France Seasonal Fruit & Vegetable Calendar

What's in season each month?

Typical fresh harvests in France, grouped into fruit and vegetables. Empty lists mean no fresh harvests in this selected catalogue.
Month	Fruit	Vegetables
January	Fruit No fresh fruit harvests in this catalogue.	Vegetables Brussels sprouts Cabbage Cauliflower Jerusalem artichokes Lamb's lettuce Leeks Parsnips Salsify Spinach Watercress
February	Fruit No fresh fruit harvests in this catalogue.	Vegetables Brussels sprouts Cabbage Cauliflower Jerusalem artichokes Lamb's lettuce Leeks Parsnips Salsify Spinach Watercress
March	Fruit No fresh fruit harvests in this catalogue.	Vegetables Brussels sprouts Cabbage Cauliflower Leeks Parsnips Radishes Salsify Spinach Watercress
April	Fruit No fresh fruit harvests in this catalogue.	Vegetables Asparagus Fennel Leeks Radishes Spinach Watercress
May	Fruit Strawberries	Vegetables Artichokes Asparagus Courgettes Cucumbers Lettuce Peas Radishes Spinach Watercress
June	Fruit Apricots Blackcurrants Cherries Currants Melons Peaches Raspberries Strawberries Watermelons	Vegetables Artichokes Asparagus Aubergines Chard Courgettes Cucumbers Fennel French beans Lettuce Peas Peppers Radishes Tomatoes Watercress
July	Fruit Apricots Blackcurrants Blueberries Cherries Currants Figs Melons Peaches Plums Raspberries Strawberries Watermelons	Vegetables Artichokes Aubergines Chard Courgettes Cucumbers Fennel French beans Lettuce Peas Peppers Sweetcorn Tomatoes Watercress
August	Fruit Apples Apricots Blackberries Blackcurrants Blueberries Currants Figs Melons Nectarines Peaches Pears Plums Raspberries Watermelons	Vegetables Artichokes Aubergines Chard Courgettes Cucumbers Fennel French beans Lettuce Peppers Sweetcorn Tomatoes Watercress
September	Fruit Apples Blackberries Blueberries Figs Grapes Melons Nectarines Peaches Pears Plums Watermelons	Vegetables Artichokes Aubergines Broccoli Carrots Cauliflower Chard Courgettes Cucumbers Fennel French beans Leeks Lettuce Peppers Pumpkins Spinach Squash Sweetcorn Tomatoes Watercress
October	Fruit Apples Figs Grapes Pears Quinces	Vegetables Beetroot Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Chard Courgettes Cucumbers Fennel French beans Lamb's lettuce Leeks Parsnips Pumpkins Spinach Squash Turnips Watercress
November	Fruit No fresh fruit harvests in this catalogue.	Vegetables Beetroot Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Chard Fennel Jerusalem artichokes Lamb's lettuce Leeks Parsnips Salsify Spinach Turnips Watercress
December	Fruit No fresh fruit harvests in this catalogue.	Vegetables Brussels sprouts Cabbage Cauliflower Jerusalem artichokes Lamb's lettuce Leeks Parsnips Salsify Spinach Watercress

Fresh harvests, rather than shop availability

A crop appears when growers in France normally harvest it during that month. The calendar excludes imports and produce available only from long-term storage, heated greenhouses, or other protected methods.

Locally grown produce sold outside these harvest months may have been stored after harvest. A blank fruit or vegetable month does not mean shops have no locally grown produce.

This is a selected catalogue of common fruit and vegetables, not a complete list of every crop in France. Herbs, mushrooms, nuts and rhubarb are outside its scope. Tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers are grouped with vegetables.

Seasons vary across France

This is an approximate national guide, not a local crop forecast. Weather, latitude, altitude, cultivar, and farming method can shift harvest dates by several weeks. Harvests may begin earlier in warmer areas and later in cooler areas.

ADEME does not mark stored produce. For apples, pears, carrots, beetroot, celeriac, turnips, pumpkins and squash, the catalogue keeps months within the Belgium and northern France fresh-harvest windows. This northern overlap is conservative for warmer French regions. It omits onions, imported citrus and tropical fruit, and forced chicory.

Use the calendar to plan seasonal meals, then check what's being harvested by growers near you. The month ranges describe typical seasons rather than a prediction for this year's weather.

France calendar sources

The catalogue draws on ADEME's seasonal calendar, with Brussels Environment supporting the fresh-harvest checks described above. Read the source guide and methodology for how evidence is selected.