Seasons and Weather

Forza Horizon 6's seasons change every week, Thursday at 2:30 PM UTC, in the order Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring, one four-week cycle per Series. Each season changes the landscape, crops, weather and sound; snow tires allow snow driving all year in the Alpine region.

9:08 Seasons in Forza Horizon 6 change every week, on Thursday at 2:30 PM UTC, in the order Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring, so each four-week Festival Playlist Series runs one full year. As of Nov 3, 2026, Series 7 "City Life" has Summer from Nov 5, Autumn from Nov 12, Winter from Nov 19 and Spring from Nov 26 to Dec 3, 2026. Playground says Japan's seasons vary more dramatically than Mexico's, in landscapes, crops, foliage, weather and sound. Spring brings the sakura, cherry blossom on the trees and petals on the road. Every event can also be replayed in any season, weather and time of day with the Race Customizer.

Quick facts

Change	Weekly, Thursday 2:30 PM UTC
Order	Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring
Current (as of Nov 3, 2026)	Series 6 Spring, until Series 7 Summer starts on Nov 5, 2026
Series 7 schedule	Summer Nov 5, Autumn Nov 12, Winter Nov 19, Spring Nov 26 to Dec 3, 2026
Snow outside winter	Snow tires, in the Alpine region
Pick your own	Race Customizer: season, weather, time of day

What is the Forza Horizon 6 season schedule?

Each Series lasts four weeks, and each week is one season, always in the same order. Series 1 set the pattern: Summer from May 21, Autumn from May 28, Winter from Jun 4 and Spring from Jun 11 to Jun 18, 2026. Every Series since has kept it, with the change each Thursday at 2:30 PM UTC, the moment the Festival Playlist's week turns over. Each season brings its own two reward cars on the Playlist; Series 7's are listed on Series 7: City Life, and all the Series on Updates and Series.

Series 7 "City Life"	Season	Dates (2:30 PM UTC)
Week 1	Summer	Nov 5 to Nov 12, 2026
Week 2	Autumn	Nov 12 to Nov 19, 2026
Week 3	Winter	Nov 19 to Nov 26, 2026
Week 4	Spring	Nov 26 to Dec 3, 2026

Source: Embrace the City Life in Forza Horizon 6, Playground Games, Nov 2, 2026. Series 8 "Horizon Holidays" follows in December 2026; its dates were not published as of Nov 3, 2026.

What each season changes

Art Director Don Arceta said at the reveal that seasonal changes have "a dramatic impact on the landscape and playable world", naming sweltering summers, snowy winters and the Sakura season. Playground's features post adds that landscapes, crops, foliage, weather and soundscapes all change, and the sound team made field recordings in Japan across all four seasons. Some races change shape with the season: the Shirakawa Circuit runs past thatched farmhouses that carry heavy snow in winter. Playground has not published a full list of which events change in which season, as of Nov 3, 2026.

Golden sunlight through tall trees with orange leaves; a boxy rally car slides on a dusty track with a second car ahead of it. — A white and yellow rally car throws up dust on a forest dirt track lit by low autumn sun, behind another car in an official Steam store screenshot of Forza Horizon 6 Playground Games and Xbox Game Studios

Winter and snow tires

9:29 Winter is the snowy season, and IGN notes that in frosty weather cars crust over with ice and exhaust vapor rises. Outside winter, with snow tires fitted, you can drive on snow in Japan's Alpine region all year. Tires and other parts are on Upgrades and Tuning. The snow-walled Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is on Mount Fuji and Touge Roads.

Spring and sakura

Spring is the cherry blossom season, which Playground names as one of the seasons that define Japan. The team studied how fallen cherry blossoms react to passing cars on its research trips. At Hirosaki Castle, ringed by sakura, a cherry tree is one of the only trees you cannot smash, on the advice of cultural consultant Kyoko Yamashita. See Landmarks.

Weather and time of day

2:32 Weather follows the season, and the game has a day and night cycle. Some events are tied to the dark: Touge Battles and Street Races run at night. Playground has not published how often it rains or snows within a season, as of Nov 3, 2026.

Choosing the season with the Race Customizer

Once you have finished an event once, its Race Customizer lets you set the season, weather, time of day and time progression, along with up to 11 Drivatars, laps, Rewind, camera lock and traffic. In a Convoy, the leader's settings apply to everyone. This changes the event, not the open world, which keeps the week's season.

Did reviewers see every season?

No. Review copies came with the seasonal playlist off, and PC Gamer saw only spring and summer before its May 14, 2026 review. Dexerto found Japan varied enough that seasons are no longer needed for variety.

Frequently asked questions

When do seasons change in Forza Horizon 6? Forza Horizon 6's season changes every Thursday at 2:30 PM UTC, in the order Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring, one cycle per four-week Series.

What season is it in Forza Horizon 6? As of Nov 3, 2026, Forza Horizon 6 is in Series 6's Spring week, which ends on Nov 5, 2026, when Series 7 begins with Summer. Winter runs from Nov 19 to Nov 26, 2026.

When is winter in Forza Horizon 6? Winter is the third week of every Forza Horizon 6 Series. In Series 7 it runs from Nov 19 to Nov 26, 2026, starting at 2:30 PM UTC.

Is there sakura in Forza Horizon 6? Yes. Spring in Forza Horizon 6 is the cherry blossom season, the last week of each Series, with blossom on the trees and petals on the road.

Can you drive in snow all year in Forza Horizon 6? Yes, in the Alpine region. Playground says snow tires let you drive on snow there in any season of Forza Horizon 6.

Can you change the season in Forza Horizon 6? Not for the open world, which follows the weekly schedule. After finishing an event once, Forza Horizon 6's Race Customizer lets you replay it in any season, weather and time of day.