What's in season in Puerto Rico & the Virgin Islands in December
Provisioning in San Juan, Fajardo, Culebra in December? Buy these local — they're at their best, usually cheaper, and keep longer aboard than produce that has travelled.
In season (13)
From Puerto Rico's abundance calendar.
- Avocado
- Banana
- Butternut / winter squash
- Celery
- Cucumber
- Grapefruit
- Green beans
- Green/white cabbage
- Lemon
- Lime
- Orange
- Pineapple
- Romaine lettuce
Probably imported this month (5)
Out of season locally — at the market these have most likely been shipped or flown in. Fine to buy; they may cost more and keep less well.
- Bell pepper
- Mango
- Strawberries
- Sweet potato
- Watermelon
Galley recipes for December in Puerto Rico & the Virgin Islands
The recipes that use the most in-season produce, and nothing imported.
- Bún chay — Vietnamese noodle saladVietnamese · 30 min · sea 4/5 · vegan
- Chicken & avocado wrapsMexican · 25 min · sea 3/5
- Prawn tacos with lime slawMexican · 20 min · sea 3/5
- Thai peanut noodle saladThai · 25 min · sea 4/5 · vegan
- Avocado & egg on crispbreadMexican · 20 min · sea 4/5 · vegetarian
- Beef kofta with tahini & couscousMiddle Eastern · 30 min · sea 3/5
- Black bean & corn tacosMexican · 15 min · sea 4/5 · vegan
- Breakfast tacos with black beans & avocadoMexican · 15 min · sea 4/5 · vegan
Source: Abundance Calendar (Nutrición) (MCS — Medical Card System, Puerto Rico health plan (nutrition education material)). Retrieved 2026-10-07. Puerto Rico chart in weekly cells (dark = abundant, light = less): a month counts as in season when at least two of its weeks are abundant; a month with no marks at all is flagged as likely imported; light-only months are neither. Read by sampling each cell's colour from screenshots of the PDF. 'Sweet pepper' is used for bell pepper ('Peppers', all year, is left out — it may mean chillies); 'Pumpkin' for butternut squash; 'Pink grapefruit' for grapefruit.