Local Christmas forecast · 2026
White Christmas in Ellon?
Your local snow odds for Christmas Day, built from 34 winters of observations and our latest forecast model.
Scotland12 m elevation1 km local model
29%Chance of a white Christmas
What history says
Christmas snow in Ellon
Over the 34 years from 1991–2024, Ellon has had a white Christmas about 3 years in 10: 10 of 34 years saw snow fall on Christmas Eve or Day. The most recent was 2020.
29%
White Christmas
21%
Snow on the Day
18%
Snow on the Eve
Christmases in Ellon, 1991–2024
Observed history
Snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day
10of 34
1990s
90
91
92
White Christmas
9394
White Christmas
95White Christmas
9697
98
99
2000s
White Christmas
00White Christmas
0102
03
White Christmas
0405
White Christmas
06White Christmas
0708
White Christmas
092010s
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
2020s
White Christmas
2021
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
About Ellon
Elevation
12 m
Region
Scotland
Model
1 km, in-house
Higher and more northerly places tend to score better, and Ellon sits at 12 m.
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- Will it snow in Ellon this Christmas?
- The current estimate is a 29% chance of a white Christmas in Ellon 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 Ellon have a white Christmas?
- Over 1991–2024, snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day in Ellon about 3 years in 10 (10 of 34 years).
- When did Ellon last have a white Christmas?
- The most recent white Christmas in Ellon in our 1991–2024 records was 2020.