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When is cherry in season in Australia?

No Australian state is harvesting cherry in September.

A genuinely short season. Six to eight weeks in any one district, which is why cherries are the classic thing to buy at a market rather than plan around.

Season by region

  • the temperate south eastNovember to January
  • the cool southDecember to February
  • the mediterranean south westNovember to December

These are harvest months, not supermarket availability. Cold storage and imports stretch what is on a shelf; they do not stretch what a grower can bring to a market stall.

Where to buy cherry

Out of season locally, so a farmers market will not have it. Worth checking what is in season instead.

Seasonality sourced from farmworkaustralia.com.au harvest regions by state; refresh-eco.com Australian produce calendar.