Season

In Main Page, there are four seasons (spring, summer, fall and winter), each lasting seven in game days each. The frequency of weather events, the types of weather and the foliage color, among other things, vary per season. Players can track the passing of seasons and get more info on current weather events by using a rotary calendar.

How a typical 1.7.7.0_01 world changes with the seasons.

Seasons

Spring

Cherry trees bloom producing cherries, and crops grow twice as fast. Days are also longer than in winter. During spring, life is flourishing again after a long winter. The foliage in this season is bright green and plants are growing.

A typical 1.7.7.0_01 world during spring.

Summer

Weather events like rain and thunder are more common during summer, and foliage turns a darker green. In summer, days are the longest of all seasons.

A typical 1.7.7.0_01 world during summer.

Fall

In fall, days start to shorten and the weather gets colder. Leaf piles slowly form on the ground under tree leaves. Rain becomes nearly an everyday occurrence.

A typical 1.7.7.0_01 world during fall.

Winter

In the winter you can expect snowfall in most biomes, and water will freeze to form ice. Many plants will die and animals spawn less frequently, crops grow half as fast. The foliage also turns gray, trees stop growing, and leaves stop dropping saplings (except for pine trees). Days are the shortest of all seasons, and, if you are lucky, you might see some shimmering lights in the night sky.

A typical 1.7.7.0_01 world during winter.

Endless Winter

Only accessible via world type endless winter. When in an endless winter world your season will be displayed as "Endless Winter". Similar to Default, but the snow never stops piling up. A frozen-over wonderland of permanent winter. A modern continuation of Minecraft Alpha's winter worlds.

A typical endless winter world.

Hell

Only accessible via world type hell. When in an endless winter world your season will be displayed as "Hell". This world ended long ago - survive it. An inhospitable wasteland of nothing but dirt, darkness, and lava oceans.

A typical hell world.

History

History
Minecraft Beta 1.7.6
Prerelease 1
	Added seasons.
Prerelease 2a
	Reordered seasons so the game begins in spring.
Prerelease 3
	Snow under trees now melts outside winter.
Prerelease 3
	Leaf pile colour now matches oak leaves.
Minecraft Beta 1.7.6
		Added endless winter.
		Added hell.
Minecraft Beta 1.7.6_01
		Halved the amount of leaves dropped in fall.
		Fixed lighting issues on farmland and leaf piles.
Better than Adventure! 1.7.6.2_01
		Ferns now can spawn in spring.
Better than Adventure! 1.7.7.0
		Algae now change colour depending on the season.
		Revamped season colors.
		Better seasonal sky colour.
		Frosted grass in winter.