As sure as the Sun rises and seasons change, The Old Farmer’s Almanac is back! As has been true in every year since 1792, the newest edition features a healthy dose of wit and wisdom and tried-and-true advice, as well as the Almanac’s much-anticipated, traditionally 80 percent–accurate weather forecasts. The 2025 edition of The Old Farmer’s Almanac—the original guide to living well—is now available everywhere that books and magazines are sold.
There’s only one place to start with a new edition of North America’s favorite Almanac—the weather! The 2025 Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts a calmer, gentler winter for 2024–2025.
“This winter, temperatures will be up and snowfall down throughout most parts of the United States,” reports Carol Connare, the Almanac’s editor. “While there will still be plenty of winter chill out there and powdery snow to enjoy, the high costs associated with the season shouldn’t hit so hard. It will be, by and large, a very temperate, uneventful winter and potentially a welcome reprieve from the extremes of recent years.”
There will be exceptions, of course. Winter rainstorms will leave Florida, the Deep South, and southern California sopped and soaked. Meanwhile, heavy snowfall is expected in central and southern Appalachia, the western Ohio Valley, and the Rockies—welcome news for skiers!
Western Washington will buck the overall forecast trend with a season of shivers and a series of snowstorms starting around New Year’s Eve and more or less continuing through Valentine’s Day!
A more moderate winter will eventually give way to a sweltering summer, especially for folks without air-conditioning. But never fear, The Old Farmer’s Almanac is here! The new edition shares the best ways to stay cool, including advice on how to make an inexpensive, homemade AC unit from a box fan and 1-liter bottles!
There’s more! The 2025 Old Farmer’s Almanac also explores how tomatoes (once dismissed as “odious and repelling-smelling berries” by The Horticulturalist) became North America’s favorite vegetable, the surprising Canadian history of America’s favorite pastime, and why incidences of “white dragons” (aka avalanches) are on the rise. In addition, the Almanac looks into whether Earth is on a collision course with the collection of space rubble known as Bennu!
The 2025 Old Farmer’s Almanac also invites readers to have fun and flourish by learning how to . . .
- Trick a garden located anywhere into growing (almost) anything
- Start and care for a backyard flock of chickens
- Catch, cook, and truly appreciate Nature’s original “fish sticks”—that is, smelts!
- Garden by the cycles of the Moon
- Understand and interpret the curious behaviors of cats
- Find health and happiness in a cup of tea
- Give the perfect hug (or just replicate its feeling and benefits)
The brand-new edition includes all of this, plus the Almanac’s “Trends” predictions for 2025, the humor of Anecdotes & Pleasantries, Mind-Mangling puzzles, award-winning holiday recipes, weather forecasts for all 18 regions of the U.S. (including Alaska and Hawaii), and so much more!
The 2025 Old Farmer’s Almanac is available wherever books and magazines are sold. Support local booksellers whenever possible! A full list of stores that carry The Old Farmer’s Almanac is available at Almanac.com/Wheretobuy. Print and digital copies of The 2025 Old Farmer’s Almanac are also available online at Almanac.com/Shop and on Amazon.
The Old Farmer’s Almanac—with its iconic yellow cover and classic corner hole—originates from Yankee Publishing Inc., a 100% employee-owned company in Dublin, New Hampshire. The Almanac’s editors also produce their annual Garden Guide, digital monthly magazine EXTRA!, The Old Farmer’s Almanac for Kids (Vol. 10 now available), and a collection of wall and desk calendars, including The Old Farmer’s Almanac Planner. They also publish a collection of gardening titles, such as the Container Gardener’s Handbook (released in Spring 2024), the Flower Gardener’s Handbook, and the Vegetable Gardener’s Handbook (now in its seventh printing!).
Daily Almanac wit and wisdom are available through Almanac.com, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, TikTok, and the Amazon Echo voice assistant.
