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New Year's Day

Bob's birthday

2

Poncho's birthday
Dr. Shrunk's birthday

3

Joey's birthday

4

Diana's birthday

5

Roald's birthday

6

Carmen's birthday
Felyne's birthday

7

Harry's birthday

8

Pierce's birthday
Joan's birthday

9

Tiffany's birthday

10

Papi's birthday

11

Maddie's birthday
Niko's birthday

12

Moe's birthday

13

La-Di-Day (WW)

Fishing Tourney (NH)

Puddles's birthday

14

Velma's birthday

15

Gladys's birthday

16

Ursala's birthday

17

Rizzo's birthday

18

Chelsea's birthday
Sherb's birthday

19

Simon's birthday

20

Fishing Tourney (WW/CF/NL)

Bug-Off (NH) (Southern Hemisphere only)

Opal's birthday
Quinn's birthday

21

Genji's birthday

22

Francine's birthday

23

Gwen's birthday

24

Rhonda's birthday

25

Savannah's birthday

26

Vivian's birthday
Cyrus's birthday

27

Aurora's birthday
Admiral's birthday

28

Yay Day (WW)
Flea Market (CF)

Margie's birthday

29

Cube's birthday

30

Flurry's birthday

31

Winnie's birthday
Harriet's birthday

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January is the first month in the year. During January, there is still snow on the ground that fell in December. This snow can be used to make a snowman. In the Southern Hemisphere in New Horizons, it is considered one of the summer months that occur during this period.

Events in January

Several events occur during the event of January. For more information, check the main article.

New Year's Day in Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: Wild World, Animal Crossing: City Folk and Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

This event occurs on January 1st, but times vary depending on game.

On New Year's Day the player can also get a party popper from Tortimer.

La-Di-Day in Animal Crossing: Wild World.

This event occurs on the second Saturday of January, and runs all day.

Fishing Tourney in Animal Crossing: Wild World, Animal Crossing: City Folk and Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

In Wild World this event occurs on the third Saturday of January.

In Animal Crossing: City Folk and Animal Crossing: New Leaf this event occurs on the third Sunday of January and enables the player to catch some special fish that day.

Yay Day in Animal Crossing: Wild World.

This event occurs on the last Sunday of January.

Flea Market in Animal Crossing: City Folk.

This event occurs on the last Sunday of January.

Birthdays

Villagers

Bob - January 1^st
Poncho - January 2^nd
Joey - January 3^rd
Diana - January 4^th
Roald - January 5^th
Carmen and Felyne - January 6^th
Harry - January 7^th
Pierce - January 8^th
Tiffany - January 9^th
Papi - January 10^th
Maddie - January 11^th
Moe - January 12^th
Puddles - January 13^th
Velma - January 14^th
Gladys - January 15^th
Ursala - January 16^th
Rizzo - January 17^th
Chelsea and Sherb - January 18^th
Simon - January 19^th
Opal - January 20^th
Genji - January 21^st
Francine - January 22^nd
Gwen - January 23^rd
Rhonda - January 24^th
Savannah - January 25^th
Vivian - January 26^th
Aurora and Admiral - January 27^th
Margie - January 28^th
Cube - January 29^th
Flurry - January 30^th
Winnie - January 31^th

Special characters

Dr. Shrunk - January 2^nd
Joan - January 8^th
Cyrus - January 26^th
Harriet - January 31^th

Possible birthdays

Chico - a day in December 22^nd - January 19^th (Capricorn)
Iggy - a day in December 22^nd - January 19^th (Capricorn)
Otis - a day in December 22^nd - January 19^th (Capricorn)
Sven - a day in December 22^nd - January 19^th (Capricorn)
Nosegay - a day in January 20^th - February 18^th (Aquarius)
Zoe - a day in January 20^th - February 18^th (Aquarius)

Fish

The following fish are found this month:

Anchovy Found all year round (New Horizons)
Barbel Steed Found all year round (Animal Crossing, Wild World, City Folk, and New Leaf)
Bass Found all year round (Animal Crossing)
Barreleye Found all year round (New Horizons)
Bitterling
Black Bass Found all year round (Wild World, City Folk, New Leaf, and New Horizons)
Blue Marlin (New Horizons)
Bluegill Found all year round
Blowfish (New Leaf and New Horizons)
Carp Found all year round
Coelacanth Found all year round (only when raining or snowing)
Crucian Carp Found all year round
Dab (Wild World, City Folk, New Leaf, and New Horizons)
Dace Found all year round
Football Fish (Wild World, City Folk, New Leaf, and New Horizons)
Freshwater goby Found all year round
Goldfish Found all year round
Horse Mackerel Found all year round (Wild World, City Folk, New Leaf, and New Horizons)
Koi Found all year round
Large Bass Found all year round (Animal Crossing)
Oarfish (New Leaf and New Horizons)
Olive Flounder Found all year round (Wild World, City Folk, New Leaf, New Horizons)
Octopus Last chance until March (Wild World and City Folk)
Popeyed Goldfish Found all year round
Red Snapper (Wild World, City Folk, New Leaf, and New Horizons)
Sea Bass Found all year round
Sea Butterfly (Wild World, City Folk, New Leaf, and New Horizons)
Small Bass Found all year round (Animal Crossing)
Squid (Wild World, City Folk and New Leaf)
Stringfish
Sturgeon (New Horizons)
Tuna (Wild World, City Folk,New Leaf, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons)
Yellow Perch

Southern Hemisphere (New Horizons)

Anchovy Found all year round
Angelfish
Arapaima
Arowana
Barred Knifejaw
Barreleye Found all year round
Betta
Black Bass Found all year round
Blue Marlin New this month
Bluegill Found all year round
Butterfly Fish
Carp Found all year round
Catfish
Clownfish
Crawfish
Coelacanth Found all year round (only when raining or snowing)
Crucian Carp Found all year round
Dace Found all year round
Dorado
Freshwater Goby Found all year round
Frog
Gar
Giant Snakehead
Giant Trevally
Goldfish
Great White Shark
Guppy
Hammerhead Shark
Horse Mackerel Found all year round
Killifish
Koi Found all year round
Mahi-Mahi
Napoleonfish New this month
Neon Tetra
Nibble Fish
Ocean Sunfish New this month
Olive Flounder Found all year round
Pale ChubFound all year round
Piranha
Pop-Eyed Goldfish
Rainbowfish
Ranchu Goldfish
Red Snapper Found all year round
Ribbon Eel
Saddled Bichir
Saw Shark
Sea Bass Found all year round
Sea Horse
Snapping Turtle
Squid
Suckerfish
Surgeonfish
Sweetfish New this month
Tadpole Last month
Tilapia
Whale Shark
Zebra Turkeyfish

Bugs

Not many insects are present in January (with the exception of the Southern Hemisphere in New Horizons), as it is a cold winter month. However, some bugs are very hardy and manage to cope throughout the winter:

Ant Found all year round
Bagworm (Animal Crossing, City Folk, New Leaf, and New Horizons)
Bee Found all year round (Animal Crossing, Wild World, City Folk, and New Leaf)
Cockroach Found all year round (Animal Crossing and Wild World)
Common Butterfly (New Horizons)
Centipede (City Folk, New Leaf, and New Horizons)
Damselfly (New Horizons)
Dung Beetle (Wild World, City Folk and New Leaf)
Emperor Butterfly (New Horizons)
Fly Found all year round
Hermit Crab Found all year round (New Horizons)
Mole Cricket
Moth Found all year round (New Horizons)
Paper Kite Butterfly Found all year round (New Horizons)
Pill Bug Found all year round
Rajah Brooke's Birdwing (New Horizons)
Spider Found all year round (New Horizons)
Snail Found all year round (only when raining or snowing) (New Horizons)
Tarantula (New Horizons)
Wasp Found all year round (New Horizons)
Wharf Roach Found all year round