Local Christmas forecast · 2026
White Christmas in Ramsbottom?
Your local snow odds for Christmas Day, built from 34 winters of observations and our latest forecast model.
North West England133 m elevation1 km local model
12%Chance of a white Christmas
What history says
Christmas snow in Ramsbottom
Over the 34 years from 1991–2024, Ramsbottom 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 2009.
12%
White Christmas
9%
Snow on the Day
6%
Snow on the Eve
Christmases in Ramsbottom, 1991–2024
Observed history
Snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day
4of 34
1990s
90
91
92
White Christmas
9394
White Christmas
9596
97
98
99
2000s
00
01
02
03
White Christmas
0405
06
07
08
White Christmas
092010s
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
2020s
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
About Ramsbottom
Elevation
133 m
Region
North West England
Model
1 km, in-house
Higher and more northerly places tend to score better, and Ramsbottom sits at 133 m.
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- Will it snow in Ramsbottom this Christmas?
- The current estimate is a 12% chance of a white Christmas in Ramsbottom 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 Ramsbottom have a white Christmas?
- Over 1991–2024, snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day in Ramsbottom about 1 year in 10 (4 of 34 years).
- When did Ramsbottom last have a white Christmas?
- The most recent white Christmas in Ramsbottom in our 1991–2024 records was 2009.