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When to plant arugula in San Antonio

How to grow ArugulaSan Antonio climate
Where are you growing?

Comfortable

Tight fit in greenhouse

Not realistic in a cold frame

Arugula in San Antonio is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 95 days covers the 28–40 days this plant usually needs.

When to plantJanuary 23 – April 5; October 28 – November 16

Harvest
February 20 – April 5
Season vs crop
95 grow days vs 28–40 needed
Typical frost (last spring – first fall)
February 11 – January 7

Arugula in San Antonio is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 95 days covers the 28–40 days this plant usually needs.

Planting conditions

Arugula planting activities across the year: Direct sow, HarvestJFMAMJJASOND~Feb 11~Jan 7
  • Direct sow
  • Harvest
Local activity windows for this place and growing method. Dashed lines are typical last and first frost.
Suitable growing days in a row95
Days to harvest28–40 days from seed
Jan 23 – Apr 5
Direct sow
Feb 20 – Apr 5
Harvest
ActivityWindowNotes
Direct sowJan 23 – Apr 5Plant outdoors in this window.
HarvestFeb 20 – Apr 5Expected harvest from typical days to harvest.
Based on average frost dates. 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 (50 – 70 °F) and tolerable (39 – 81 °F) ranges.

Arugula planting and growing weeks in San AntonioJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDECPlantingGrowing
Planting uses sow / plant-out rules (frost, soil germination, night, and last-sow): green when plantable, blue diagonal when nights or soil are too cold, amber cross-hatch when too hot, faint for other calendar limits. Growing shows daytime air against this plant’s ideal and tolerable ranges across the year.

Key dates

Typical last spring frostFebruary 11
Safer last spring frostMarch 6
Typical first fall frostJanuary 7
Safer first fall frostDecember 26
Frost-free days329.5
Outdoor sow dateJanuary 23
Direct sow windowJanuary 23 – April 5
Suitable growing windowJanuary 1 – April 5 (95 days)
Expected harvestFebruary 20 – April 5

How these dates are judged

Ideal conditions
Daytime air from 50 – 70 °F.
Suitable conditions
Daytime air from 39 – 81 °F.
Last frost and first frost
Typical spring and fall frost dates for San Antonio, shown in the key dates.
Days to harvest
28–40 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. The year strip and weekly chart use the same window: air ratings only colour weeks inside it.

Growing window for Arugula: Jan 1 – Apr 5; Oct 28 – Jan 18 (178 days)

Planting window for Arugula: Jan 23 – Apr 5; Oct 28 – Nov 16 (93 days)

Outdoors: weekly temperatures and windows

Temperatures across the year for San Antonio. Shaded bands are this plant’s ideal and tolerable daytime air ranges. Growing is daytime air suitability; Planting is sow / plant-out conditions (same colour language). Window brackets mark each stretch.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−20 °C−4 °F−10 °C14 °F0 °C32 °F10 °C50 °F20 °C68 °F30 °C86 °F40 °C104 °FTolerable 4–27 °CTolerable 39–81 °FIdeal 10–21 °CIdeal 50–70 °FWindowGrowingJan 1 – Apr 5; Oct 28 – Jan 18PlantingJan 23 – Apr 5; Oct 28 – Nov 16No typical frost here. Timing follows heat, not frost.
  • Ideal range
  • Tolerable range
  • Possible min to max
  • Average min to max
  • Suitable
  • Tolerable
  • Too cold
  • Too hot

Selected week · tap a week or use the arrows

Week 1 · Jan 1 – Jan 4

Average 46 to 65 °F · Possible 31 to 82 °F

Growing: tolerable

Planting: not sowable

A week is in range when its average low and high sit inside the tolerance band 39 to 81 °F; it is suitable when that average range also overlaps the ideal 50 to 70 °F band and possible readings stay within 39 °F to 81 °F. Crossing a possible limit, or missing the ideal band, makes it tolerable; a possible low below 39 °F makes it tolerable. When a sowing window is calculated, weeks outside that window are uncoloured even if air is in range.

Based on average frost dates.

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Cover method weekly charts

Outdoor weekly chart is above. Open a cover chart only if you grow under fleece, a cold frame, or an unheated greenhouse.

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Calculated by Plan & Plant · Method · Data 2019–2026

Frost and suitability dates are typical figures from climate statistics. Microclimates vary; they are not a guarantee.

How we calculated this
  • Data: ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo, cell 29.42, -98.49, years 2019–2026 (not a 30-year climate normal yet).
  • Typical and safer dates: Typical last frost is the date after which half of winters in this sample had no more frost; safer is later in the sample so fewer winters still frosted.
  • Crop rule: Local windows for Arugula from frost dates, temperature ratings, and crop timing rules.
  • Confidence: Provisional — short or thin sample for this place.
  • Full methodology (algorithm 2026-10-season-6).

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