January

January is the first month in the year. During January, there is still snow on the ground that fell in December. This snow can be used to make a snowman. In the Southern Hemisphere in, it is considered one of the summer months that occur during this period.

Events in January
Several events occur during the event of January. For more information, check the main article.
 * New Year's Day in, , and.
 * This event occurs on January 1st, but times vary depending on game.
 * On New Year's Day the player can also get a party popper from Tortimer.


 * La-Di-Day in.
 * This event occurs on the second Saturday of January, and runs all day.


 * Fishing Tourney in, and.
 * In this event occurs on the third Saturday of January.
 * In and  this event occurs on the third Sunday of January and enables the player to catch some special fish that day.


 * Yay Day in.
 * This event occurs on the last Sunday of January.


 * Flea Market in.
 * This event occurs on the last Sunday of January.

Special characters

 * Dr. Shrunk - January 2nd
 * Joan - January 8th
 * Cyrus - January 26th
 * Harriet - January 31th

Possible birthdays

 * Chico - a day in December 22nd - January 19th (Capricorn)
 * Iggy - a day in December 22nd - January 19th (Capricorn)
 * Otis - a day in December 22nd - January 19th (Capricorn)
 * Sven - a day in December 22nd - January 19th (Capricorn)
 * Nosegay - a day in January 20th - February 18th (Aquarius)
 * Zoe - a day in January 20th - February 18th (Aquarius)

Fish
The following fish are found this month:
 * Anchovy Found all year round
 * Barbel Steed Found all year round (Animal Crossing,, , and )
 * Bass Found all year round (Animal Crossing)
 * Barreleye Found all year round
 * Bitterling
 * Black Bass Found all year round (,, , and )
 * Blue Marlin
 * Bluegill Found all year round
 * Blowfish ( and )
 * Carp Found all year round
 * Coelacanth Found all year round (only when raining or snowing)
 * Crucian Carp Found all year round
 * Dab (,, , and )
 * Dace Found all year round
 * Football Fish (,, , and )
 * Freshwater goby Found all year round
 * Goldfish Found all year round
 * Horse Mackerel Found all year round (,, , and )
 * Koi Found all year round
 * Large Bass Found all year round (Animal Crossing)
 * Oarfish ( and )
 * Olive Flounder Found all year round
 * Octopus Last chance until March ( and )
 * Popeyed Goldfish Found all year round
 * Red Snapper (,, , and )
 * Sea Bass Found all year round
 * Sea Butterfly (,, , and )
 * Small Bass Found all year round (Animal Crossing)
 * Squid (, and )
 * Stringfish
 * Sturgeon
 * Tuna (, ,, and )
 * Yellow Perch

Southern Hemisphere ()

 * Anchovy Found all year round
 * Angelfish
 * Arapaima
 * Arowana
 * Barred Knifejaw
 * Barreleye Found all year round
 * Betta
 * Black Bass Found all year round
 * Blue Marlin New this month
 * Bluegill Found all year round
 * Butterfly Fish
 * Carp Found all year round
 * Catfish
 * Clownfish
 * Crawfish
 * Coelacanth Found all year round (only when raining or snowing)
 * Crucian Carp Found all year round
 * Dace Found all year round
 * Dorado
 * Freshwater Goby Found all year round
 * Frog
 * Gar
 * Giant Snakehead
 * Giant Trevally
 * Goldfish
 * Great White Shark
 * Guppy
 * Hammerhead Shark
 * Horse Mackerel Found all year round
 * Killifish
 * Koi Found all year round
 * Mahi-Mahi
 * Napoleonfish New this month
 * Neon Tetra
 * Nibble Fish
 * Ocean Sunfish New this month
 * Olive Flounder Found all year round
 * Pale Chub Found all year round
 * Piranha
 * Pop-Eyed Goldfish
 * Rainbowfish
 * Ranchu Goldfish
 * Red Snapper Found all year round
 * Ribbon Eel
 * Saddled Bichir
 * Saw Shark
 * Sea Bass Found all year round
 * Sea Horse
 * Snapping Turtle
 * Squid
 * Suckerfish
 * Surgeonfish
 * Sweetfish New this month
 * Tadpole Last month
 * Tilapia
 * Whale Shark
 * Zebra Turkeyfish

Bugs
Not many insects are present in January (with the exception of the Southern Hemisphere in ), as it is a cold winter month. However, some bugs are very hardy and manage to cope throughout the winter:
 * Ant Found all year round
 * Bagworm (Animal Crossing,, , and )
 * Bee Found all year round (Animal Crossing,, , and )
 * Cockroach Found all year round (Animal Crossing and )
 * Common Butterfly
 * Centipede (,, and )
 * Damselfly
 * Dung Beetle (, and )
 * Emperor Butterfly
 * Fly Found all year round
 * Hermit Crab Found all year round
 * Mole Cricket
 * Moth Found all year round
 * Paper Kite Butterfly Found all year round
 * Pill Bug Found all year round
 * Rajah Brooke's Birdwing
 * Spider Found all year round
 * Snail Found all year round (only when raining or snowing)
 * Tarantula
 * Wasp Found all year round
 * Wharf Roach Found all year round

Southern Hemisphere ()

 * Agrias Butterfly
 * Ant Found all year round
 * Atlas Moth
 * Bagworm Found all year round
 * Banded Dragonfly
 * Blue Weevil Beetle New this month
 * Brown Cicada New this month
 * Cicada Shell New this month
 * Citrus Long-Horned Beetle
 * Common Bluebottle
 * Cyclommatus Stag New this month
 * Darner Dragonfly
 * Diving Beetle
 * Drone Beetle
 * Earth-Boring Dung Beetle New this month
 * Emperor Butterfly
 * Evening Cicada New this month
 * Flea
 * Fly Found all year round
 * Giant Cicada New this month
 * Giant Stag New this month
 * Giant Water Bug
 * Giraffe Stag New this month
 * Golden Stag New this month
 * Goliath Beetle
 * Grasshopper New this month
 * Great Purple Emperor
 * Hermit Crab
 * Honeybee (Last chance until September)
 * Horned Atlas New this month
 * Horned Dynastid New this month
 * Horned Elephant New this month
 * Horned Hercules New this month
 * Jewel Beetle
 * Long Locust
 * Madagascan Sunset Moth
 * Man-Faced Stink Bug
 * Mantis
 * Miyama Stag New this month
 * Mosquito
 * Moth Found all year round
 * Orchid Mantis
 * Paper Kite Butterfly Found all year round
 * Pondskater
 * Queen Alexandra's Birdwing
 * Rainbow Stag
 * Rajah Brooke's Birdwing
 * Robust Cicada New this month
 * Rosalia Batesi Beetle
 * Saw Stag New this month
 * Scarab Beetle New this month
 * Scorpion
 * Snail Found all year round (only when raining or snowing)
 * Spider Found all year round
 * Stinkbug
 * Tiger Beetle
 * Tiger Butterfly
 * Walking Leaf New this month
 * Walking Stick New this month
 * Wasp Found all year round
 * Wharf Roach Found all year round

Sea creatures

 * Abalone Found all year round
 * Acorn Barnacle Found all year round
 * Clam
 * Ear Shell Found all year round
 * Horsehair Crab
 * Lobster Found all year round
 * Mantis Shrimp Found all year round
 * Octopus Last chance until March
 * Oyster
 * Pearl Oyster Found all year round
 * Red King Crab
 * Scallop Found all year round
 * Sea Anemone Found all year round
 * Sea Cucumber
 * Sea Slug Found all year round
 * Sea Star Found all year round
 * Seaweed
 * Snow Crab
 * Sweet Shrimp
 * Turban Shell

Names in other languages
Asian languages using numbers instead of month's name.