When to plant lettuce in Davao City
Davao City is frost-free, so lettuce's dates key off the local wet and dry seasons and monthly temperatures — not a frost date.
Step 1 · Sow
Direct sow outdoors
Nov 1 – Feb 28
Sow straight into warm, workable soil.
Step 2 · Harvest
Harvest window
Dec 16 – Dec 31
Picking runs until conditions turn against the crop.
Window
Days to maturity
45 – 60 d
From sowing to first pick.
Common questions
When can I sow lettuce outdoors in Davao City?
Direct-sow around early November (Nov 1–Feb 28) in Davao City, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 65%.
When will lettuce be ready to harvest in Davao City?
Expect to harvest from around mid December (Dec 16–Dec 31) in Davao City, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 58%.
The rule of thumb
Davao City never frosts, so timing is about heat and the wet/dry seasons, not frost. Sow lettuce into its window above and keep it watered. Every date here is modelled from Davao City's monthly climate normals, not frost dates.
Confidence 65/100 · Curated · based on NASA POWER (modeled) 1991–2020 · modelled from climate normals.