Local Christmas forecast · 2026
White Christmas in Thurso?
Your local snow odds for Christmas Day, built from 34 winters of observations and our latest forecast model.
Scotland22 m elevation1 km local model
24%Chance of a white Christmas
What history says
Christmas snow in Thurso
Over the 34 years from 1991–2024, Thurso 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 2019.
24%
White Christmas
15%
Snow on the Day
15%
Snow on the Eve
Christmases in Thurso, 1991–2024
Observed history
Snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day
8of 34
1990s
90
91
92
White Christmas
9394
White Christmas
9596
97
98
99
2000s
White Christmas
0001
02
03
White Christmas
0405
06
07
08
White Christmas
092010s
White Christmas
1011
12
13
White Christmas
1415
16
17
18
White Christmas
192020s
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
About Thurso
Elevation
22 m
Region
Scotland
Model
1 km, in-house
Higher and more northerly places tend to score better, and Thurso sits at 22 m.
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- Will it snow in Thurso this Christmas?
- The current estimate is a 24% chance of a white Christmas in Thurso 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 Thurso have a white Christmas?
- Over 1991–2024, snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day in Thurso about 2 years in 10 (8 of 34 years).
- When did Thurso last have a white Christmas?
- The most recent white Christmas in Thurso in our 1991–2024 records was 2019.