Kumquat
2 min readTiny citrus eaten whole -- sweet skin with tart flesh. Most cold-hardy citrus.
Quick Answer: How to Grow Kumquat
Kumquat takes 365-730 days to harvest. It grows best in 18–28°C with full sun and regular watering. Kumquat is frost tolerant and can handle temperatures down to -5°C. It can be grown in 350 cities worldwide.
Growing Requirements
Temperature Range
Growing Tips
Expert Tips
Hardiest citrus -- tolerates brief frost. Excellent container plant.
Quick Facts
- Grows in 350 of 350 cities
- Available in 7 regions worldwide
- Temperature range: -5°C to 35°C
- Optimal growing: 18°C to 28°C
- Harvest in 365-730 days
Did You Know?
- 🌱 Kumquat is frost-tolerant, meaning it can survive light frosts and even thrive in cooler temperatures.
- 🌱 Kumquat loves the heat! It thrives in tropical and subtropical climates year-round.
- 🌱 Kumquat needs at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight daily for optimal growth.
Where to Grow Kumquat
Kumquat can be grown in 350 cities across 7 regions worldwide
Europe
80 cities
Asia
79 cities
North America
78 cities
Africa
39 cities
South America
39 cities
Oceania
19 cities
Middle East
16 cities
🌍 Europe (80 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aarhus, DK | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Amsterdam, NL | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Ankara, TR | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Antalya, TR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Athens, GR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Barcelona, ES | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Bari, IT | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Belgrade, RS | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Bergen, NO | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Berlin, DE | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Bilbao, ES | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Bologna, IT | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Bordeaux, FR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Bratislava, SK | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Brussels, BE | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Bucharest, RO | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Budapest, HU | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Catania, IT | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Cologne, DE | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Copenhagen, DK | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Corfu, GR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Cork, IE | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Dublin, IE | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Dubrovnik, HR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Edinburgh, GB | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Florence, IT | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Frankfurt, DE | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Gdansk, PL | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Genoa, IT | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Glasgow, GB | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Gothenburg, SE | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Hamburg, DE | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Helsinki, FI | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Heraklion, GR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Istanbul, TR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Izmir, TR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Krakow, PL | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Kyiv, UA | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Limassol, CY | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Lisbon, PT | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Ljubljana, SI | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| London, GB | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Lyon, FR | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Madrid, ES | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Malaga, ES | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Marseille, FR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Milan, IT | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Munich, DE | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Naples, IT | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Nice, FR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Nicosia, CY | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Oslo, NO | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Palermo, IT | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Paris, FR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Porto, PT | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Poznan, PL | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Prague, CZ | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Reykjavik, IS | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Riga, LV | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Rome, IT | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Seville, ES | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Sofia, BG | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Split, HR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Stockholm, SE | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Strasbourg, FR | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Stuttgart, DE | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Tallinn, EE | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Thessaloniki, GR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Tirana, AL | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Toulouse, FR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Turin, IT | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Turku, FI | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Valencia, ES | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Valletta, MT | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Verona, IT | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Vienna, AT | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Vilnius, LT | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Warsaw, PL | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Zagreb, HR | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Zurich, CH | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
🌏 Asia (79 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmedabad, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Almaty, KZ | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Bali, ID | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bandung, ID | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bangalore, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bangkok, TH | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Beijing, CN | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Busan, KR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Cebu, PH | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chandigarh, IN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Chengdu, CN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Chennai, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chiang Mai, TH | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chittagong, BD | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chongqing, CN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Coimbatore, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Colombo, LK | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Da Nang, VN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dalian, CN | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Davao, PH | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Delhi, IN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Dhaka, BD | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dharan, NP | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Fukuoka, JP | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Galle, LK | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Guangzhou, CN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Hangzhou, CN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Hanoi, VN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Harbin, CN | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Ho Chi Minh City, VN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hong Kong, HK | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hyderabad, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Incheon, KR | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Indore, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Islamabad, PK | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Jaipur, IN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Jakarta, ID | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Jeju, KR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Johor Bahru, MY | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Karachi, PK | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kathmandu, NP | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Kochi, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kolkata, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kuala Lumpur, MY | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kunming, CN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Kyoto, JP | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Lahore, PK | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Lucknow, IN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Manila, PH | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mumbai, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nagoya, JP | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Nanjing, CN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Nha Trang, VN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Okinawa, JP | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Osaka, JP | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Pattaya, TH | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Penang, MY | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Phnom Penh, KH | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pune, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sapporo, JP | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Seoul, KR | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Shanghai, CN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Shenzhen, CN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Siem Reap, KH | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Singapore, SG | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Surabaya, ID | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Surat, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Taipei, TW | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tashkent, UZ | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Tbilisi, GE | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Tokyo, JP | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Ulaanbaatar, MN | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Varanasi, IN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Vientiane, LA | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Visakhapatnam, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Wuhan, CN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Xi'an, CN | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Xiamen, CN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Yangon, MM | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
🌎 North America (78 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Anchorage, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Atlanta, US | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Austin, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Baltimore, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Baton Rouge, US | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Boise, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Boston, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Bridgetown, BB | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Buffalo, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Calgary, CA | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Cancun, MX | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Charleston, US | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Charlotte, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Chattanooga, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Chicago, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Denver, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Des Moines, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Detroit, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Edmonton, CA | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| El Paso, US | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Fargo, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Fresno, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Guadalajara, MX | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Halifax, CA | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Hartford, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Havana, CU | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Honolulu, US | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Houston, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Jacksonville, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Kansas City, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Kingston, JM | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Knoxville, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Las Vegas, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Little Rock, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Los Angeles, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Louisville, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Lubbock, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Madison, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Memphis, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Mexico City, MX | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Miami, US | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Milwaukee, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Minneapolis, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Monterrey, MX | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Montreal, CA | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Nashville, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| New Orleans, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| New York, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Oaxaca, MX | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Oklahoma City, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Omaha, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Ottawa, CA | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Panama City, PA | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Phoenix, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Pittsburgh, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Portland, US | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Puebla, MX | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Quebec City, CA | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Raleigh, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Richmond, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Sacramento, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Salt Lake City, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| San Diego, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| San Francisco, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| San Jose, CR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Santo Domingo, DO | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Saskatoon, CA | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Savannah, US | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Seattle, US | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Spokane, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| St. Louis, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Tampa, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Toronto, CA | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Tucson, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Vancouver, CA | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Victoria, CA | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Winnipeg, CA | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
🌍 Africa (39 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abidjan, CI | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Accra, GH | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Addis Ababa, ET | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Algiers, DZ | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Antananarivo, MG | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Arusha, TZ | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bamako, ML | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bloemfontein, ZA | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Cairo, EG | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cape Town, ZA | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Casablanca, MA | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Dakar, SN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dar es Salaam, TZ | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Douala, CM | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Durban, ZA | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Entebbe, UG | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fez, MA | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Freetown, SL | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Harare, ZW | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Johannesburg, ZA | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Kampala, UG | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kigali, RW | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kinshasa, CD | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lagos, NG | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Libreville, GA | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lilongwe, MW | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Lome, TG | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Luanda, AO | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lusaka, ZM | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Maputo, MZ | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Marrakech, MA | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Mombasa, KE | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nairobi, KE | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ouagadougou, BF | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Port Louis, MU | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pretoria, ZA | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Tunis, TN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Windhoek, NA | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Zanzibar, TZ | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
🌎 South America (39 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa, PE | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Asuncion, PY | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Barranquilla, CO | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Belem, BR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bogota, CO | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Brasilia, BR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Buenos Aires, AR | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Cali, CO | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Campinas, BR | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Caracas, VE | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cartagena, CO | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Concepcion, CL | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Cordoba, AR | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Curitiba, BR | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Cusco, PE | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Fortaleza, BR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Georgetown, GY | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Goiania, BR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Guayaquil, EC | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| La Paz, BO | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Lima, PE | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Manaus, BR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Medellin, CO | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mendoza, AR | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Montevideo, UY | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Paramaribo, SR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Port of Spain, TT | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Porto Alegre, BR | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Quito, EC | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Recife, BR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rio de Janeiro, BR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rosario, AR | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Salvador, BR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Santa Cruz, BO | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Santiago, CL | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Sao Paulo, BR | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Sucre, BO | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Trujillo, PE | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Valparaiso, CL | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
🌊 Oceania (19 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide, AU | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Alice Springs, AU | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Auckland, NZ | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Brisbane, AU | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Cairns, AU | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Canberra, AU | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Christchurch, NZ | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Darwin, AU | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dunedin, NZ | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Gold Coast, AU | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Hamilton, NZ | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Hobart, AU | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Melbourne, AU | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Noumea, NC | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Perth, AU | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Suva, FJ | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sydney, AU | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Townsville, AU | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Wellington, NZ | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
🕌 Middle East (16 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi, AE | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Amman, JO | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Baghdad, IQ | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Beirut, LB | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Doha, QA | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dubai, AE | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Erbil, IQ | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Jeddah, SA | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kuwait City, KW | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Manama, BH | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Muscat, OM | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Riyadh, SA | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sana'a, YE | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tabriz, IR | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Tehran, IR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Tel Aviv, IL | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
When should I plant kumquat in my city?
The best time to plant kumquat depends on your local climate zone. It thrives in temperatures between 18°C and 28°C. Since kumquat is frost tolerant, you can plant it before the last frost date. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact dates.
Can I grow kumquat in winter?
Yes, kumquat is frost tolerant and can handle temperatures down to -5°C. In many climates, it can be grown through winter with some protection.
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When should I plant kumquat?
The best time to plant kumquat depends on your local climate. Kumquat grows best in temperatures between 18°C and 28°C (can tolerate -5°C to 35°C). Kumquat is frost tolerant, so it can be planted earlier in spring or later in fall. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact planting months.
Can kumquat grow in tropical climates?
Yes! Kumquat can grow in tropical climates. It's successfully grown in tropical cities like Abidjan, Abu Dhabi, Accra. Kumquat requires full sun and regular watering.
How long does kumquat take to grow?
Kumquat typically takes 365-730 days from planting to harvest. It requires full sun and regular watering. Hardiest citrus -- tolerates brief frost. Excellent container plant.
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