Local Christmas forecast · 2026

White Christmas in Gardenstown?

Your local snow odds for Christmas Day, built from 34 winters of observations and our latest forecast model.

Scotland33 m elevation1 km local model
7%Chance of a white Christmas

What history says

Christmas snow in Gardenstown

The calibrated long-range estimate for Gardenstown is about 1 year in 10. It combines the 1991–2024 HadUK-Grid reconstruction with calibration across rolling historical test periods. The most recent modelled white Christmas in the underlying record was 2010.

7%

White Christmas

3%

Snow on the Day

6%

Snow on the Eve

Christmases in Gardenstown, 1991–2024

Observed history

Snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day

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1990s

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92
White Christmas
93
94
White Christmas
95
White Christmas
96
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2000s

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01
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09

2010s

White Christmas
10
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2020s

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White ChristmasNo recorded snow

About Gardenstown

Elevation

33 m

Region

Scotland

Model

1 km, in-house

Higher and more northerly places tend to score better, and Gardenstown sits at 33 m.

Nearby places

Frequently asked questions

Will it snow in Gardenstown this Christmas?
The current estimate is a 7% chance of a white Christmas in Gardenstown 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 Gardenstown have a white Christmas?
The calibrated long-range estimate for Gardenstown is 7%, based on the 1991–2024 HadUK-Grid record and rolling historical validation.
When did Gardenstown last have a white Christmas?
The most recent white Christmas in Gardenstown in our 1991–2024 records was 2010.