Start and end dates of Winter
Winter 2025, 2026, 2027

The transition from fall to winter always takes place in December. This date is not however fixed because it depends on that of the winter solstice which takes place according to the years on December 20, 21, 22 or 23.

This year the Winter will start on Sunday December 21, 2025 (day of the winter solstice) and will end on Friday March 20, 2026 with the spring equinox.

* The dates of winter given on this page are for the northern hemisphere (Dates for the US).

Photo illustrating the seasons: snowy and sunny winter in the mountains.
Snowy winter

Start and end dates of the Winter season:
2025 to 2027

The table below will allow you to view the winter start and end dates for the years 2025, 2026 and 2027. The winter period spans the following 4 months: December, January, February and March.

Be careful the date of the beginning of winter is not fixed and can vary from one year to another. Although it falls most often on December 21 or 22, it happens exceptionally that winter begins on December 20 or 23.

Dates of the Winter season 2025 to 2027
Season Winter start date Winter end date
Winter 2025 Sunday, December 21, 2025 Friday, March 20, 2026
Winter 2026 Monday, December 21, 2026 Saturday, March 20, 2027
Winter 2027 Wednesday, December 22, 2026 Monday, March 20, 2028

Date of the meteorological Winter:
2025 to 2027

If the astronomical or calendrical seasons begin with the equinoxes (spring and autumn) and solstices (summer and winter), in meteorology, they begin earlier and correspond to periods of three full months.

In the northern hemisphere the dates of the meteorological Winter extend from December 1 to February 28 (29 in case of a leap year) : month of December, January and March.

For the year 2025 the meteorological winter will begin on Monday, December 1, 2025 and will end on Saturday, February 28, 2026.

Dates of the meteorological Winter 2025 to 2027
Year Dates of the meteorological Winter
2025-2026 From December 1, 2025 to February 28, 2026
2026-2027 From December 1, 2026 to February 28, 2027
2027-2028 From December 1, 2027 to February 29, 2028

Page updated August 17, 2025