Local Christmas forecast · 2026
White Christmas in Oldham?
Your local snow odds for Christmas Day, built from 34 winters of observations and our latest forecast model.
North West England204 m elevation1 km local model
17%Chance of a white Christmas
What history says
Christmas snow in Oldham
Over the 34 years from 1991–2024, Oldham has had a white Christmas about 2 years in 10: 6 of 34 years saw snow fall on Christmas Eve or Day. The most recent was 2010.
17%
White Christmas
9%
Snow on the Day
9%
Snow on the Eve
Christmases in Oldham, 1991–2024
Observed history
Snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day
6of 34
1990s
90
91
92
White Christmas
9394
White Christmas
9596
97
98
99
2000s
White Christmas
0001
02
03
White Christmas
0405
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 Oldham
Elevation
204 m
Region
North West England
Model
1 km, in-house
Higher and more northerly places tend to score better, and Oldham sits at 204 m.
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- Will it snow in Oldham this Christmas?
- The current estimate is a 17% chance of a white Christmas in Oldham 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 Oldham have a white Christmas?
- Over 1991–2024, snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day in Oldham about 2 years in 10 (6 of 34 years).
- When did Oldham last have a white Christmas?
- The most recent white Christmas in Oldham in our 1991–2024 records was 2010.