43.5300°S/172.6300°E
When to plant in Christchurch
Canterbury, New Zealand · Temperate oceanic (Köppen Cfb)
Last spring frost · safe
Nov 7
~10% frost risk · typical Oct 16
First fall frost · safe
Apr 22
~10% frost risk · typical May 19
Frost-free days
211
Oct 16 → May 19
Climate zone
Temperate oceanic
Köppen Cfb
45/100 confidence
◇ Modeled
The frost date shown is the safe date (~10% frost risk); the typical median is shown alongside. Your microclimate can shift things ±1–2 weeks.
The growing year
Frost-bounded season with crops mapped onto the 12-month axis.
Frost risk Growing Harvest
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
FROST
GROWING SEASON — 211 DAYS
OCT 16
MAY 19
Full crop calendar
Nearby places
Source: Curated · based on NASA POWER (modeled) 1991–2020 · Köppen–Geiger classification (Beck et al. 2023) · crop windows from FAO ECOCROP references. How we calculate this →
Also see frost dates for Christchurch.