Local Christmas forecast · 2026
White Christmas in Prestwick?
Your local snow odds for Christmas Day, built from 34 winters of observations and our latest forecast model.
Scotland14 m elevation1 km local model
18%Chance of a white Christmas
What history says
Christmas snow in Prestwick
Over the 34 years from 1991–2024, Prestwick 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 2010.
18%
White Christmas
12%
Snow on the Day
9%
Snow on the Eve
Christmases in Prestwick, 1991–2024
Observed history
Snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day
6of 34
1990s
90
91
92
White Christmas
9394
White Christmas
9596
97
98
99
2000s
White Christmas
0001
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 Prestwick
Elevation
14 m
Region
Scotland
Model
1 km, in-house
Higher and more northerly places tend to score better, and Prestwick sits at 14 m.
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- Will it snow in Prestwick this Christmas?
- The current estimate is a 18% chance of a white Christmas in Prestwick 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 Prestwick have a white Christmas?
- Over 1991–2024, snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day in Prestwick about 2 years in 10 (6 of 34 years).
- When did Prestwick last have a white Christmas?
- The most recent white Christmas in Prestwick in our 1991–2024 records was 2010.