Local Christmas forecast · 2026
White Christmas in Shaftesbury?
Your local snow odds for Christmas Day, built from 34 winters of observations and our latest forecast model.
South West England207 m elevation1 km local model
9%Chance of a white Christmas
What history says
Christmas snow in Shaftesbury
Over the 34 years from 1991–2024, Shaftesbury has had a white Christmas about 1 year in 10: 3 of 34 years saw snow fall on Christmas Eve or Day. The most recent was 2004.
9%
White Christmas
6%
Snow on the Day
3%
Snow on the Eve
Christmases in Shaftesbury, 1991–2024
Observed history
Snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day
3of 34
1990s
90
91
92
White Christmas
93White Christmas
9495
96
97
98
99
2000s
00
01
02
03
White Christmas
0405
06
07
08
09
2010s
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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18
19
2020s
20
21
22
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29
About Shaftesbury
Elevation
207 m
Region
South West England
Model
1 km, in-house
Higher and more northerly places tend to score better, and Shaftesbury sits at 207 m.
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- Will it snow in Shaftesbury this Christmas?
- The current estimate is a 9% chance of a white Christmas in Shaftesbury 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 Shaftesbury have a white Christmas?
- Over 1991–2024, snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day in Shaftesbury about 1 year in 10 (3 of 34 years).
- When did Shaftesbury last have a white Christmas?
- The most recent white Christmas in Shaftesbury in our 1991–2024 records was 2004.