Winter

Winter in the is a season that starts on November 26 and ends on February 24. In the Southern Hemisphere in, winter starts on May 26 and ends on August 24.

The weather of winter consists mainly of snowy, cloudy days. Snow may fall as soon as late November / May, but will not settle until December 11 / June 11 (December 10 in ). With the settling of the snow, snowballs can be found dotted around the town. These can be rolled up and joined together to make snowfolks, or to discover and catch a Dung Beetle. Because of the cold setting, winter has the least amount of critters to catch.

During December, all existing cedar trees will be decorated with flashing lights, which alternate between blue, green and red. Any new cedars planted will lack the lights, and after the first week of the year, all lights will disappear. In the Northern Hemisphere, a huge frequency of snowy weather will be around Toy Day. Auroras can also form during clear winter nights.

Throughout winter in, the player has the opportunity to catch s and receive s from Snowboys. Additionally for the Northern Hemisphere, from December 15 to January 6, any cedar trees with light will, when shaken, produce, , and s for DIY projects.

Events
Below is a list of events during winter, what happens during each, in which game, and when. Note that hemispheres are only accounted for in.

Nook Shopping seasonal events ()
The following is a list of events celebrated through the Nook Shopping app in.

Critters
These are the fish and bugs that appear during winter.

Fish

 * Barbel Steed
 * Bass (Animal Crossing only)
 * Bitterling
 * Black Bass
 * Blowfish ( only)
 * Bluegill
 * Brook Trout (Animal Crossing only)
 * Carp
 * Coelacanth
 * Crucian Carp
 * Dab
 * Dace
 * Football Fish
 * Freshwater Goby
 * Goldfish
 * Herabuna (Doubutsu no Mori+ only)
 * Horse Mackerel
 * Koi
 * Large Bass (Animal Crossing only)
 * Lobster ( only)
 * Oarfish ( only)
 * Octopus ( and only)
 * Olive Flounder
 * Pale Chub
 * Pike ( and only)
 * Pond Smelt
 * Popeyed Goldfish
 * Red Snapper
 * Sea Bass
 * Sea Butterfly
 * Small Bass (Animal Crossing only)
 * Squid
 * Stringfish
 * Tuna
 * Yellow Perch

Bugs

 * Ant
 * Bagworm
 * Bee
 * Centipede (,, and only)
 * Cockroach (Animal Crossing and only)
 * Dung Beetle
 * Fly
 * Mole Cricket
 * Pill Bug
 * Wharf Roach ( and only)

Items
The following items are exclusive to the winter season.

Clothing
In all clothing items have a season and probability group (A, B, or C) associated with them. Each town favors a certain probability group for clothing and this can be manipulated using feng shui. There are 165 clothing items available in winter, of which 29 are exclusive to the season.