2025–26 Asian winter

The first day of meteorological 2025-2026 winter in Asia began on December 1, 2025, and will end on February 28, 2026; winter storms may occur outside of these limits, as when a cold front produced snowfall along the Korean peninsula in late October.

Events

Late October

On October 20, a cold front produced snowfall on Mount Seorak, the first snow of the season in South Korea. Three days later, Mount Fuji recorded Japan's first snowfall of the season, which was 21 days later than average. 10 people were killed in record snowfall across Japan in late January 2026.

Mid-January

A winter storm hit the Russian Far East, killing two people in Kamchatka.