Christmas 2026 snow forecast

Will it snow in Tavistock?

1%Very unlikelyChance of a white Christmas

Christmas Day snow odds for Tavistock, from 34 winters of observations and our 1 km forecast model.

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What history says

Christmas snow in Tavistock

The calibrated long-range estimate for Tavistock is fewer than 1 year in 10. It combines the 1991–2024 HadUK-Grid reconstruction with calibration across rolling historical test periods.

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Snow on the Eve

Christmases in Tavistock, 1991–2024

Modelled history

Estimated falling snow on Christmas Eve or Day

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Beyond Christmas Day

Will it snow in Tavistock this winter?

At Camborne, the nearest long-running weather station (91 km away), snow has settled in 27% of winters, on about 0.8 days a winter. It usually first settles around 27 January, and lies there in December in 5% of years.

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About Tavistock

Elevation

85 m

Region

South West England

Model

1 km, in-house

Higher and more northerly places tend to score better, and Tavistock sits at 85 m.

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Tavistock Christmas 2026 forecast card: 1% chance of falling snow on 24 or 25 December. The card includes its date and forecast basis.
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Tavistock has a 1% chance of a white Christmas in 2026, according to White Christmas UK (as of 5 November 2026). https://whitechristmas.uk/uk/south-west/tavistock

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Frequently asked questions

Will it snow in Tavistock this Christmas?
The current estimate is a 1% chance of a white Christmas in Tavistock 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 Tavistock have a white Christmas?
The calibrated long-range estimate for Tavistock is 1%, based on the 1991–2024 HadUK-Grid record and rolling historical validation.
Will it snow in Tavistock this winter?
Settling snow is unusual here. At Camborne, the nearest long-running weather station (91 km away), snow has settled in 27% of winters, on about 0.8 days a winter, usually first around 27 January. Snow lies there in December in 5% of years.
When did Tavistock last have a white Christmas?
Our 1991–2024 reconstruction has no year meeting the Christmas snow threshold for Tavistock. That does not prove snow never fell: the model estimates falling snow on 24 or 25 December and ends in 2024.