FH6 Seasons: Weather, Grip & What to Drive Each Week
FH6 rotates through four seasons weekly. Every Thursday at 2:30 PM UTC the whole map changes. In FH5 the seasons were mostly cosmetic. Some puddles. Different leaves. Your car drove basically the same no matter what. FH6 actually commits to it. Grip levels change for real. A car that's OP in dry Summer can be borderline undrivable in wet Autumn. Snow in Winter straight up creates a different map in the mountains. I've had setups that felt perfect one week and then the season flips and suddenly I can't take a corner without the rear stepping out. It is not just visual fluff anymore and honestly it caught me off guard the first time.
The season system is tied to the Festival Playlist. Each week brings a new set of challenges with exclusive rewards. Complete all four seasons in a series (4 weeks total) to earn the Series reward car. Usually the rarest vehicle of that month. Some of these series cars end up selling for 10 to 20 million at auction later. Skipping a week can cost you a fortune. Ask me how I know.
Season Overview
| Season | Weather | Surface Conditions | Best Car Type | Grip Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | Mixed rain & sun, 50-65F | Damp roads, muddy trails | AWD rally cars | Medium (wet patches) |
| Summer | Clear & hot, 75-95F | Dry, maximum grip | RWD supercars, slicks | Maximum |
| Autumn | Overcast, rain showers, 45-60F | Wet roads, leaves on road | AWD sports cars | Low (wet + leaves) |
| Winter | Snow at elevation, 25-40F | Snow/ice in mountains, dry desert | AWD + snow tires | Very low (snow areas) |
Spring: The Balanced Season
Spring is honestly the most forgiving season for general play. Roads are mostly dry. But you get random rain showers that leave wet patches mid corner and those will catch you out if you're not paying attention. Ask me how I know. The damp dirt trails are where Spring really shines though. Perfect for rally cars. Best season for dirt racing and trailblazer events and I'll die on that hill. No question.
The mixed conditions make AWD the smart choice for sure. RWD cars are totally viable on dry roads but that random rain means you can get caught with your pants down mid race. Been there. If you're stubborn about running RWD (I get it honestly), just keep an eye on the sky. Dark clouds rolling in means rain within a couple minutes. Swap cars before queuing or regret it halfway through lap 2.
Recommended cars: Subaru WRX STI S209 (rally), Lancia Delta S4 (dirt), Ford Bronco Raptor (trailblazers), Porsche 911 GT3 RS (dry road sections)
Summer: Maximum Grip, Maximum Speed
Summer is when you set personal bests. Period. Dry roads everywhere. Max tire grip. Clear skies for days. Slick tires finally work at full efficiency. RWD cars with high horsepower are actually usable without traction control fighting you the whole time. It's glorious. This is the week to tackle your hardest road racing events and speed zones and speed traps. If a PR stunt has been driving you nuts for weeks just wait for Summer and send it. The grip difference is that noticeable.
Street Scene events are way easier in Summer too. No rain means no visibility issues and no slippery painted lines that send you into a wall because you touched a crosswalk marking at the wrong angle. If you've been struggling with a particular street race in another season, Summer is your window. Set your records. Screenshot them. Feel good about yourself for a week before Autumn ruins everything.
Recommended cars: Porsche 911 GT3 RS (S1 road, straight up broken on dry tarmac), Ferrari 296 GTB (S1 all around), Koenigsegg Jesko (speed traps, it's basically the meta), McLaren P1 (S2 circuit)
Autumn: The Trickiest Season
Autumn is by far the hardest season for road racing and it's not even close. Wet roads reduce grip by like 15 to 20 percent across the board. Everything becomes slippery. Painted lines. Metal grates. Manhole covers. The real killer though? Leaves on the road in forested areas. They act like a low friction surface and can cause spinouts without any warning at all. I've lost races on the final straight because of a patch of wet leaves I didn't see. Brutal doesn't begin to describe it.
AWD is strongly recommended. Borderline mandatory if you actually want to win. RWD cars are drivable but you'll need to brake earlier and apply throttle way more progressively. Just accept that your lap times will be 2 to 3 seconds slower than Summer. That's normal. This is where the Nissan GT R Nismo and Lamborghini Revuelto really shine. Their AWD systems give you a margin of error that RWD cars straight up don't have in these conditions. It's basically the AWD meta season.
Recommended cars: Audi R8 V10 Plus (AWD stability), Nissan GT-R Nismo (AWD with precise steering, my go to for wet Autumn), Lamborghini Revuelto (AWD with actual power), Ferrari SF90 Stradale (best wet weather S1 car in the game)
Winter: A Different Game
Winter in FH6 is more nuanced than FH5's "snow everywhere" approach and I actually like it way better. Snow and ice are concentrated at higher elevations and northern regions. The mountain passes become snow covered and treacherous. Coastal and desert areas might stay completely dry. Completely dry! This creates interesting choices. Do you build a snow tire car for mountain events or just stick to the dry regions? I usually keep one snow build in each class and switch based on where the playlist events are. Works pretty well honestly.
Snow tires are mandatory for anything touching snow covered roads. Without them you've got roughly 40 percent of normal grip. Even gentle corners become slides. It's not fun. AWD with snow tires is the meta and there's no debate about it. RWD snow cars are possible technically but you'll be fighting the car the entire time and it's honestly just miserable. If you don't want to deal with snow at all just focus on desert and coastal events during Winter week. Nobody's judging you for it.
Recommended cars: Subaru WRX STI (snow tires, best snow car overall, it's not even debatable), Hoonigan RS200 (fast on snow and dirt, this thing is broken in Winter), Ford F-150 Raptor R (cross country snow), Jeep Trailcat (unstoppable in deep snow, just point and go)
Seasonal Strategy: Planning Your Week
Each season's Festival Playlist gives you seven days to get everything done. Plenty of time if you're efficient about it. Here's how I break it down after doing this for way too many series and grinding out championships and speed traps and whatever else they throw at us.
- Thursday-Friday: Knock out the easy playlist items first. Photo challenges and showcase remixes and speed traps. Stuff you can do in 10 minutes while half paying attention. Get the quick points on the board early.
- Saturday-Sunday: Tackle the harder stuff. The Trial and Seasonal Championships. More players online on weekends means better teammates and shorter queue times. The Trial with randoms on a Tuesday morning is actual torture and I'm not being dramatic.
- Monday-Wednesday: Clean up whatever's left and work on personal goals. PR stunts and accolades and car collection stuff. If you've been efficient you're basically done by now and just messing around. That's the goal anyway.
The Series reward (earned by completing enough playlist items across all four weeks) is typically a car worth 10 to 20 million CR at auction. Don't skip it. I missed a series car once and it cost me 15 million to buy it later. Still mad about it. Learn from my mistake.