhouse from 6 January to 6 September; plant out into open ground from 27 January to 6 September.

Watermelon in Torreón: soil, season and weather

In Torreón frost, not soil, sets the date: the top 7 cm of soil warms to 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — around 26 January, 6 days after the last frost on 20 January, so planting waits only for the week after that frost.

Last spring frost	20 January
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	26 January, 6 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	6 January – 6 September; January outside: 8.1 °C at night, 22.8 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	16 December, 323 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	27 March – 4 November
Days left for picking	264
Daylight	10:34 on 30 December, 10:54 on 27 January
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, April, has 1 rainy day

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

Watermelon in Torreón: care after planting

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

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

27 January — 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 Torreón during the watermelon season

Days average above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C in May (35.7 °C) and June (36 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in October–April (8.1–17.3 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
January	22.8	8.1	4	1	10:43
February	27	11.3	4	1	11:18
March	30.3	14.1	4	1	11:59
April	33.2	17.3	2	1	12:45
May	35.7	20.7	8	1	13:23
June	36	22.6	10	2	13:43
July	34.4	22.3	40	7	13:35
August	34.2	22.4	37	6	13:03
September	31.4	20.2	52	7	12:19
October	29.5	16.8	21	3	11:35
November	26.2	12.6	7	1	10:55
December	23.5	9.8	8	1	10:33

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Watermelon in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant watermelon later than Torreón; the closest date is in Monterrey, 8 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Durango	210 km	19 February – 29 August	23 days later
Saltillo	245 km	27 February – 17 August	31 days later
Monterrey	311 km	4 February – 13 September	8 days later
Zacatecas	320 km	21 February – 17 August	25 days later
Aguascalientes	423 km	8 February – 2 September	12 days later
Chihuahua	432 km	28 February – 29 August	32 days later

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Torreón

Buy plants ready to set out from 27 January to 6 September (from 6 January to 6 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 9 December to 9 August. Within 15 km of Torreón OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery and 4 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Morelos — market
8 km
Mercado Donato Guerra — market
11 km
Miscelanea — market
12 km
Herbario FCB — garden centre
10 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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