saffron is harvested in autumn. November and December can be considered as its harvesting time and you can certainly find the freshest saffron in these months but do not worry, saffron is still quite fresh until early spring and even after it and it also depends on packaging and metal and glass containers can be considered as the best containers of saffron. In general, it is better to buy saffron based on the amount of usage because it is better not to keep saffron more than one