When to plant pumpkin in Miami

Local planting windows for Pumpkin in Miami. Frost-free days: 365. Pumpkin in Miami is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 365 days covers the 90–120 days this plant usually needs.

Pumpkin

How to grow Pumpkin Miami climate Weekly temperatures and windows

Where are you growing?

Tight fit

Tight fit in greenhouse

Tight fit in a cold frame

Pumpkin in Miami is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 365 days covers the 90–120 days this plant usually needs.

When to plantOctober 1 – November 25

Harvest: December 30 – March 25
Season vs crop: 365 grow days vs 90–120 needed

Pumpkin in Miami is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 365 days covers the 90–120 days this plant usually needs.

Planting conditions

Direct sow
Grow outdoors
Harvest

Local activity windows for this place and growing method.

Suitable growing days in a row365

Days to harvest90–120 days from seed

Oct 1 – Nov 25

Direct sow

Nov 26 – Dec 29

Grow outdoors

Dec 30 – Mar 25

Harvest

Activity	Window	Notes
Direct sow	Oct 1 – Nov 25	Plant outdoors in this window.
Grow outdoors	Nov 26 – Dec 29	Plants grow outdoors until harvest.
Harvest	Dec 30 – Mar 25	Expected harvest from typical days to harvest.

Direct sow
Grow outdoors
Harvest

Adjust a week or two for your conditions.

Planting and growing across the year

Planting is the sow / plant-out window. Growing is daytime air versus this plant’s ideal (21 – 35 °C70 – 95 °F21 – 35 °C (70 – 95 °F)) and tolerable (16 – 38 °C61 – 100 °F16 – 38 °C (61 – 100 °F)) ranges.

Ideal / plantable
Tolerable
Too cold
Too hot
Outside window

Planting uses sow / plant-out rules; growing shows daytime air against this plant’s ideal and tolerable ranges.

Key dates

Frost-free days365

Outdoor sow dateOctober 1

Direct sow windowOctober 1 – November 25

Suitable growing windowJanuary 1 – December 31 (365 days)

Expected harvestDecember 30 – March 25

How these dates are judged

Ideal conditions: Daytime air from 21 – 35 °C70 – 95 °F21 – 35 °C (70 – 95 °F).
Suitable conditions: Daytime air from 16 – 38 °C61 – 100 °F16 – 38 °C (61 – 100 °F).
Last frost and first frost: Typical spring and fall frost dates for Miami, shown in the key dates.
Days to harvest: 90–120 days from seed, from typical days to harvest.
Sowing window: Dated sow and harvest bars use frost dates, soil minima, night limits, and last-sow count-back from typical crop timing. Air ratings on the weekly chart colour only weeks inside that same window — see weekly temperatures and windows.

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Calculated by Plan & Plant. Method. Data 35 seasons (1991–2025).

Frost and suitability dates are typical figures from climate statistics.

Based on 35 years (1991–2025) of ERA5-Land data from Open-Meteo, for an area of about 10 km. Typical dates, not a guarantee.

Dates for Miami use ERA5-Land cell 25.76, -80.19. How we calculated this · Algorithm 2026-10-season-10.

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