Winter Riddles: 30 Riddles About Winter with Answers

I’m made of ice, I have six arms, and I drift down from the clouds. Catch me on your mitten and look fast, because I won’t last long. What am I?

I hang upside down from the edge of the roof. I grow longer on cold nights and drip away on sunny afternoons. What am I?

I keep your four fingers together in one cozy room, but your thumb gets a room of its own. What am I?

I’m warm and brown, I come in a mug, and marshmallows float on top of me after a day in the snow. What am I?

I have a carrot for a nose and buttons that run down my belly. I’m happy to stand in the yard all winter, but a warm, sunny day makes me disappear. What am I?

I’m a round house built from blocks of packed snow. Even though my walls are made of snow, it’s warmer inside me than out in the wind. What am I?

You lie down in fresh snow and sweep your arms and legs back and forth. When you stand up, a winged shape is left behind. What is it?

Overnight I draw feathery patterns on your window and coat the grass in white, and I never use a pen. What am I?

The more you roll me through the snow, the bigger I grow. Kids love to throw me, but not too hard. What am I?

On a freezing morning you can see me come out of your mouth like a little cloud, even though nothing is burning. What am I?

I wrap around your neck, I’m long and soft, and my ends flap in the wind. What am I?

I’m the shortest day and the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, and I arrive around December 21. What am I?

Every February 2, people in Pennsylvania wait for me to come out of my burrow. If I see my shadow, folks say there will be six more weeks of winter. Who am I?

Bats, chipmunks and many other animals do it to get through the cold months. Their hearts slow down, their bodies cool and they sleep for a very long time. What is it called?

I’m a big truck with a huge blade on the front. I work through the night after a storm so the roads are clear by morning. What am I?

I’m the shortest month of the year, and in the Northern Hemisphere I fall right in the middle of winter. What month am I?

What do you call a reindeer wearing earmuffs?

I’m a thin, clear layer of ice on the road. Drivers can’t see me, so they think the road is just wet, until their tires start to slide. What am I?

The thermometer says one thing, but I make it feel much colder on your skin. The faster the wind blows, the bigger I get. What am I?

I’m a snowstorm with strong winds that blow the snow so hard you can barely see across the street. What am I?

Overnight, a foot of snow falls. In the morning the phone buzzes, school is canceled, and every kid in town cheers. What is it?

Earth is closest to the Sun in early January, yet that’s the middle of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. What really causes winter?

On December 25, families in New York are bundled up in coats. What season is it for families in Sydney, Australia?

On the day of the winter solstice, how many hours does the Sun spend above the horizon at the North Pole?

Why do lakes freeze from the top down instead of from the bottom up?

At what temperature do the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales show the same number?

Which is heavier: a pound of snow or a pound of ice?

Rearrange the letters of a kind of icy winter rain, and you get a strong metal used to build bridges. What is the winter word?

In a dark mudroom there’s a basket of loose winter socks: 10 gray and 10 black. How many socks must you grab, without looking, to be sure you have a matching pair?

Ava made twice as many snowballs as Ben. Ben made 3 more than Cal. Together they made 33 snowballs. How many did Ava make?