Local Christmas forecast · 2026
White Christmas in Kirkcaldy?
Your local snow odds for Christmas Day, built from 34 winters of observations and our latest forecast model.
Scotland39 m elevation1 km local model
15%Chance of a white Christmas
What history says
Christmas snow in Kirkcaldy
Over the 34 years from 1991–2024, Kirkcaldy 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 2018.
15%
White Christmas
12%
Snow on the Day
6%
Snow on the Eve
Christmases in Kirkcaldy, 1991–2024
Observed history
Snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day
5of 34
1990s
90
91
92
White Christmas
9394
95
96
97
98
99
2000s
White Christmas
0001
02
03
04
White Christmas
0506
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 Kirkcaldy
Elevation
39 m
Region
Scotland
Model
1 km, in-house
Higher and more northerly places tend to score better, and Kirkcaldy sits at 39 m.
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- Will it snow in Kirkcaldy this Christmas?
- The current estimate is a 15% chance of a white Christmas in Kirkcaldy 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 Kirkcaldy have a white Christmas?
- Over 1991–2024, snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day in Kirkcaldy about 2 years in 10 (5 of 34 years).
- When did Kirkcaldy last have a white Christmas?
- The most recent white Christmas in Kirkcaldy in our 1991–2024 records was 2018.