When to plant zucchini in Ávila: 31 May – 31 August

In Ávila, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 19 April to 10 August; plant into a greenhouse from 10 May to 31 August; plant out into open ground from 31 May to 31 August.

Zucchini in Ávila: soil, season and weather

In Ávila the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 21 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 31 May, 40 days later.

Last spring frost	21 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	31 May, 40 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	17 November, 170 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	6 July – 6 October
Days left for picking	134
Daylight	14:16 on 10 May, 14:52 on 31 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, August, has 3 rainy days

The same dates in Ávila hold for Cucumber, Bell Pepper, Eggplant, Pumpkin and Watermelon.

Zucchini in Ávila: care after planting

Planted on 31 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Ávila during the zucchini season

About 240 mm of rain falls in the season; August is the driest month (7 mm) and November the wettest (64 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	19.7	7.5	39	9	14:26
June	25.1	12.3	29	7	15:04
July	29.3	14.9	10	2	14:49
August	29.3	15.3	7	3	13:49
September	23.3	11.3	30	5	12:30
October	18.8	8.3	61	9	11:11
November	11.6	3.5	64	10	9:57

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Ávila, Talavera de la Reina is 22 days earlier and Segovia 1 day later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Segovia	59 km	1 June – 22 August	1 day later
Talavera de la Reina	78 km	9 May – 1 October	22 days earlier
Salamanca	88 km	25 May – 6 September	6 days earlier
Madrid	89 km	14 May – 10 September	17 days earlier
Toledo	106 km	11 May – 19 September	20 days earlier
Valladolid	110 km	15 May – 10 September	16 days earlier

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Ávila

Buy plants ready to set out from 31 May to 31 August (from 10 May to 31 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 19 April to 10 August. Within 15 km of Ávila OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 1 market and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Plaza de Abastos — market
Calle Enrique Larreta 9, 05001 Ávila · 0 km
Viveros Olalla — garden centre
15 km
Frutas y verduras Azahara — farm shop
1 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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