When Is Mango Season? A Detailed Guide to Mango Ripening Times

Mangoes ripen in summer. The ripening time of mangoes varies by variety and region, generally ripening from May to July. Mango trees naturally flower from December to January-February of the following year, sometimes as early as November or as late as March of the following year, with the peak blooming period around the Spring Festival. From flowering and fruit set to green-ripe fruit, early varieties need 85-110 days, mid-season varieties 100-120 days, and late varieties 120-150 days.

During the fruit development period of mangoes, there are two obvious peaks of fruit drop: the first occurs about two weeks after flowering, mainly poorly fertilized small fruits that turn yellow and fall off, with a relatively large amount of fruit drop; the second occurs 4-7 weeks after flowering, and apart from a small portion being malformed or aborted fruits from poor development, more are caused by insufficient nutrients and water. After 2.5 months post-flowering, physiological fruit drop rarely occurs again; by 80-85 days, only wind damage, fruit cracking, or pests and diseases cause fruit drop.

Mango is one of the famous tropical fruits. Mango fruit contains sugar, protein, and crude fiber. The carotene, a precursor of vitamin A, contained in mango is especially high, which is rare among all fruits. Its vitamin C content is also not low. Minerals, protein, fat, and carbohydrates are also its main nutrients. It can be made into juice, jam, canned food, pickles, hot and sour pickles, mango milk powder, candied fruit, and more.