Fruit in December
Are avocados in season in December?
NoThe season starts in February.
The season ended in September, 3 months before December, and starts again in February, 2 months later. Fresh avocados sold in December are usually imported, greenhouse-grown or from storage.
Avocados are in season February through September in the United States, and at their best in May, June, July and August.
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In season in December instead
The closest swaps you can buy that month.
If you buy them anyway
- Out of season
- Imports from Mexico keep avocados in stores all year, and quality stays good.
- How to pick
- Yields to gentle pressure in your palm. The skin under the stem cap should be green, not brown.
- Ripening at home
- Hard ones take 3 to 5 days on the counter. A paper bag with a banana cuts that to 2 or 3.
- How to store
- Ripen on the counter. Once ripe, refrigerate for up to 3 days.
Goes well with, in season in December
Avocados in other months
Everything about avocados, including nutrition. Everything in season in December.
Seasons are typical harvest months. Your local harvest can start or end a few weeks either side, and stores carry imports outside these months.