Local Christmas forecast · 2026
White Christmas in East Dereham?
Your local snow odds for Christmas Day, built from 34 winters of observations and our latest forecast model.
East of England41 m elevation1 km local model
8%Chance of a white Christmas
What history says
Christmas snow in East Dereham
The calibrated long-range estimate for East Dereham is about 1 year in 10. It combines the 1991–2024 HadUK-Grid reconstruction with calibration across rolling historical test periods. The most recent modelled white Christmas in the underlying record was 2009.
8%
White Christmas
3%
Snow on the Day
5%
Snow on the Eve
Christmases in East Dereham, 1991–2024
Observed history
Snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day
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1990s
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White Christmas
93White Christmas
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2000s
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White Christmas
092010s
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2020s
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About East Dereham
Elevation
41 m
Region
East of England
Model
1 km, in-house
Higher and more northerly places tend to score better, and East Dereham sits at 41 m.
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- Will it snow in East Dereham this Christmas?
- The current estimate is a 8% chance of a white Christmas in East Dereham in 2026. This far out the number comes from our climate model; it sharpens on its own as the live forecast comes into range, within about a month of Christmas.
- How often does East Dereham have a white Christmas?
- The calibrated long-range estimate for East Dereham is 8%, based on the 1991–2024 HadUK-Grid record and rolling historical validation.
- When did East Dereham last have a white Christmas?
- The most recent white Christmas in East Dereham in our 1991–2024 records was 2009.