Will it be a white Christmas in Birmingham?
Birmingham, England · checked 20:48 BST, Mon 19 Oct
Christmas 2026
Forecasts reach about 7 days ahead, so nobody can say yet whether Birmingham will see snow on Christmas Day 2026. From 18 December 2026 the Met Office forecast linked here covers Christmas Day; this site does not carry its own UK forecast.
What counts as a white Christmas in the UK
The Met Office counts a white Christmas when a single snowflake is observed falling during the 24 hours of December 25, by one of its observers or automatic weather stations anywhere in the UK. Snow does not have to settle, and snow already lying from earlier days does not count.
By that rule one station is enough. The Met Office recorded snow falling at 11% of its stations on Christmas Day 2023, 9% in 2022 and 6% in both 2021 and 2020, so all four count. No station recorded snow falling in 2018 or 2019.
Snow lying on the ground is much rarer. The Met Office lists only four widespread white Christmases since 1960 (snow on the ground at more than 40% of stations at 9 am): 1981, 1995, 2009 and 2010. In 2010 snow lay at 83% of stations, the most on record.
Since 1960, around half of years have had at least 5% of Met Office stations record snow falling on Christmas Day. The deepest snow on Christmas Day was 47 cm at Kindrogan, Perthshire, in 1981.
Christmas Day at Met Office stations
| Year | Stations with snow falling | Stations with snow lying | White by the Met Office rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11% | none | Yes |
| 2022 | 9% | none | Yes |
| 2021 | 6% | less than 1% | Yes |
| 2020 | 6% | 4% | Yes |
| 2019 | none | not given | No |
| 2018 | none | not given | No |
| 2010 | 19% (snow or sleet) | 83% | Yes |
| 2009 | 13% (snow or sleet) | 57% | Yes |
Only the years the Met Office's white Christmas page gives figures for. That page was last reviewed in October 2025; it has no figure for 2024, and none for 2011 to 2017. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Birmingham
The Met Office decides a white Christmas for the UK as a whole, not city by city, and its open station data does not record snow, so this page gives no white Christmas odds for Birmingham.
Where these numbers come from
Definition and Christmas Day figures: Met Office, white Christmas, reused under the Met Office website terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0.
No bookmaker odds. This site does not predict snow; it repeats the official forecast and the record.
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Questions
Will it be a white Christmas in Birmingham in 2026?
Forecasts reach about 7 days ahead, so nobody can say yet whether Birmingham will see snow on Christmas Day 2026. From 18 December 2026 the Met Office forecast linked here covers Christmas Day; this site does not carry its own UK forecast.
What counts as a white Christmas in the UK?
The Met Office counts a white Christmas when a single snowflake is observed falling during the 24 hours of December 25, by one of its observers or automatic weather stations anywhere in the UK. Snow does not have to settle, and snow already lying from earlier days does not count.
When was the last white Christmas in the UK?
By the Met Office rule, 2023, when 11% of its stations recorded snow falling; its page, last reviewed in October 2025, gives no figure for 2024. The last widespread one, with snow lying at 83% of stations, was 2010.
What are the odds of a white Christmas in Birmingham?
The Met Office decides a white Christmas for the UK as a whole, not city by city, and its open station data does not record snow, so this page gives no white Christmas odds for Birmingham. Since 1960, around half of years have had at least 5% of Met Office stations record snow falling on Christmas Day.
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