When to plant peas in Cairns

Cairns is frost-free, so peas's dates key off the local wet and dry seasons and monthly temperatures — not a frost date.
Step 1 · Sow
Direct sow outdoors
Mar 1 – Sep 15
Sow straight into warm, workable soil.
Step 2 · Harvest
Harvest window
Apr 25 – Nov 24
Picking runs until conditions turn against the crop.
Window
Days to maturity
55 – 70 d
From sowing to first pick.

Common questions

When can I sow peas outdoors in Cairns?

Direct-sow around early March (Mar 1–Sep 15) in Cairns, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 67%.

When will peas be ready to harvest in Cairns?

Expect to harvest from around late April (Apr 25–Nov 24) in Cairns, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 60%.

The rule of thumb

Cairns never frosts, so timing is about heat and the wet/dry seasons, not frost. Sow peas into its window above and keep it watered. Every date here is modelled from Cairns's monthly climate normals, not frost dates.

Confidence 67/100 · Curated · based on NASA POWER (modeled) 1991–2020 · modelled from climate normals.