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Lychee

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Prized tropical fruit with floral aroma and translucent flesh in rough red shell.

Harvest 1825-3650 days

Temp Range 5°C — 35°C

Quick Answer: How to Grow Lychee

Lychee takes 1825-3650 days to harvest. It grows best in 22–30°C with full sun and regular watering. Lychee is not frost tolerant — wait until after the last frost to plant. It can be grown in 350 cities worldwide.

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Growing Requirements

☀️

Sun

Full Sun

💧

Water

Regular

❄️

Frost

Sensitive

📅

Harvest

1825-3650 days

Temperature Range

22-30°C

-10°C 45°C

Optimal: 22–30°C Tolerates: 5–35°C

Tropical suitable: Yes

Cities growing: 350 of 350

Growing Tips

💡

Expert Tips

Needs warm humid climate. Very slow to fruit from seed -- buy grafted trees.

Quick Facts

Grows in 350 of 350 cities
Available in 7 regions worldwide
Temperature range: 5°C to 35°C
Optimal growing: 22°C to 30°C
Harvest in 1825-3650 days

Did You Know?

🌱 Lychee loves the heat! It thrives in tropical and subtropical climates year-round.
🌱 Lychee needs at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight daily for optimal growth.

Where to Grow Lychee

Lychee 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	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Amsterdam, NL	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Ankara, TR	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Antalya, TR	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Athens, GR	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Barcelona, ES	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Bari, IT	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Belgrade, RS	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Bergen, NO	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Berlin, DE	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Bilbao, ES	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Bologna, IT	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Bordeaux, FR	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Bratislava, SK	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Brussels, BE	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Bucharest, RO	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Budapest, HU	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Catania, IT	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Cologne, DE	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Copenhagen, DK	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Corfu, GR	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Cork, IE	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Dublin, IE	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Dubrovnik, HR	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Edinburgh, GB	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Florence, IT	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Frankfurt, DE	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Gdansk, PL	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Genoa, IT	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Glasgow, GB	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Gothenburg, SE	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Hamburg, DE	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Helsinki, FI	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Heraklion, GR	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Istanbul, TR	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Izmir, TR	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Krakow, PL	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Kyiv, UA	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Limassol, CY	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lisbon, PT	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Ljubljana, SI	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
London, GB	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Lyon, FR	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Madrid, ES	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Malaga, ES	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Marseille, FR	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Milan, IT	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Munich, DE	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Naples, IT	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Nice, FR	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Nicosia, CY	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Oslo, NO	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Palermo, IT	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Paris, FR	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Porto, PT	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Poznan, PL	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Prague, CZ	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Reykjavik, IS	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Riga, LV	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Rome, IT	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Seville, ES	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sofia, BG	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Split, HR	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Stockholm, SE	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Strasbourg, FR	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Stuttgart, DE	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tallinn, EE	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Thessaloniki, GR	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tirana, AL	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Toulouse, FR	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Turin, IT	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Turku, FI	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Valencia, ES	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Valletta, MT	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Verona, IT	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Vienna, AT	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Vilnius, LT	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Warsaw, PL	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Zagreb, HR	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Zurich, CH	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓

🌏 Asia (79 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Ahmedabad, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Almaty, KZ	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Bali, ID	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bandung, ID	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bangalore, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bangkok, TH	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Beijing, CN	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Busan, KR	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Cebu, PH	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chandigarh, IN	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Chengdu, CN	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Chennai, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chiang Mai, TH	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chittagong, BD	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chongqing, CN	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Coimbatore, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Colombo, LK	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Da Nang, VN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dalian, CN	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Davao, PH	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Delhi, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dhaka, BD	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dharan, NP	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fukuoka, JP	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Galle, LK	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Guangzhou, CN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hangzhou, CN	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Hanoi, VN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Harbin, CN	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Ho Chi Minh City, VN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hong Kong, HK	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hyderabad, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Incheon, KR	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Indore, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Islamabad, PK	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Jaipur, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Jakarta, ID	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Jeju, KR	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Johor Bahru, MY	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Karachi, PK	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kathmandu, NP	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Kochi, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kolkata, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kuala Lumpur, MY	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kunming, CN	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Kyoto, JP	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Lahore, PK	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Lucknow, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Manila, PH	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mumbai, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Nagoya, JP	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Nanjing, CN	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Nha Trang, VN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Okinawa, JP	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Osaka, JP	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Pattaya, TH	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Penang, MY	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Phnom Penh, KH	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Pune, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sapporo, JP	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Seoul, KR	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Shanghai, CN	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Shenzhen, CN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Siem Reap, KH	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Singapore, SG	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Surabaya, ID	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Surat, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Taipei, TW	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tashkent, UZ	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tbilisi, GE	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tokyo, JP	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Ulaanbaatar, MN	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Varanasi, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Vientiane, LA	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Visakhapatnam, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Wuhan, CN	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Xi'an, CN	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Xiamen, CN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Yangon, MM	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

🌎 North America (78 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Albuquerque, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Anchorage, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Atlanta, US	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Austin, US	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Baltimore, US	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Baton Rouge, US	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Boise, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Boston, US	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Bridgetown, BB	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Buffalo, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Calgary, CA	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Cancun, MX	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Charleston, US	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Charlotte, US	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Chattanooga, US	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Chicago, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Denver, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Des Moines, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Detroit, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Edmonton, CA	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
El Paso, US	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Fargo, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Fresno, US	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Guadalajara, MX	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Halifax, CA	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Hartford, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Havana, CU	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Honolulu, US	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Houston, US	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Jacksonville, US	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Kansas City, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Kingston, JM	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Knoxville, US	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Las Vegas, US	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Little Rock, US	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Los Angeles, US	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Louisville, US	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Lubbock, US	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Madison, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Memphis, US	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Mexico City, MX	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Miami, US	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Milwaukee, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Minneapolis, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Monterrey, MX	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Montreal, CA	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Nashville, US	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
New Orleans, US	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
New York, US	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Oaxaca, MX	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Oklahoma City, US	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Omaha, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Ottawa, CA	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Panama City, PA	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Phoenix, US	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Pittsburgh, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Portland, US	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Puebla, MX	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Quebec City, CA	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Raleigh, US	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Richmond, US	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Sacramento, US	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Salt Lake City, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
San Diego, US	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
San Francisco, US	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
San Jose, CR	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Santo Domingo, DO	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Saskatoon, CA	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Savannah, US	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Seattle, US	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Spokane, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
St. Louis, US	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tampa, US	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Toronto, CA	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tucson, US	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Vancouver, CA	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Victoria, CA	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Winnipeg, CA	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓

🌍 Africa (39 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Abidjan, CI	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Accra, GH	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Addis Ababa, ET	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Algiers, DZ	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Antananarivo, MG	hard							✓	✓	✓	✓
Arusha, TZ	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bamako, ML	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bloemfontein, ZA	hard									✓	✓	✓	✓
Cairo, EG	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cape Town, ZA	hard							✓	✓	✓	✓
Casablanca, MA	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dakar, SN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dar es Salaam, TZ	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Douala, CM	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Durban, ZA	hard							✓	✓	✓	✓
Entebbe, UG	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fez, MA	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Freetown, SL	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Harare, ZW	hard								✓	✓	✓	✓
Johannesburg, ZA	hard								✓	✓	✓	✓
Kampala, UG	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kigali, RW	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kinshasa, CD	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lagos, NG	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Libreville, GA	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lilongwe, MW	hard								✓	✓	✓	✓
Lome, TG	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Luanda, AO	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lusaka, ZM	hard								✓	✓	✓	✓
Maputo, MZ	hard							✓	✓	✓	✓
Marrakech, MA	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
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When should I plant lychee in my city?

The best time to plant lychee depends on your local climate zone. It thrives in temperatures between 22°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 lychee in winter?

Lychee 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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Frequently Asked Questions about Lychee

When should I plant lychee?

The best time to plant lychee depends on your local climate. Lychee grows best in temperatures between 22°C and 30°C (can tolerate 5°C to 35°C). Lychee 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 lychee grow in tropical climates?

Yes! Lychee can grow in tropical climates. It's successfully grown in tropical cities like Abidjan, Abu Dhabi, Accra. Lychee requires full sun and regular watering.

How long does lychee take to grow?

Lychee typically takes 1825-3650 days from planting to harvest. It requires full sun and regular watering. Needs warm humid climate. Very slow to fruit from seed -- buy grafted trees.

Find the Best Time to Plant Lychee

See the planting calendar for Lychee in these popular cities:

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