Local Christmas forecast · 2026
White Christmas in Darlington?
Your local snow odds for Christmas Day, built from 34 winters of observations and our latest forecast model.
North East England40 m elevation1 km local model
12%Chance of a white Christmas
What history says
Christmas snow in Darlington
Over the 34 years from 1991–2024, Darlington has had a white Christmas about 1 year in 10: 4 of 34 years saw snow fall on Christmas Eve or Day. The most recent was 2010.
12%
White Christmas
12%
Snow on the Day
6%
Snow on the Eve
Christmases in Darlington, 1991–2024
Observed history
Snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day
4of 34
1990s
90
91
White Christmas
92White Christmas
9394
95
96
97
98
99
2000s
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
White Christmas
092010s
White Christmas
1011
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
2020s
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
About Darlington
Elevation
40 m
Region
North East England
Model
1 km, in-house
Higher and more northerly places tend to score better, and Darlington sits at 40 m.
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- Will it snow in Darlington this Christmas?
- The current estimate is a 12% chance of a white Christmas in Darlington 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 Darlington have a white Christmas?
- Over 1991–2024, snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day in Darlington about 1 year in 10 (4 of 34 years).
- When did Darlington last have a white Christmas?
- The most recent white Christmas in Darlington in our 1991–2024 records was 2010.