Is Mango in Season in December?

Mango season in Australia is typically from July to March but the peak supply is concentrated to October, November and December. The Northern Territory mango season produces fruit between July and December and the Queensland mango season runs from October until March.

Availability of Mangoes in Australia by Month

When is Mango Season in Australia?

Mango is in season in spring and summer in Australia. Different varieties are available almost monthly during mango season. Finding mango outside of the Australian mango season is difficult as only about 1% of our annual consumption is imported.

Most commercial mango orchards are started by grafting although Kensington Pride and R2E2 can be successful from seed. Grafted trees produce within 3 years after planting and peak after about 6 to 8 years. Mango trees can be long lived, with some trees in India supposedly still producing fruit after 300 years. In Australia there are stories of 100 year old mango trees, but commercial productivity is more likely to be less than 40 years.

Availability of Mangoes in Australia by Season

Kensington Pride Mango Season

The peak season for Kensington Pride mangoes is between September and February. They are an early season variety and the most common type of mangoes in Australia. In the 1990s as much as 80% of Australian mangoes were of the Kensington Pride variety, but currently they make up about 43% of annual mango production. You can tell a Kensington Pride mango is in season when they start to develop their unique sweet aroma.

Calypso Mango Season

Th peak season for Calypso mangoes is from September to March. Up to one quarter of fruit produce during the Australian mango season is of the Calypso variety. Calypso is a trademark name of Perfection Fresh for the variety also known as B74 mango. It was developed in Queensland from Kensington Pride and a Florida variety. Calypso mangoes are in season when there is no green tinge left in the skin.

R2E2 Mango Season

The peak season for R2E2 mangoes is between October and February. It is a mid-to-late season variety maturing 2-4 weeks after Kensington Pride and is one of the few mangoes that can grow well commercially from seed. Around 19% of mangoes in Australia each year are of the R2E2 variety. The name is derived from it’s row location in the Queensland orchard where it was first developed.

Honey Gold Mango Season

The peak season for Honey Gold mangoes is between November and March. They were originally developed in Queensland from Kensington Pride mangoes. They are a trademark of Pinata Farms. Each mango season about 8% of fruit is of the Honey Gold variety. Honey Gold mangoes are in season when the entire skin turns golden almost like a seasonal apricot.

Keitt Mango Season

The peak season for Keitt mangoes in Australia is January to March. Less than 5% of mangoes are Keitt variety. They were developed in Florida but in Australia they are successful as a late season variety that extends our mango season.

Where do Mangoes Come From in Australia?

Mangoes originated from India and South East Asia. They are tropical fruits that thrive in tropical and subtropical conditions and are grown in many countries around the world.

In Australia most mangoes come from northern tropical and subtropical regions. Almost half of our mangoes are grown in Northern Territory and the other half are grown in Queensland. Less than 5% of mangoes are produced outside NT and Queensland.

More than 95% of the mangoes grown in Australia are varieties that were developed in Australia and specifically in Queensland. Northern Territory is researching their own varieties but the most popular types grown during the Northern Territory mango season are currently Calypso, R2E2 and Kensington Pride, while popular varieties for the Queensland mango season are Kensington Pride, R2E2 and Keitt.