Local Christmas forecast · 2026
White Christmas in Bishop Auckland?
Your local snow odds for Christmas Day, built from 34 winters of observations and our latest forecast model.
North East England110 m elevation1 km local model
20%Chance of a white Christmas
What history says
Christmas snow in Bishop Auckland
Over the 34 years from 1991–2024, Bishop Auckland has had a white Christmas about 2 years in 10: 7 of 34 years saw snow fall on Christmas Eve or Day. The most recent was 2020.
20%
White Christmas
12%
Snow on the Day
15%
Snow on the Eve
Christmases in Bishop Auckland, 1991–2024
Observed history
Snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day
7of 34
1990s
90
91
92
White Christmas
9394
White Christmas
95White Christmas
9697
98
99
2000s
00
01
02
03
04
05
White Christmas
0607
08
White Christmas
092010s
White Christmas
1011
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
2020s
White Christmas
2021
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
About Bishop Auckland
Elevation
110 m
Region
North East England
Model
1 km, in-house
Higher and more northerly places tend to score better, and Bishop Auckland sits at 110 m.
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- Will it snow in Bishop Auckland this Christmas?
- The current estimate is a 20% chance of a white Christmas in Bishop Auckland 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 Bishop Auckland have a white Christmas?
- Over 1991–2024, snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day in Bishop Auckland about 2 years in 10 (7 of 34 years).
- When did Bishop Auckland last have a white Christmas?
- The most recent white Christmas in Bishop Auckland in our 1991–2024 records was 2020.