November fruits in Pakistan are led by pomegranate, persimmon, and quince at peak, with kinnow, mosambi, chiku, the guava winter crop, and imported pineapple all starting. Custard apple ends this month.
November is the month the Pakistani fruit year turns over. Five fruits open their seasons and only one closes, which makes November the biggest single arrival month on the calendar. This page lists every fruit in season in November, the fruits that start and end this month, a status calendar, and the regions each November fruit comes from. The full year of seasonal fruits in Pakistan shows how the month fits the wider cycle.
Which Fruits Are in Season in November in Pakistan?
Ten fruits are in season in November in Pakistan: pomegranate, persimmon, quince, kinnow, mosambi, chiku, guava, custard apple, banana, and papaya. Pomegranate, persimmon, and quince are at peak, five fruits start their seasons, and custard apple finishes.
Each November fruit is explained below.
- Pomegranate (anar, انار): pomegranate runs September to December and peaks September to November, so November is the last month of full supply from Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- Persimmon (japani phal, جاپانی پھل): persimmon started in October and peaks in November and December, with almost the whole crop coming from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- Quince (bahi, بہی): quince runs October to December and peaks in November from Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- Kinnow (کینو): the first mandarins reach the market in November, ahead of a kinnow season that runs December to March.
- Mosambi, the sweet lime (موسمی): mosambi starts in November and peaks in December and January from Sargodha, Multan, and Khanpur.
- Chiku (sapodilla, چیکو): chiku starts in November and peaks in December and January from coastal Balochistan and Sindh.
- Guava (amrood, امرود): the main guava winter crop starts in November and peaks in December and January from the Punjab and Sindh belts.
- Custard apple (sharifa, شریفہ): custard apple ends in November after peaking in October, so only the first half of the month carries usable supply.
- Banana (کیلا): banana is available year round from Sindh.
- Papaya (پپیتا): papaya is available year round, though November fruit sits past the late summer peak.
Apple (سیب) also closes its fresh season in November. Balochistan and Swat finish picking during the month, after which the apple on sale comes out of cold storage and stays available through winter and into spring.
Which Fruits Start Their Season in November?
Five fruits start their season in November in Pakistan: kinnow, mosambi, chiku, the guava winter crop, and imported pineapple. Kiwi imports also begin arriving in November.
Kinnow is the first of the winter citrus. Feutrell’s Early is the mandarin that reaches Pakistani markets in November, ahead of the main kinnow season that runs December to March and peaks in January and February around Sargodha and Bhalwal. A harvest timing study published in Agronomy in 2023 measured the eating quality of both Kinnow and Feutrell’s Early across monthly pickings and found the lowest organoleptic scores in November and the highest in late January, so the earliest fruit is the sharpest fruit of the season.
Mosambi, the sweet lime, opens in November and peaks in December and January. The crop comes from Sargodha, Multan, Khanpur, and parts of Sindh. Citrus as a whole is the largest fruit group in Pakistan by volume at 2,334,044 tonnes from 155,996 hectares in 2023-24, and Punjab grew 2,261,488 tonnes of that total, or 96.9 percent, according to the Ministry of National Food Security and Research.
Chiku, also sold as sapodilla, starts in November. Pakistan produced 16,595 tonnes of chiku from 2,135 hectares in 2023-24, and Balochistan produced 12,090 tonnes of that against 4,505 tonnes from Sindh. The Balochistan crop grows in the coastal belt at Hub, Kathore, and Windar, and the Sindh crop in Karachi, Malir, Thatta, Hyderabad, and Mirpurkhas. Sapodilla flowers in October and November and again in February and March, and takes about four months from flower to mature fruit.
The guava winter crop starts in November and is the larger of the two guava harvests. Pakistan grows guava in two cycles, a winter crop from November and a summer crop from April, and produced 555,090 tonnes from 31,394 hectares in 2023-24. Sharaqpur Sharif, Kasur, Lahore, Gujranwala, and Sangla Hill lead in Punjab, and Larkana and Hyderabad lead in Sindh.
Imported pineapple reaches Pakistani shelves from November and stays available to March, with peak supply from December to February. Pineapple is not grown commercially in Pakistan, so every fruit on the stall arrives through import channels, as covered in the guide to pineapple season in Pakistan. Imported kiwi follows the same November arrival pattern and runs later into spring, which the guide to kiwi season in Pakistan sets out in full.
Which Fruit Seasons End in November?
One fruit season ends in November in Pakistan: custard apple. The apple fresh crop also closes during the month and moves into cold storage.
Custard apple (sharifa) runs September to November and peaked in October. Supply thins week by week through November because the fruit is grown on a small scale in Sindh and Punjab and does not store, so buyers who want sharifa should look in the first two weeks of the month.
Apple finishes its fresh picking in November. The season runs July to November across the altitude range of Balochistan, Swat, and Gilgit Baltistan, and Balochistan supplied 798,143 tonnes of the national 844,114 tonnes in 2023-24. Cold storage then carries apple through winter to spring, which is why apple never leaves the market even though the harvest does.
November Fruit Calendar: Status and Peak Weeks
The table below shows the status and peak weeks of every November fruit in Pakistani markets.
| Fruit | Status in November | Peak weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Pomegranate | At peak | All four weeks |
| Persimmon | At peak | All four weeks |
| Quince | At peak | All four weeks |
| Kinnow | Starting | Weeks 3 to 4 |
| Mosambi | Starting | Weeks 3 to 4 |
| Chiku | Starting | Weeks 3 to 4 |
| Guava (winter crop) | Starting | Weeks 3 to 4 |
| Pineapple (imported) | Starting | Weeks 2 to 4 |
| Custard apple | Ending | Weeks 1 to 2 |
| Apple | Fresh crop ending | Weeks 1 to 2 |
| Banana | Year round | All four weeks |
| Papaya | Year round | All four weeks |
Where Do November Fruits in Pakistan Come From?
November is the month the supply map moves from the uplands to the plains. October belonged to Balochistan and the northern valleys; November hands the volume to the Punjab citrus and guava belts while the upland fruits finish.
Punjab
Punjab supplies the citrus that defines the rest of the Pakistani fruit year. The province grew 2,261,488 tonnes of the national 2,334,044 tonne citrus crop in 2023-24 on 144,649 of the national 155,996 hectares. Sargodha and Bhalwal are the kinnow districts, Multan and Khanpur add mosambi, and Sharaqpur Sharif, Kasur, and Gujranwala carry the guava winter crop.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa holds the entire recorded persimmon crop of 19,484 tonnes from 2,773 hectares, concentrated in Swat and Shangla. The province also supplies quince and the late apple that closes the fresh season. Persimmon exports reached 77,777 kilograms in 2023-24, with 68,068 kilograms going to Afghanistan.
Balochistan and Sindh
Balochistan finishes its pomegranate at 57,447 tonnes of the national 67,420 tonnes and starts its chiku at 12,090 tonnes from the Hub and Windar coastal belt. Sindh adds chiku from Thatta and Mirpurkhas, guava from Larkana and Hyderabad, the closing custard apple crop, and year round banana and papaya.
FAQs About November Fruits in Pakistan
Which fruit is at peak in November in Pakistan?
Pomegranate, persimmon, and quince are at peak in November. Pomegranate peaks September to November, persimmon peaks November to December, and quince peaks in November.
When does kinnow season start in Pakistan?
Kinnow reaches Pakistani markets in November as Feutrell’s Early. The main kinnow season runs December to March and peaks in January and February around Sargodha and Bhalwal.
Is custard apple available in November in Pakistan?
Yes, but November is the closing month. Custard apple runs September to November and peaked in October, so supply is reliable only in the first two weeks.
Is guava a November fruit in Pakistan?
Yes. The main guava winter crop starts in November and peaks in December and January, coming from Sharaqpur Sharif, Kasur, and Gujranwala in Punjab and Larkana and Hyderabad in Sindh.
Is pomegranate available in November in Pakistan?
Yes. November is the last peak month for pomegranate. The season runs September to December, and the November fruit is late Balochistan Kandhari at full quality.
Last Thoughts on November Fruits in Pakistan
November carries more arrivals than any other month of the Pakistani fruit calendar. Kinnow, mosambi, chiku, the guava winter crop, and imported pineapple all open, while pomegranate, persimmon, and quince hold peak and custard apple closes. The supply map shifts at the same time, moving from the Balochistan and Swat uplands that carried September and October to the Punjab citrus and guava districts that carry the winter. Buyers get the widest choice of the second half of the year in the last two weeks of November, when the upland fruits are still on the stall and the first citrus has already landed.
