Local Christmas forecast · 2026
White Christmas in Loughton?
Your local snow odds for Christmas Day, built from 34 winters of observations and our latest forecast model.
West Midlands231 m elevation1 km local model
12%Chance of a white Christmas
What history says
Christmas snow in Loughton
Over the 34 years from 1991–2024, Loughton has had a white Christmas about 1 year in 10: 4 of 34 years saw snow fall on Christmas Eve or Day. The most recent was 2004.
12%
White Christmas
3%
Snow on the Day
9%
Snow on the Eve
Christmases in Loughton, 1991–2024
Observed history
Snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day
4of 34
1990s
90
91
92
White Christmas
93White Christmas
94White Christmas
9596
97
98
99
2000s
00
01
02
03
White Christmas
0405
06
07
08
09
2010s
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
2020s
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
About Loughton
Elevation
231 m
Region
West Midlands
Model
1 km, in-house
Higher and more northerly places tend to score better, and Loughton sits at 231 m.
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- Will it snow in Loughton this Christmas?
- The current estimate is a 12% chance of a white Christmas in Loughton 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 Loughton have a white Christmas?
- Over 1991–2024, snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day in Loughton about 1 year in 10 (4 of 34 years).
- When did Loughton last have a white Christmas?
- The most recent white Christmas in Loughton in our 1991–2024 records was 2004.