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Durian season by country

Thailand peaks April to July, Vietnam May to October, overlapping in between — Vietnam alone carries the back half of the year.

Peak supply April–October from Thailand and Vietnam. No origin on this page ships them in December–February.

Durian export calendar: which origin ships in which month.
Origin January February March April May June July August September October November December
Thailand January: Not shipping February: Not shipping March: Shoulder April: Peak May: Peak June: Peak July: Peak August: Shoulder September: Not shipping October: Not shipping November: Not shipping December: Not shipping
Vietnam January: Not shipping February: Not shipping March: Not shipping April: Shoulder May: Peak June: Peak July: Peak August: Peak September: Peak October: Peak November: Shoulder December: Not shipping
Peak — shipping in volume Shoulder — opening or closing Export windows out of the origin, not arrival weeks. Add the lane's transit.

Last reviewed August 2026. Windows are editorial ranges for a normal year, not a published schedule, and they are export weeks out of the origin rather than arrival weeks in your market.

Durian is the crop the Southeast Asian reefer trade is organised around. Thailand runs first — the eastern orchards from about April, the southern ones behind them — and Vietnam carries the back half of the year, its Central Highlands crop running well past the end of the Thai season. That is the single most useful fact on this page: a Hong Kong buyer working both origins has fruit for most of the year, and one working only Thailand does not.

It is also the least forgiving cargo on this calendar. Durian respires hard, produces ethylene and advances fast, so the fruit is picked at a maturity chosen for the voyage and a delay measured in days changes the product rather than the schedule. The lanes it moves on are short for exactly that reason.

Thailand

April–July peak · March, August shoulder Varieties: Monthong, Chanee, Kan Yao Load ports: Laem Chabang and Bangkok

Roughly March to August, in volume from April. The eastern orchards in Chanthaburi, Rayong and Trat open the season and the southern provinces carry the back half of it, so the country ships for considerably longer than any one growing region does.

Thailand durian: window and arrival weeks · Everything Thailand ships · Thailand → Hong Kong

Vietnam

May–October peak · April, November shoulder Varieties: Ri6, Monthong Load ports: Ho Chi Minh City and Hai Phong

Roughly April to November, in volume from May, and staggered by region. The Mekong Delta orchards around Tien Giang and Ben Tre and the Southeast around Dong Nai open it. Dak Lak in the Central Highlands runs from about August and is now where the volume is.

Vietnam durian: window and arrival weeks · Everything Vietnam ships · Vietnam → Hong Kong

FAQ

When are durians in season?
Durians are at peak April–October, shipping from Thailand and Vietnam. They are still available in March and November, on the shoulder of those windows rather than in volume. No origin on this calendar ships them in December–February.
Which countries export durians?
Thailand and Vietnam. These are export weeks out of the origin, not arrival weeks in your market — add the lane's transit on top.
When is the Vietnam durian season?
Vietnam ships durians May–October, with April and November at the shoulders.

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