Riddles about Winter, Snow, and Snowmen (with answers)

For those dreaming of a white Christmas, you’ll surely enjoy these winter, snow, and snowman riddles.

Print these riddles out and snuggle up. Enjoy them alone or with your family.

Once you have the winter riddles figured out, take a look at school riddles, riddles with answers, and camping riddles.

Winter Riddles

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These keep your hands warm and nice and protect them from cold and ice. What are they? – Gloves
What do December, January, and February have in common? – The letter R.
I am a dreamlike fairyland but I can be horrific to many when I cover the land with ice. What am I? – Winter.
We can be made of leather or can be made of wool, we come in pairs and keep you from cold. What am I? – Winter gloves.
It is worn outside the cold weather, sometimes it is made of plastic, fur, wool, or even leather. – Winter coat
You are in a cold house in the winter. It is dark. You have one match. There is a candle and there is a wood burning stove. Which do you light first? – The match.

What falls in the winter but never gets hurt? – Snow
I can drift, lift, swirl, and fall; but only in the winter or not at all. I can get big, but I’m usually small. I can appear when the weather is either wild or tame. I have a million brothers and sisters, but we never look the same. What am I? – A snowflake.
I was known to Greek philosophers a thousand years ago, I have numbers all in a line, and I can tell you if rain will turn to snow. What am I? – Thermometer.
This is something you see, so fluffy and white, in a cold December morning, it makes everything bright. What am I? – Snow.
I can be round, white and shaped like a ball yet I cannot be dribbled or bounced at all. What am I? – A snowball.
What can be a cap, a bed, a bank and a bird at the same time?- The snow.
You can hold me and even shake me, but I’m easy to break. I have lots of snow, but it’s all fake! What am I? – A snow globe.
I drop from the sky far more beautifully than rain. There are no two pieces that’ll ever look the same. What am I? – Snow.
When it’s cold in winter, this is something you love. It’s like tiny white stars. Falling from up above – Snow.
What kind of crystals don’t break when they hit the ground? – Snow, because they are ice crystals.

You might like to add these snowman jokes to your snowman riddles.

You can start by making a roll then you can mold me, put a scarf on my neck and even a couple of coal. What am I? – Snowman.
You’ll see me outside standing even in the cold months. I am made of a bunch of winter flakes and I like to keep warm with a knitted yarn. What am I? – Snowman.
He is a man during winters, but he might be a source of water during spring. Who is he? – Snowman.
With enough winter flakes.Two or three spheres is your goal. Then you can make this friend with a scarf, carrot and coal. – Snowman.

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