Mechanical harvesters, utilizing a range of technologies, have been developed for timely operations and remain the most cost-effective means of picking the wild blueberry crop. Approximately 95% of wild blueberries in Atlantic Canada are immediately frozen and processed, while only a small percentage is sold in the fresh market. However, the producers can benefit by increasing the value of their harvested crop through fresh market sales. The objective of this study was to determine the optimum meteorological and field conditions required for maximizing fruit quality during mechanical harvesting to remain competitive in the fresh fruit market. Temperature values, and the quality components of the harvested berries were recorded throughout commercial wild blueberry fields of Nova Scotia during August 2021. Eighteen harvest replications during four temperature ranges at harvest; ≤ 20 °C, 20.1-25 °C, 25.1-29.9 °C, and ≥ 30 °C were analyzed for the effects of meteorological variables under the varying sky and plot conditions. Increased ambient air temperatures at harvest resulted in significantly higher fruit surface temperature, leaf temperature, and soil surface temperature (P≤0.05). The fruit surface temperature was greater than the ambient air temperature during all temperature ranges. The leaf and soil temperatures were lower than ambient air temperature below 25 °C and higher than ambient air when above 25 °C. The analysis of the data determined the increase in temperature during harvesting causes decreased berry quality and a potential for lower revenue. The results can be used to aid wild blueberry growers in making informed decisions when pursuing favorable harvesting conditions to maintain optimum fruit quality when harvesting for the fresh market.