Summer

Summer is the time of year when it is warmest. In the, summer starts at June 1st and ends on August 31st. In the Southern Hemisphere in New Horizons, the season starts at December 1st and ends on February 28th/29th. In Animal Crossing, this is when the trees and grass are at their greenest.

Events
Summer has many events that vary throughout the games.


 * Fishing Tourney (Every Sunday in June, Animal Crossing)- Chip the fishing ace will set up a stall in the Plaza, and will challenge the villagers of the town to catch the biggest fish (overall, or selected type of fish). The competition ends at 6:00 PM, whereupon the winner will receive a trophy. A notice will also be put up on the bulletin board announcing the winner.
 * Camping Season (Throughout summer Animal Crossing)- Animals may visit the player's town during the summer months to camp out for a while. If the player talks to them they may give out some Camping Gear. But, to earn it, they have to play a game.
 * Bug-Off (3rd Saturday, June to September, Wild World, City Folk, and New Leaf)- Nat, (Tortimer in ) the bug expert, will set up a stall outside Town Hall and will challenge the player and other villagers to catch the most interesting insect in terms of color, luster, size and rarity using a point system. The competition ends at 6:00 PM, whereupon the winner will receive a gold trophy. A notice will be put up on the bulletin board.
 * Flea Market (4th Sunday of the month, )- All villagers in the town (including the player) open up their homes to sell their furniture
 * Father's Day (3rd Sunday of June; City Folk and New Leaf)- Fathers across the world are celebrated. A letter from Dad will arrive in the mail, including a red carnation.
 * Midsummer's Day (Europe) (21st of June, )- The longest day in the player's town. It is said some areas of the town has the sun set past midnight. Tortimer stands outside the town hall. He will give the player an espresso maker.
 * Summer Solstice (21st of June, )- The longest day in the player's town. During this day the sun will never set even at midnight. Isabelle will be in the Event plaza. She will give the player a pair of Ladder Shades.
 * Morning Aerobics (25th of July - 31st of August, Animal Crossing)- Speak to Tortimer to receive a special event card. Every morning, through the event, Copper will host the morning aerobics whereupon the player has their card stamped. Once it has been stamped 14 times, the player will receive a special aerobics radio, to perform the exercises in their own homes. (Copper needs to be spoken to after each event). If the player tilts the C stick on the Gamecube controller in different directions while near the aerobics radio, they can actually do aerobics.
 * Fireworks Show (Every Sunday of August, City Folk, Wild World and New Leaf)- The Sunday nights come alive in the town with a fireworks display. A sparkler can be obtained by talking to Tortimer. In, Isabelle will give the player special items in the Event Plaza. Redd will also be there to sell special fortune cookies.
 * Meteor Shower (12 th of August, Animal Crossing)- Watch the meteor shower and talk to Tortimer, who will give the player something for attending.

Characters

 * Nat- A chameleon who hosts the Bug-Offs.
 * Chip- A beaver who hosts the Fishing Tourneys.
 * Tortimer- The Mayor who stands outside Town Hall to hand out gifts for special days or events.
 * Isabelle- Gives out items during the Summer Solstice event. She also runs the Fireworks Show on Sundays in August.

Fish and Insects
These are the fish and bugs that appear during summer.

Fish

 * Angelfish
 * Arapaima
 * Arowana
 * Barbel Steed
 * Barred Knifejaw
 * Bass (Animal Crossing only
 * Black Bass (, and  only
 * Blue Marlin ( and only
 * Bluegill
 * Brook Trout (Animal Crossing only
 * Butterflyfish ( and only
 * Carp
 * Catfish
 * Char (, and  only
 * Cherry Salmon
 * Clownfish (, and  only
 * Crawfish
 * Crucian Carp
 * Dace
 * Dorado
 * Eel
 * Freshwater Goby
 * Frog
 * Gar (, and  only
 * Giant Catfish (Animal Crossing only
 * Giant Snakehead
 * Goldfish
 * Guppy
 * Hammerhead Shark (, and  only
 * Herabuna (Doubutsu no Mori only
 * Horse Mackerel (, and  only
 * Jellyfish (Animal Crossing, and  only
 * Killifish
 * Koi
 * Large Bass (Animal Crossing only
 * Large Char (Animal Crossing only
 * Moray Eel ( and only
 * Napoleonfish ( and only
 * Neon Tetra ( and only
 * Nibble Fish ( only
 * Ocean Sunfish (, City Folk'' and only
 * Octopus ( and only
 * Olive Flounder (, and  only
 * Pale Chub
 * Piranha
 * Popeyed Goldfish
 * Puffer Fish (, and  only
 * Rainbow Trout
 * Ray ( and only
 * Red Snapper
 * Saddled Bichir ( only
 * Saw Shark ( only
 * Sea Bass
 * Seahorse (, City Folk'' and only
 * Shark (, and  only
 * Small Bass (Animal Crossing only
 * Soft-Shelled Turtle ( only
 * Squid (, and  only
 * Surgeonfish ( and only
 * Sweetfish
 * Tadpole ( only
 * Zebra Turkeyfish (, and  only

Bugs

 * Agrias Butterfly (, and  only
 * Ant
 * Atlas Beetle (, and  only
 * Banded Dragonfly
 * Bee
 * Birdwing Butterfly (, and  only
 * Brown Cicada
 * Centipede ( and only
 * Cicada Shell ( only
 * Cockroach (Animal Crossing and only
 * Coconut Crab (Doubutsu no Mori e+ only
 * Common Butterfly
 * Common Dragonfly (Animal Crossing only
 * Crab (Doubutsu no Mori e+ only
 * Cyclommatus ( and only
 * Darner Dragonfly
 * Diving Beetle ( and only
 * Drone Beetle (Animal Crossing only
 * Dynastid Beetle
 * Elephant Beetle (, and  only
 * Emperor Butterfly (, and  only
 * Evening Cicada
 * Firefly
 * Flat Stag Beetle (Animal Crossing only
 * Flea (, and  only
 * Fly
 * Fruit Beetle (, and  only
 * Giant Beetle
 * Giant Cicada ( only
 * Giant Petaltail ( and only
 * Golden Stag ( and only
 * Goliath Beetle (, and  only
 * Grasshopper
 * Hercules Beetle (, and  only
 * Hermit Crab (Doubutsu no Mori e+ and only
 * Honeybee (, and  only
 * House Centipede ( only
 * Jewel Beetle
 * Ladybug
 * Lantern Fly (, and  only
 * Long Locust
 * Longhorn Beetle
 * Mantis
 * Migratory Locust
 * Miyama Stag ( and only
 * Mosquito
 * Moth (, and  only
 * Mountain Beetle (Animal Crossing only
 * Oak Silk Moth (, and  only
 * Peacock Butterfly (, and  only
 * Pill Bug
 * Pondskater
 * Purple Butterfly (Animal Crossing only
 * Rainbow Stag (, and  only
 * Raja Brooke Butterfly ( and only
 * Rice Grasshopper ( only
 * Robust Cicada
 * Saw Stag Beetle
 * Scarab Beetle (, and  only
 * Scorpion (, and  only
 * Snail
 * Spider
 * Spotted Ladybug (Animal Crossing only
 * Stinkbug ( only
 * Tarantula (, and  only
 * Tiger Beetle ( only
 * Tiger Butterfly
 * Violin Beetle ( and only
 * Walker Cicada
 * Walking Leaf ( and only
 * Walking Stick (, and  only
 * Wharf Roach ( only
 * Yellow Butterfly

Weather
The weather in summer is mainly sunny with the possibility of rainfall towards the end of June/early July. The sunshine allows for the player to receive a tan when stood outside for long periods of time without holding an umbrella.



During the end of June, heavy rainfall and thunderstorms will appear with lightning, creating sudden bursts of light on the ground. On the 1st of July, an announcement on the bulletin board will tell villagers and the player in town that the end of the heavy rain is approaching, making way for heavier sunny periods. Through the first part of July, it is muggy and rainy, much like the second half of June. In the second half of July, it is hot and dry. July is one of the hottest months in the summer. In August, it's usually humid and neighbors will complain about the "stickyness". It will sometimes rain, but when it does its usually around the end of the day or the afternoon. In July, neighbors will complain it is too hot. The trees and the grass will turn into a deeper or darker shade of green.