Local Christmas forecast · 2026
White Christmas in Perth?
Your local snow odds for Christmas Day, built from 34 winters of observations and our latest forecast model.
Scotland10 m elevation1 km local model
18%Chance of a white Christmas
What history says
Christmas snow in Perth
Over the 34 years from 1991–2024, Perth has had a white Christmas about 2 years in 10: 6 of 34 years saw snow fall on Christmas Eve or Day. The most recent was 2018.
18%
White Christmas
12%
Snow on the Day
9%
Snow on the Eve
Christmases in Perth, 1991–2024
Observed history
Snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day
6of 34
1990s
90
91
92
White Christmas
9394
95
96
97
98
99
2000s
White Christmas
0001
02
03
White Christmas
0405
White Christmas
0607
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 Perth
Elevation
10 m
Region
Scotland
Model
1 km, in-house
Higher and more northerly places tend to score better, and Perth sits at 10 m.
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- Will it snow in Perth this Christmas?
- The current estimate is a 18% chance of a white Christmas in Perth 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 Perth have a white Christmas?
- Over 1991–2024, snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day in Perth about 2 years in 10 (6 of 34 years).
- When did Perth last have a white Christmas?
- The most recent white Christmas in Perth in our 1991–2024 records was 2018.