Basil
2 min readEssential culinary herb with fragrant leaves. Many varieties from sweet to Thai.
Quick Answer: How to Grow Basil
Basil takes 50-75 days to harvest. It grows best in 20–30°C with full sun and regular watering. Basil is not frost tolerant — wait until after the last frost to plant. It can be grown in 350 cities worldwide.
Growing Requirements
Temperature Range
Growing Tips
Expert Tips
Pinch flower buds to encourage leaf growth. Harvest from top down. Very frost-sensitive.
Quick Facts
- Grows in 350 of 350 cities
- Available in 7 regions worldwide
- Temperature range: 10°C to 35°C
- Optimal growing: 20°C to 30°C
- Harvest in 50-75 days
Did You Know?
- 🌱 Basil loves the heat! It thrives in tropical and subtropical climates year-round.
- 🌱 Basil needs at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight daily for optimal growth.
Companion Plants for Basil
Learn more about companion planting.
Where to Grow Basil
Basil 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 |
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| Aarhus, DK | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Amsterdam, NL | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | |
| Ankara, TR | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Antalya, TR | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | |
| Athens, GR | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | |
| Barcelona, ES | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | |
| Bari, IT | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | |
| Belgrade, RS | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Bergen, NO | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Berlin, DE | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Bilbao, ES | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | |
| Bologna, IT | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | |
| Bordeaux, FR | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | |
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| Bucharest, RO | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Budapest, HU | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
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🌏 Asia (79 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Ahmedabad, IN | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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| Dhaka, BD | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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| Fukuoka, JP | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | |
| Galle, LK | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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| Yangon, MM | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
🌎 North America (78 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Albuquerque, US | easy | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Anchorage, US | easy | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
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🌍 Africa (39 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abidjan, CI | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Accra, GH | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Addis Ababa, ET | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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| Lusaka, ZM | easy | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Maputo, MZ | easy | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Marrakech, MA | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | |
| Mombasa, KE | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nairobi, KE | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ouagadougou, BF | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Port Louis, MU | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pretoria, ZA | easy | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Tunis, TN | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | |
| Windhoek, NA | easy | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Zanzibar, TZ | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
🌎 South America (39 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa, PE | easy | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Asuncion, PY | easy | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Barranquilla, CO | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Belem, BR | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bogota, CO | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Brasilia, BR | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Buenos Aires, AR | easy | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Cali, CO | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Campinas, BR | easy | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Caracas, VE | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cartagena, CO | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Concepcion, CL | easy | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cordoba, AR | easy | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Curitiba, BR | easy | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Cusco, PE | easy | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Fortaleza, BR | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Georgetown, GY | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Goiania, BR | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Guayaquil, EC | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| La Paz, BO | easy | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Lima, PE | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Manaus, BR | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Medellin, CO | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mendoza, AR | easy | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Montevideo, UY | easy | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Paramaribo, SR | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Port of Spain, TT | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Porto Alegre, BR | easy | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Quito, EC | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Recife, BR | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rio de Janeiro, BR | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rosario, AR | easy | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Salvador, BR | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Santa Cruz, BO | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Santiago, CL | easy | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Sao Paulo, BR | easy | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Sucre, BO | easy | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Trujillo, PE | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Valparaiso, CL | easy | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
🌊 Oceania (19 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide, AU | easy | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Alice Springs, AU | easy | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Auckland, NZ | easy | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Brisbane, AU | easy | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Cairns, AU | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Canberra, AU | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Christchurch, NZ | easy | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Darwin, AU | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dunedin, NZ | easy | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gold Coast, AU | easy | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Hamilton, NZ | easy | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Hobart, AU | easy | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Melbourne, AU | easy | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Noumea, NC | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Perth, AU | easy | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Suva, FJ | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sydney, AU | easy | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Townsville, AU | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Wellington, NZ | easy | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
🕌 Middle East (16 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi, AE | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Amman, JO | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | |
| Baghdad, IQ | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | |
| Beirut, LB | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | |
| Doha, QA | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dubai, AE | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Erbil, IQ | easy | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | |
| Jeddah, SA | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kuwait City, KW | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Manama, BH | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Muscat, OM | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Riyadh, SA | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sana'a, YE | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tabriz, IR | easy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Tehran, IR | easy | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | |
| Tel Aviv, IL | easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
When should I plant basil in my city?
The best time to plant basil depends on your local climate zone. It thrives in temperatures between 20°C and 30°C. Wait until after the last frost in your area. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact dates.
Can I grow basil in winter?
Basil is not frost tolerant and cannot survive winter outdoors in most temperate climates. In tropical areas (USDA Zones 10+), it may grow year-round.
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When should I plant basil?
The best time to plant basil depends on your local climate. Basil grows best in temperatures between 20°C and 30°C (can tolerate 10°C to 35°C). Basil is not frost tolerant, so wait until after the last frost in your area. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact planting months.
Can basil grow in tropical climates?
Yes! Basil can grow in tropical climates. It's successfully grown in tropical cities like Abidjan, Abu Dhabi, Accra. Basil requires full sun and regular watering.
How long does basil take to grow?
Basil typically takes 50-75 days from planting to harvest. It requires full sun and regular watering. Pinch flower buds to encourage leaf growth. Harvest from top down. Very frost-sensitive.
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