Winter Countdown 2026

How many days until winter?

69 days to go

The first day of winter 2026 is on Monday, December 21 at 20:50 UTC. The live countdown below runs in your own time zone - go fullscreen for a TV, or share it with friends.

Winter 2026

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The first day of winter is the December solstice, on December 21 or 22 (Northern Hemisphere). Here are the next dates:

Year	Date	Day	Days away
2026	December 21, 20:50 UTC	Monday	69 days
2027	December 22, 02:43 UTC	Wednesday	435 days
2028	December 21, 08:20 UTC	Thursday	800 days
2029	December 21, 14:14 UTC	Friday	1,165 days
2030	December 21, 20:09 UTC	Saturday	1,530 days

Times are the exact moment of the December solstice in UTC. The countdown converts it to your own time zone.

Astronomical winter in the Northern Hemisphere starts at the December solstice, the shortest day of the year.
From the solstice on, the days slowly get longer again - one reason many winter festivals celebrate light.
Meteorologists count winter from December 1, using whole months: December, January and February.

Service the heating and bleed the radiators
Fit winter tires and pack an ice scraper
Check windows and doors for drafts
Stock a power cut kit - torch, batteries, blankets
Get winter coats and boots out and checked

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The first day of winter 2026 is on Monday, December 21 at 20:50 UTC. As of today that is 69 days away. The live countdown on this page shows the exact days, hours, minutes and seconds left in your own time zone.

The first day of winter is the December solstice, on December 21 or 22 (Northern Hemisphere). Upcoming dates - 2026: Monday, December 21; 2027: Wednesday, December 22; 2028: Thursday, December 21; 2029: Friday, December 21; 2030: Saturday, December 21.

Both are used. Meteorological winter starts on December 1, while astronomical winter starts at the December solstice on December 21 or 22. This page counts down to the exact solstice moment.

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