Berlin, Germany · 52.52°
When to plant roses in Berlin
The Berlin dates are calculated from the observed last spring frost — a 2016–2025 mean of 15 April — rather than from a latitude estimate or a national calendar. The frost-free season here averages 215 days.
Season anchorobserved 2016–2025
Last spring frost: 15 April · latest 10 May
First autumn frost: 16 November · earliest 31 Oct
Frost-free season: 215 days · 10 complete years
These come from the ERA5 reanalysis on a roughly 9 km grid, so they describe the area rather than your plot. A hollow, a frost pocket or an exposed site regularly runs several degrees colder, so use the cautious date for a decision you cannot undo.
Frost date estimator →Local calendar windows
The cautious column is calculated from the latest frost recorded in the period (10 May). Use it for tender crops you cannot re-sow.
The year in Berlin
What can move the date
Plant bare-root in winter with the graft union 5 cm below the surface in cold regions, and prune hard in late winter — roses flower on new wood. Never replant a rose where a rose has just been.
Final spacing: 60 × 90 cm. Soil: pH 6–7.
Problems in Berlin
Each has its locally favourable conditions counted month by month, from the weather archive for this city.
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