Cantaloupe season

Cantaloupe season

You will find the first Cantaloupe of the year during April and May in states like Florida, and California. The season in Texas is a big hit with a huge production filling the stores till late October and November. Cantaloupe is eaten as fresh fruit, in salads, or with ham. Always delicious and easy.

As this spectacular and tasty fruit is locally produced in most of America, you may buy it directly from your favorite local producers or online grocery delivery services!

When is cantaloupe season?

You may find the cantaloupe season close to you in the following chart.

StateCantaloupe in season
Alabamamid-June till September
AlaskaJuly till September
ArizonaMay till November
ArkansasJuly till October
CaliforniaMay till November
Coloradomid-July till September
ConnecticutJuly till October
DelawareJune till September
FloridaApril till June
GeorgiaJune till August
HawaiiJune till August
IdahoJuly till September
IllinoisAugust and September
Indianamid-July till mid-October
IowaAugust and September
KansasJune till October
Kentuckymid-July till mid-September
LouisianaJune till November
MaineAugust and September
Marylandmid-July till mid-September
MassachusettsAugust
Michiganmid-August till mid-September
MinnesotaAugust and September
MississippiJune till mid-August
MissouriJune till October
MontanaAugust till mid-September
NebraskaAugust till November
NevadaJuly till November
New HampshireJuly till September
New JerseyAugust and September
New MexicoJuly till November
New YorkAugust and September
North CarolinaJuly and August
North DakotaJuly till September
Ohiomid-July till mid-October
OklahomaJune till September
OregonAugust till October
PennsylvaniaJuly till September
Rhode IslandAugust and September
South CarolinaJune till August
South DakotaJuly till September
Tennesseemid-June till September
TexasMay till Jully, October and November
UtahJuly till mid-October
Vermontmid-July till September
VirginiaJuly and August
WashingtonAugust till October
West VirginiaAugust till October
WisconsinJuly till September
WyomingAugust and September

Besides being easy, cantaloupe is a very healthy fruit too! Full of vitamins, it will help your immune system. It’s also known to help with certain types of cancer and it’s packed with antioxidants too. High in water, it’s a great summer fruit and will help your kidneys stay healthy.

Our favorite recipes? Cantaloupe bread with a praline glaze, cantaloupe crunch, and chilled cantaloupe soup.

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