2013 Chinese Zodiac: Water Snake
People born in 2013 are Yin Water Snakes, with one important exception: the first weeks of the year.
Quick answer
The 2013 zodiac year ran from February 10, 2013 to January 30, 2014. If you were born on or after February 10, 2013, your sign is the Water Snake. If you were born earlier in 2013, you belong to the Water Dragon of 2012.
Water Snake personality
Wise, intuitive and composed.
The Snake is the sixth animal of the zodiac and represents wisdom, intuition and transformation. Snakes are calm, observant and private, preferring to think deeply before acting.
Water years add intuition, adaptability and empathy. Water people tend to be thoughtful, diplomatic and perceptive.
Strengths: Intelligent and intuitive, Calm and composed, Elegant, Determined, Good strategist. Watch for: Secretive, Possessive, Suspicious, Vain, Slow to trust.
Read the full Snake guide for love, career and compatibility.
Born early in 2013?
The Chinese zodiac follows the lunisolar calendar, so a January or February birth often belongs to the previous animal. In 2013, Chinese New Year fell on February 10, 2013. Anyone born before that date is a Water Dragon instead. See the Dragon guide.
2013 zodiac year facts
- Chinese New Year 2013 fell on a Sunday, February 10, 2013.
- The Snake year lasted 355 days, slightly shorter than a calendar year.
- Anyone born in the first 40 days of 2013 (January 1 to February 10, 2013) belongs to the previous sign.
- People born in 2013 turn 13 or 12 during 2026, depending on their birthday.
- The same Water Snake combination appears every 60 years: previously in 1953.
Other Snake years: 1989, 2001, 2025. Each has a different element, which colors the animal's traits.
Snake compatibility
The Snake is traditionally most harmonious with Ox and Rooster, and tends to clash with the Pig.
Near 2013, the Snake's harmonious partners were born in: Ox: 2009; Rooster: 2017.
The Chinese zodiac is a cultural tradition offered for reflection and entertainment.