Mango Season 2027 India: State-by-State Calendar

Mango season in India isn't one event, it's a rolling sequence that starts in the south and west as early as January and doesn't fully wrap up until August in the north. Knowing which variety peaks when means you can plan around the fruit you actually want, instead of buying whatever happens to be available.

Here's how the season typically unfolds, variety by variety, based on established harvest windows across India's major mango regions.

January to March: the early starters

Goa's Mankurad is among the first premium varieties to reach the market, with its season stretching from January through May and the best fruit generally arriving in April. Payri, sometimes called Pairi, from Maharashtra and Gujarat, is another early variety, typically available from March, prized for being the first taste of the new season even though it's less commercially significant than the varieties that follow.

April to June: peak season

This is when most of India's best-known varieties overlap. Alphonso from Maharashtra's Konkan coast runs April through June, with Devgad and Ratnagiri fruit generally considered at its best in May. Kesar from Gujarat's Junagadh region runs a similar window, April through July, slightly longer than Alphonso. Banganapalli from Andhra Pradesh peaks April through June as well, making this three-way overlap the busiest and most competitive stretch of the entire mango calendar.

Himsagar from West Bengal typically arrives in May, running through June, prized locally as one of the sweetest varieties grown in eastern India. Badami, Karnataka's answer to Alphonso, follows a nearly identical April through June window.

May to July: the south and center pick up

Totapuri, grown widely across Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu, runs May through July, valued more for pulp and juice production than fresh eating given its tangy flavor. Sindhura from Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka peaks in the narrower May to June window. Rajapuri from Gujarat and Maharashtra shares that same May to June season. Malgova, Tamil Nadu's large, late-ripening variety, starts in May and can run as late as July or August depending on the year.

June to August: the late-season varieties

Dasheri from Uttar Pradesh's Malihabad region peaks June through July, later than most western and southern varieties, which makes it useful for extending mango season once Alphonso and Kesar have wound down. Langra, also from Uttar Pradesh, follows closely behind in the same June to August window. Chaunsa, associated with Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Punjab, is typically the last major variety of the season, running July through August and often marking the unofficial end of mango season in North India. Neelam, grown across South India, has one of the longest windows of any variety, stretching from June into August, valued partly for its longer shelf life during shipping.

Why the calendar matters for buyers

Ordering a specific variety outside its natural window is one of the more reliable signs something is off, whether that's old stock, mislabeling, or fruit sourced from an unusual growing region trying to extend a season artificially. Sticking close to each variety's natural calendar is one of the simplest ways to improve your odds of getting fruit that's fresh and accurately labeled.

It's also worth planning ahead if you're chasing a specific variety. Alphonso and Kesar sell out fastest during their overlapping April to June peak, while quieter varieties like Mankurad and Malgova have narrower supply windows that are easy to miss if you're not watching for them.

See current-season availability and exact variety pages on the mango season guide, and browse the full variety list to plan around whichever mango you're chasing this year.