Local Christmas forecast · 2026
White Christmas in Oban?
Your local snow odds for Christmas Day, built from 34 winters of observations and our latest forecast model.
Scotland17 m elevation1 km local model
13%Chance of a white Christmas
What history says
Christmas snow in Oban
Over the 34 years from 1991–2024, Oban has had a white Christmas about 1 year in 10: 4 of 34 years saw snow fall on Christmas Eve or Day. The most recent was 2010.
13%
White Christmas
9%
Snow on the Day
6%
Snow on the Eve
Christmases in Oban, 1991–2024
Observed history
Snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day
4of 34
1990s
90
91
92
93
94
White Christmas
9596
97
98
99
2000s
00
01
02
03
04
White Christmas
0506
07
08
White Christmas
092010s
White Christmas
1011
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
2020s
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
About Oban
Elevation
17 m
Region
Scotland
Model
1 km, in-house
Higher and more northerly places tend to score better, and Oban sits at 17 m.
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- Will it snow in Oban this Christmas?
- The current estimate is a 13% chance of a white Christmas in Oban 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 Oban have a white Christmas?
- Over 1991–2024, snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day in Oban about 1 year in 10 (4 of 34 years).
- When did Oban last have a white Christmas?
- The most recent white Christmas in Oban in our 1991–2024 records was 2010.