Local Christmas forecast · 2026
White Christmas in Galashiels?
Your local snow odds for Christmas Day, built from 34 winters of observations and our latest forecast model.
Scotland119 m elevation1 km local model
15%Chance of a white Christmas
What history says
Christmas snow in Galashiels
Over the 34 years from 1991–2024, Galashiels has had a white Christmas about 2 years in 10: 5 of 34 years saw snow fall on Christmas Eve or Day. The most recent was 2009.
15%
White Christmas
12%
Snow on the Day
9%
Snow on the Eve
Christmases in Galashiels, 1991–2024
Observed history
Snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day
5of 34
1990s
90
91
92
White Christmas
9394
White Christmas
95White Christmas
9697
98
99
2000s
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
White Christmas
0708
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 Galashiels
Elevation
119 m
Region
Scotland
Model
1 km, in-house
Higher and more northerly places tend to score better, and Galashiels sits at 119 m.
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Frequently asked questions
- Will it snow in Galashiels this Christmas?
- The current estimate is a 15% chance of a white Christmas in Galashiels 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 Galashiels have a white Christmas?
- Over 1991–2024, snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day in Galashiels about 2 years in 10 (5 of 34 years).
- When did Galashiels last have a white Christmas?
- The most recent white Christmas in Galashiels in our 1991–2024 records was 2009.