Local Christmas forecast · 2026
White Christmas in Lanark?
Your local snow odds for Christmas Day, built from 34 winters of observations and our latest forecast model.
Scotland199 m elevation1 km local model
23%Chance of a white Christmas
What history says
Christmas snow in Lanark
Over the 34 years from 1991–2024, Lanark has had a white Christmas about 2 years in 10: 8 of 34 years saw snow fall on Christmas Eve or Day. The most recent was 2020.
23%
White Christmas
15%
Snow on the Day
12%
Snow on the Eve
Christmases in Lanark, 1991–2024
Observed history
Snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day
8of 34
1990s
90
91
92
93
94
White Christmas
9596
97
98
99
2000s
White Christmas
0001
02
03
White Christmas
0405
06
White Christmas
0708
White Christmas
092010s
White Christmas
1011
12
13
14
15
16
17
White Christmas
1819
2020s
White Christmas
2021
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
About Lanark
Elevation
199 m
Region
Scotland
Model
1 km, in-house
Higher and more northerly places tend to score better, and Lanark sits at 199 m.
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- Will it snow in Lanark this Christmas?
- The current estimate is a 23% chance of a white Christmas in Lanark 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 Lanark have a white Christmas?
- Over 1991–2024, snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day in Lanark about 2 years in 10 (8 of 34 years).
- When did Lanark last have a white Christmas?
- The most recent white Christmas in Lanark in our 1991–2024 records was 2020.