When are watermelons in season?

Watermelons are at peak May–August, shipping from Morocco and Spain. They are still available in April and September, on the shoulder of those windows rather than in volume. No origin on this calendar ships them in October–March.

Which countries export watermelons?

Morocco and Spain. These are export weeks out of the origin, not arrival weeks in your market — add the lane's transit on top.

When is the Morocco watermelon season?

Morocco ships watermelons May–July, with April and August at the shoulders.

Watermelon season: May to August (2026)

Watermelon season by country

Spain and Morocco ship watermelon May to August into the European summer. The window month by month, and where the seedless programmes actually start.

Peak supply May–August from Morocco and Spain. No origin on this page ships them in October–March.

Watermelon export calendar: which origin ships in which month.
Origin	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Morocco May–July peak · April, August shoulder	January: Not shipping	February: Not shipping	March: Not shipping	April: Shoulder	May: Peak	June: Peak	July: Peak	August: Shoulder	September: Not shipping	October: Not shipping	November: Not shipping	December: Not shipping
Spain June–August peak · May, September shoulder	January: Not shipping	February: Not shipping	March: Not shipping	April: Not shipping	May: Shoulder	June: Peak	July: Peak	August: Peak	September: Shoulder	October: Not shipping	November: Not shipping	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.

Watermelon is a summer crop sold into a summer market, which makes its calendar unusually simple: Morocco opens the European season in late spring, Spain takes it through the summer, and by autumn nobody is buying. There is no counter-season trade worth the freight.

Almost none of it travels far. Watermelon is heavy, cheap per kilo and does not repay a long voyage, so the trade is overwhelmingly overland within Europe and North Africa. The window matters here for what it does to price rather than for shipping planning.

Morocco

May–July peak · April, August shoulder Varieties: Seedless Load ports: Agadir, Casablanca, and Tanger Med

Roughly April to August, opening the European watermelon season ahead of the Spanish crop.

Morocco watermelon: window and arrival weeks · Everything Morocco ships

Spain

June–August peak · May, September shoulder Varieties: Seedless Load ports: Valencia, Algeciras, and Barcelona

Roughly May to September out of Almería and Murcia, taking over from Morocco as the European summer gets going.

Spain watermelon: window and arrival weeks · Everything Spain ships

FAQ

When are watermelons in season?: Watermelons are at peak May–August, shipping from Morocco and Spain. They are still available in April and September, on the shoulder of those windows rather than in volume. No origin on this calendar ships them in October–March.
Which countries export watermelons?: Morocco and Spain. These are export weeks out of the origin, not arrival weeks in your market — add the lane's transit on top.
When is the Morocco watermelon season?: Morocco ships watermelons May–July, with April and August at the shoulders.

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Watermelon season by country

Morocco

Spain

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