Local Christmas forecast · 2026
White Christmas in Edinburgh?
Your local snow odds for Christmas Day, built from 34 winters of observations and our latest forecast model.
Scotland66 m elevation1 km local model
13%Chance of a white Christmas
What history says
Christmas snow in Edinburgh
Over the 34 years from 1991–2024, Edinburgh 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 2018.
13%
White Christmas
9%
Snow on the Day
6%
Snow on the Eve
Christmases in Edinburgh, 1991–2024
Observed history
Snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day
4of 34
1990s
90
91
92
White Christmas
9394
95
96
97
98
99
2000s
White Christmas
0001
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
White Christmas
092010s
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
White Christmas
1819
2020s
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
About Edinburgh
Elevation
66 m
Region
Scotland
Model
1 km, in-house
Higher and more northerly places tend to score better, and Edinburgh sits at 66 m.
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- Will it snow in Edinburgh this Christmas?
- The current estimate is a 13% chance of a white Christmas in Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh have a white Christmas?
- Over 1991–2024, snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day in Edinburgh about 1 year in 10 (4 of 34 years).
- When did Edinburgh last have a white Christmas?
- The most recent white Christmas in Edinburgh in our 1991–2024 records was 2018.