When to plant onion in Tacloban
Tacloban is frost-free, so onion's dates key off the local wet and dry seasons and monthly temperatures — not a frost date.
Step 1 · Sow
Direct sow outdoors
Feb 1 – Mar 31
Sow straight into warm, workable soil.
Step 2 · Harvest
Harvest window
May 2 – May 22
Picking runs until conditions turn against the crop.
Window
Days to maturity
90 – 110 d
From sowing to first pick.
Common questions
When can I sow onion outdoors in Tacloban?
Direct-sow around early February (Feb 1–Mar 31) in Tacloban, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 65%.
When will onion be ready to harvest in Tacloban?
Expect to harvest from around early May (May 2–May 22) in Tacloban, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 58%.
The rule of thumb
Tacloban never frosts, so timing is about heat and the wet/dry seasons, not frost. Sow onion into its window above and keep it watered. Every date here is modelled from Tacloban's monthly climate normals, not frost dates.
Confidence 65/100 · Curated · based on NASA POWER (modeled) 1991–2020 · modelled from climate normals.