Looking for staple winter sounds you can drop straight into your video or podcast?

This playlist features our best winter sound effects, including snow steps, snowball fights, freezing winds, cozy fireplace crackles, ice skating, and more.

Hi, I’m Mik, one of TunePocket sound designers. I went though our extensive catalog of royalty free sound effects and picked my top favorite, most popular winter sounds. Jump straight to the playlist.

TunePocket winter sound effects are built to instantly set a cold-season mood in films, vlogs, gaming videos, Christmas content, podcasts, and ambient playlists. All sounds are suitable for commercial use across YouTube, ads, social, and TikTok with TunePocket lifetime royalty free license, and videographers or freelance editors can safely use TunePocket sound effects in paid client projects.

Best winter sound effects for videos and podcasts

• 1.

  Winter Cabin Cozy Ambience Loop
  Cozy winter cabin ambience royalty free sound effect loop burning fireplace crackling fire, rocking chair creaks, howling wind outside, and occasional teapot / kettle coming to a boil for comforting Christmas or winter time video, vlog, calm podcast background, ASMR, film ambiance, storytelling, commercial business use. Ideal for YouTubers, streamers, relaxation content creators, and podcasters seeking warm, immersive room tone that sits cleanly under dialogue using natural stereo movement, soft ember pops, subtle wood groans, and a calm interior hush for seamless layering. Loops seamlessly. This is a 24 bit/48kHz high quality 5 min professional sound, not a short repeating loop.

• 2.

  Snowball Hit (Soft)
  Snowball soft hit impact royalty free sound effect for video, game, film sound design and commercial business use. Great sound for YouTubers, streamers, filmmakers, game developers, and podcasters who need crisp winter hits SFX, featuring a snowy thud and crumbly scatter with minimal ambient tone for clean layering.

• 3.

  Blizzard Snow Storm
  Howling wind during a snow storm blizzard royalty free sound effect for video editing, game sound design, film, commercial business use.

• 4.

  Snowball Throw Whoosh Hit
  Fast snowball throw with air whoosh royalty free sound effect for kids video, game, film, commercial business use.

• 5.

  Step In Deep Snow (Single)
  Crunchy noise of a single step in deep snow royalty free sound effect for video editing, sound design, film, commercial business use. Great for YouTubers, streamers, podcasters, filmmakers, video editors, visual novel publishers, and game designers who need a close, crisp snow footstep with a clean tail for Foley layers, cinematic walking scenes, or immersive winter game audio

• 6.

  Cold Winter Wind Loop
  Strong cold winter wind howling / blowing across open space royalty free sound effect for video, seasonal film, vlog, game background, commercial business use. High quality 24 bit / 48 kHz recording. Loops seamlessly.

• 7.

  Outdoor Skating Rink Ambiance Loop
  Outdoor skating rink ambience with skates on ice and people voices sounds for video editing, game, film, sound design, and commercial business use.

• 8.

  Icy Winter Snow Storm Ambience Loop
  Icy snow storm blizzard royalty free sound effect for winter video, game ambience sound design, realistic film or audio book backdrop, commercial business use. Ideal for YouTubers, streamers, podcasters, filmmakers, video editors, audiobook publishers, and game designers who need a loopable, low-rumble blizzard bed that adds immersive winter tension without overpowering dialogue or action.

• 9.

  Winter Village Ambience With Wind And Dogs Loop
  Winter village ambience royalty free sound effect loop with barking dogs, howling freezing wind, and occasional villagers noises and squeaky sounds for winter time video soundscape, vlog, calm podcast background, ASMR, film ambiance, storytelling, commercial business use. deal for YouTubers, streamers, podcasters, filmmakers, video editors, audiobook publishers, and game designers who need a loopable, low-noise winter bed that gently supports dialogue, narration, and storytelling Loops seamlessly. This is a 24 bit/48kHz high quality 5 min professional sound.

• 10.

  Slow Walk In Snow Loop
  Slow footsteps / steps on crunchy show royalty free sound effect for video editing, film, game, commercial business use. Ideal for YouTubers, streamers, game devs, video editors, and podcasters needing realistic winter foley with clear heel-toe cadence, granular snow crunch, and minimal noise for clean layering and loops. Loops seamlessly.

• 11.

  Car Fails To Start
  Car starter fails to start / frozen battery sound effect for video editing, game, film, vlog, commercial business use.

• 12.

  Truck Engine Fails To Start (Short)
  Truck engine fails to start (car motor sputter / stall) royalty free sound effect for racing video, game, film, presentation, commercial business use.

• 13.

  Shoveling Snow
  Shoveling snow with plastic winter shovel royalty free sound effect for video, game, film sound design and commercial business use. Ideal for YouTubers, streamers, podcasters, filmmakers, video editors, and game sound designers who need a close, crunchy snow-shovel layer with minimal room tone that can add realism to winter chores, street scenes, and transitions.

• 14.

  Scraping Ice Off Car Windshield
  Scraping ice from icy car windshield mechanical noise royalty free sound effect for transportation video, game, car maintenance ads, winter sound design, film, audio book, commercial business use. Perfect for YouTubers, streamers, filmmakers, video editors, audiobook publishers, podcasters, and game designers who need a close, gritty winter foley layer for cold-open scenes, repair tutorials, or narrative moments.

• 15.

  Frozen Wipers On Icy Windshield (Loop)
  Frozen car wipers dragging across icy windshield mechanical noise loop royalty free sound effect for transportation video, game, car repair ads, sound design, film, audio book, commercial business use. Ideal for YouTubers, streamers, podcasters, filmmakers, video editors, audiobook and game designers looking for a realistic, loop-ready mechanical scrape that sells cold-weather car trouble scenes and service promos.

• 16.

  Walking On Ice Footsteps Loop
  Cautious footsteps / steps on crunchy ice royalty free sound effect for video editing, film, game, commercial business use. Ideal for YouTubers, streamers, game devs, video editors, audio book publishers, and podcasters needing realistic winter foley with clear heel-toe cadence, icy crunch, and minimal noise for clean layering and loops. Loops seamlessly.

• 17.

  Snowball Hits Window Glass
  Snowball hit impact on glass window royalty free sound effect for video, game, film sound design and commercial business use. Ideal for YouTubers, streamers, filmmakers, game developers, and podcasters needing crisp winter hit cues, featuring a snowy thud and powdery scatter with minimal ambient tone for clean layering. Ideal for YouTubers, streamers, podcasters, filmmakers, video editors, sound designers, and game developers who need a tight, punchy snow-on-glass impact with a clear transient and short decay for comedic hits, jumpy transitions, or winter Foley, royalty free for commercial projects and monetized YouTube with a downloadable license certificate.