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Revision as of 09:34, December 30, 2020

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Hemispheres are a gameplay element introduced in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. When creating an island, the player has the choice of choosing either a Northern Hemisphere island or a Southern Hemisphere island. By default, the Northern Hemisphere option corresponds to North America, Europe, and Asia, while the Southern Hemisphere option corresponds to Australia and South America. However, the player may choose to live on different hemispheres that don't correspond to their region of choice.

These options are not purely aesthetic, as they change the appearance rates of bugs, fishes, and sea creatures. Seasons are also affected; when it's summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it's winter in the Southern Hemisphere. Events and holidays may also vary and have unique dialogue specific for that hemisphere, but they are not tied with the season and can appear in both hemispheres. Turkey Day, for instance, may have autumn roots, but is also available in spring for the Southern Hemisphere. Mystery Island tours, Harv's Island, and the May Day tour are also affected by the choice of hemisphere as those islands will correspond to the respective season that the main island is currently in.

Several unique features for both hemispheres are present as well. Camellia bushes start blooming on January 1st for the Northern Hemisphere, but it does not bloom on July 1st assuming each bush in both hemispheres have the same time frame for when each bush blooms. Instead, holly bushes end blooming on June 15th, and camellia bushes bloom the next day, making camellia bushes last longer in the Southern Hemisphere than it would in the Northern Hemisphere. Weather patterns are also affected. Where the weather patterns favor rain for the Northern Hemisphere from June 16th to July 5th, the Southern Hemisphere's equivalent dates of December 16th to January 5th favor more in clear weather than it does in rainy weather. This is due to the dates correlating with Toy Day and New Years. Additionally, Southern Hemisphere players from December 24th to December 30th enjoy more days with clear skies with possibility of meteor showers while Northern Hemisphere players on those same days enjoy more snowy weather.

There's also the unique availability of ornaments. While most of the seasonal materials are tied to the seasons respectively, ornaments ignore the hemisphere rules and are available in both hemispheres from December 15th to January 6th. Both hemispheres gain cedar trees with bright lights, and if shaken will drop red, blue, and gold ornaments.

Notable differences

Difference Northern Hemisphere icon.png Northern Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere icon.png Southern Hemisphere
Seasons
Spring February 25 - May 31 August 25 - November 30
Summer June 1 - August 31 December 1 - February 28/29
Autumn September 1 - November 25 March 1 - May 25
Winter November 26 - February 24 May 26 - August 24
Weather
Rain February 25 - November 15 August 25 - May 25
Rainbows February 25 - March 31
April 11 - November 15
August 25 - September 30
December 16 - May 25
Snow November 26 - February 24 May 26 - August 24
Auroras December 11 - February 24 June 11 - August 24
Events
Bug-Off dates The fourth Saturday of June, July, August
and September
2024:
June 22
July 27
August 24
September 28[nb 1]
The third Saturday of January, February, November
and December
2024:
January 20
February 17
November 16[nb 2]
December 21
Fishing Tourney dates 2024:
Winter: January 13
Spring: April 13
Summer: July 13
Autumn: October 12
2024:
Winter: July 13
Spring: October 12
Summer: January 13
Autumn: April 13
May Day Azalea bushes will be in place during the maze. Holly bushes will be in place during the maze.
Fireworks Show Redd will wear a Straw Boater during the Fireworks Show raffles. Redd will wear a Dandy Hat during the Fireworks Show raffles.
Turkey Day Turkey Day is a celebration of the fall harvest, with decorations in Resident Services colored in the Fall Harvest variant Turkey Day is a celebration of spring, with decorations in Resident Services colored in the Spring Blooming variant
Toy Day Weather will be all snowing, and the music will be calm, with jingle bells. Weather will be clear all day, and the music will be vibrant, with percussion.
Toy Day aftermath (December 25th) Weather will be snowing until the afternoon hours. Weather will be clear all day.
Shopping seasons
Spring shopping March 1 - May 31 September 1 - November 30
Summer shopping June 1 - August 31 December 1 - February 28/29
Autumn shopping September 1 - November 30 March 1 - May 31
Winter shopping December 1 - February 28/29 June 1 - August 31
DIY recipes
Young Spring Bamboo DIYs February 25 - May 31 August 25 - November 30
Cherry Blossom DIYs April 1 - April 10 October 1 - October 10
Summer Shells DIYs June 1 - August 31 December 1 - February 28/29
Acorns/Pine Cones DIYs September 1 - December 10 March 1 - June 10
Mushrooms DIYs November May
Maple Leaves DIYs November 16 - November 25 May 16 - May 25
Cozy Turkey Day DIYs The items will be crafted and previewed under the Fall Harvest variant The items will be crafted and previewed under the Spring Blooming variant
Snowflakes DIYs December 11 - February 24[nb 3] June 11 - August 24[nb 3]
Nook Shopping
Summer Solstice June 7 - July 6 December 1 - December 31
Winter Solstice December 1 - December 31 June 7 - July 6
Bush season
Camellia (Pink/Red) January 1 - March 31 June 16 - September 30
Azalea (Pink/White) April 11 - May 31 October 11 - November 30
Hydrangea (Blue/Pink) June 1 - July 20 December 1 - January 20
Hibiscus (Red/Yellow) July 21 - September 20 January 21 - March 20
Tea-Olive (Orange/Yellow) September 21 - October 31 March 21 - April 30
Holly November 1 - December 31 May 1 - June 15
Isabelle, Tom Nook, and Timmy and Tommy seasonal clothes
Summer clothing March 20 - October 19 October 20 - March 19
Winter clothing October 20 - March 19 March 20 - October 19

Gallery

Northern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

Names in other languages

Northern Hemisphere
Japanese 北半球
Kitahankyū

Korean 북반구
Bugbangu

Simplified Chinese 北半球
Běibànqiú

Traditional Chinese 北半球
Běibànqiú

Russian Северном полушарии
Severnom polusharii

Dutch Noordelijk halfrond

German Nordhalbkugel

European Spanish Hemisferio norte

European French Hémisphère nord

Italian Emisfero settentrionale
Southern Hemisphere
Japanese 南半球
Minamihankyū

Korean 남반구
Nambangu

Simplified Chinese 南半球
Nánbànqiú

Traditional Chinese 南半球
Nánbànqiú

Russian Южном полушарии
Yuzhnom polusharii

Dutch Zuidelijk halfrond

German Südhalbkugel

European Spanish Hemisferio sur

European French Hémisphère sud

Quebec French Hémisphère sud

Italian Emisfero meridionale

Notes

  1. Exclusive to the autumn season
  2. Exclusive to the spring season
  3. 3.0 3.1 Perfect snowboys will still give large snowflakes if created before winter is over.