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How Many Days Until Winter 2026?
218 days left.
First Day of Winter is on Monday, December 21, 2026.
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Let it snow! Track the days until the official start of Winter.
The season of holidays, snow, and cozy nights in. Track the countdown to the Winter Solstice 2026. Make your phone look frosty with our winter wonderland widgets.
There are 218 days until First Day of Winter 2026, which falls on Monday, December 21, 2026. That is 31 weeks and 1 day away, or roughly 7 months. First Day of Winter is an astronomical season that begins at a solstice or equinox, the precise moment Earth's tilt reaches a turning point. Because First Day of Winter falls on a Monday, it joins the Saturday and Sunday before it to create a natural three-day weekend.
Counting down turns a vague "soon" into a clear number of days you can plan around — booking travel, sending cards, or simply building anticipation. Many people begin preparing for a date like this two to three months ahead, and a visible countdown helps pace that preparation rather than leaving everything to the final week. If you are counting down to First Day of Winter, you can add a free Outside countdown widget to your iPhone home screen; it updates every day and can be shared with friends and family.
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