What fruit is in season in August?

New South Wales

Blueberries continue on the Coffs Coast, citrus is ripe on the Central Coast and in the Hawkesbury, lavender keeps going on the Central Coast, and the first sunflowers of the season start appearing there too. Strawberry patches are between seasons in August in most Hawkesbury locations.

Victoria

Citrus remains the main crop typically listed for August, with mandarins and oranges still ripe in the Yarra Valley while most other farms stay closed for winter.

Queensland

Strawberries are at their peak from the Scenic Rim and Brisbane down to Bundaberg, blueberries continue in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, and citrus wraps up its season in the Granite Belt around Stanthorpe while continuing further north in Bundaberg.

South Australia

August remains quiet for South Australian pick-your-own, with no crops typically listed as in season and most farms still waiting on spring.

Western Australia

Strawberry season kicks off in the Swan Valley and Wanneroo this month, and citrus is still ripe in the Chittering Valley and Perth Hills.

Tasmania

Tasmania has no pick-your-own crops typically open in August, with the state's berry and orchard farms still closed for winter.

Australian Capital Territory

Canberra-region picking remains closed in August, with no crops typically listed as in season around Pialligo or the Young/Yass day-trip belt.

Northern Territory

Mango season begins around Darwin rural and the Top End this month, alongside continuing melons, pumpkins and tomatoes statewide, plus citrus and passionfruit around Darwin and Katherine.

Fruit picking near Sydney in August

Sydney's pick-your-own options in August are almost all citrus, based an hour or so north around the Hawkesbury and Central Coast. Watkins Family Farm at Laughtondale keeps its citrus season running to September, and Anderson Farm at Sackville North is picking citrus through August. Further north on the Central Coast, Wyuna Farms at Kulnura and Meliora Farm at Peats Ridge both have oranges and citrus on offer, and Pick Your Own Oranges Dooralong (Cedar Farm) in the Dooralong Valley is open for oranges as well. Sydney's Hawkesbury strawberry patches are between seasons in August, so it's largely a citrus month for day trips from the city.

Fruit picking near Perth in August

Perth is one of the stronger cities for August picking, with strawberry season starting in the Swan Valley. Ti Strawberry Farm at Bullsbrook opens for the season in August, and Minh Tran's Strawberry Farm at Neerabup follows from late August. Citrus is also still going within a day trip of the city: Swan Valley Sisters at Henley Brook has oranges, lemons and mandarins through to September, and The Orchard Perth at Lower Chittering keeps mandarins going into October.

Fruit picking near Brisbane in August

Brisbane sits at the centre of Queensland's August strawberry season. Chambers Flat Strawberry Farm, south of the city at Chambers Flat, is typically picking from August through to October, making it one of the more reliable pick-your-own outings close to Brisbane in winter. Further south and west, the wider Scenic Rim-to-Bundaberg strawberry belt covered in the Queensland section above extends the same season well beyond the city.

Melbourne, Adelaide and Hobart in August

August is the quiet end of the calendar for pick-your-own near Melbourne, Adelaide and Hobart. None of the Yarra Valley, Dandenong Ranges or Mornington Peninsula cherry and berry farms are picking yet — cherries at farms such as Blue Hills Berries and Cherries in Silvan don't start until November. It's the same story in the Adelaide Hills, where cherry orchards such as Ancara Estate in Lenswood also open from late November, and around Hobart, where the region's berry farms wait for spring proper. Visitors based in these three cities are better off planning an August trip around citrus in NSW or WA instead, or waiting for November, when cherry season begins across all three states.

Early August versus late August

Timing shifts noticeably across the month. Early in August, the Granite Belt's citrus around Stanthorpe is finishing its run while Bundaberg's continues, and NSW's Hawkesbury and Central Coast citrus farms are in full swing. By late August, Western Australia's Swan Valley strawberry season is properly underway — Ti Strawberry Farm at Bullsbrook picks from the start of the month, while Minh Tran's Strawberry Farm at Neerabup doesn't open until late August — and the Northern Territory's mango season is getting started around Darwin. Queensland's Scenic Rim and Brisbane-area strawberry farms, including Chambers Flat Strawberry Farm, are typically in full swing by late August too, ahead of their spring finish.

Where August sits in the season

August follows July, when winter citrus is at its widest across the country, and comes before September, when spring strawberry and blueberry season gets going properly in the eastern states. For the full year-round picture of what's ripe when, see the fruit picking season calendar.