This post will list possible ACNH meteor shower dates and the number of times in 2024, as well as how often that happens and how to know if it is coming. 

ACNH Meteor Shower 2024 Guide: Date, Frequency & How to Know

How Often Do Meteor Showers Happen in Animal Crossing?

In Animal Crossing New Horizons, the meteor shower is a random thing, but it tends to occur on the same days on your island. Generally, meteor showers happen on average once or twice per month, the visiting hours are between 7 pm to 4 am. When a meteor shower is coming, shooting stars will fall from the sky at a rate of around 15-20 per hour. Wishing on shooting stars and collecting star fragments is an easy way to earn lots of Asteroids and craft Celeste items. 

How to Know When a Meteor Shower Is Coming in ACNH?

Some ways probably help you to tell if there is a meteor shower coming on your island:

- Check the in-game calendar: Major showers will be listed with their dates, usually mid-month. 

- Listen for Isabelle's morning announcements: She'll notify residents if a shower is forecasted that night. Pay attention to her weather reports.

- Look for Celeste visiting: Her appearances always coincide with active shower nights. If she's wandering around, meteors will follow.

- Examine the NookPhone weather app: On shower evenings, it will predict "scattered stars" instead of other precipitation. 

- Compare to real-life astronomy calendars: Cross-check the in-game dates with reliable online meteor shower schedules.

- Watch the sky from 7 PM onwards: 5+ meteors per hour indicates peak activity is unfolding for that shower. 

- Search for Wisp at night: He may be found near recent shooting star crash sites late in the evenings.  

- Collect DIY bottles on the beach: Some contain crafting recipes themed to celestial events like Geminid balls.

- Consider lunar phases: Showers favor darker skies around the new moon when the moon doesn't outshine fainter meteors.

- Note minor meteor increases: Sporadic stars still fall more frequently in the lead-up and aftermath of main show dates.

ACNH Meteor Shower Dates 2024 

Based on our weather data, here are possible meteor showers to happen in New Horizons this year and the heavy meteor shower times.

- January: 8 light showers, 1 heavy shower (January 15)

- February: 9 light showers, 1 heavy shower (February 16)

- March: 8 light showers, 3 heavy showers (March 2, 28 & 31)

- April: 10 light showers, 0 heavy shower

- May: 12 light showers, 0 heavy shower

- June: 9 light showers, 0 heavy shower 

- July: 7 light showers, 0 heavy shower

- August: 9 light showers, 0 heavy shower 

- September: 7 light showers, 0 heavy shower  

- October: 10 light showers, 0 heavy shower

- November: 14 light showers, 1 heavy shower (November 14)

- December: 8 light showers, 0 heavy shower

How to predict the meteor shower time? By using the tool named MeteoNook (https://wuffs.org/acnh/weather), players can predict the time of the meteor shower in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. This tool requires filling in some data to determine the player's weather pattern, which is the seed. The website will predict the occurrence of weather and meteor showers based on your seed.