How many days until winter 2026 — until 1 December, the start of calendar winter. In winter the counter shows how long is left until spring and how much of winter has passed; New Year is exactly a month after winter begins.
Calendar winter starts on 1 December: December, January and February. New Year comes exactly a month later. Astronomical winter starts on the winter solstice, 21–22 December — the shortest day of the year.
This year—the year is worked out in your browser
Next year—the year is worked out in your browser
Day off or working dayWorking daycelebrated, but the day is a working one
Working days left—holidays and moved days off included · work calendar →
Long weekend—the date does not sit next to a weekend
How the date is worked out1 Decemberthe same rule every year
By day of the week— Mondays · — Fridays
How many Mondays, Fridays and other weekdays are left until winter. Worked out in your browser, by your own clock.
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counting both today and the day of the event
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Dates by year
independent of when you opened the page
20261 DecemberTuesday
20271 DecemberWednesday
20281 DecemberFriday
20291 DecemberSaturday
20301 DecemberSunday
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Frequently asked questions
Winter: 1 December 2026, Tuesday; 1 December 2027, Wednesday; 1 December 2028, Friday. The date follows a rule — 1 December — so it is known years ahead. The counter at the top always shows the nearest date, and the “Dates by year” block below lists five years.
The counter at the top of the page shows the days, hours and minutes left until winter and updates every second by your device’s clock. On the day itself it shows “Today”, and from the next day it counts down to the following year. Nothing needs entering: the date follows the rule.
In Russia winter is counted from the first day of the month: the meteorological season of three full months, as weather services and calendars count it. The astronomical season starts later — on the winter solstice, about three weeks after. This page counts to the calendar start; the exact minute of the winter solstice has its own page.
The astronomical season starts at the moment of the winter solstice — an exact minute that shifts a little every year and may fall on different dates in different time zones. The countdown to it by your device’s clock is on the winter solstice page, linked in the related holidays block.
Under the counter is a “Working days until the event” line — it counts the working days until winter by the Russian working calendar, with public holidays and moved days off. Today is not counted, and for years with no published calendar yet the count follows a plain five-day week without holidays, which is noted on the page.
Press “Add to your site” under the counter: the widget builder opens with this event. Pick the size and theme, copy the code — a single iframe tag with no scripts — and paste it into an HTML block on your site. The widget updates itself, sets no cookies, congratulates visitors on the day and then counts down to winter the following year.