Will it be a white Christmas in San Antonio?

San Antonio, Texas · checked 2:48 pm CDT, Mon Oct 19

Christmas 2026

Forecasts reach about 7 days ahead, so nobody can say yet whether San Antonio will see snow on Christmas 2026. From December 18, 2026 this page shows the National Weather Service forecast for Christmas Eve night and Christmas Day.

Past Christmas Days in San Antonio

In none of the 31 Christmas Days from 1991 to 2025 with a snow-depth reading at San Antonio International Airport was there 1 inch of snow on the ground.

No snow, not even a trace, was recorded falling there on December 25 in the 31 years with a snowfall reading.

NOAA's 1991–2020 normals give San Antonio a 0.1% chance of at least 1 inch of snow on the ground around December 25 — the figure behind NOAA's white Christmas map.

These are past Christmases, not a forecast for this year.

Every December 25 from 1991 to 2025
YearSnow on the groundSnow that fellWhite by NOAA's measure
20250 inchesnone No
20240 inchesnone No
20230 inchesnone No
20220 inchesnone No
20210 inchesnone No
20200 inchesnone No
20190 inchesnone No
20180 inchesnone No
20170 inchesnone No
20160 inchesnone No
20150 inchesnone No
20140 inchesnone No
20130 inchesnone No
20120 inchesnone No
20110 inchesnone No
20100 inchesnone No
20090 inchesnone No
20080 inchesnone No
20070 inchesnone No
20060 inchesnone No
20050 inchesnone No
20040 inchesnone No
20030 inchesnone No
20020 inchesnone No
20010 inchesnone No
20000 inchesnone No
1999no readingno reading unknown
1998no readingno reading unknown
1997no readingno reading unknown
1996no readingno reading unknown
19950 inchesnone No
19940 inchesnone No
19930 inchesnone No
19920 inchesnone No
19910 inchesnone No

Snow depth is measured once a day in whole inches; a trace is less than half an inch. "No reading" means the station sent none for that day.

Where these numbers come from

Past Christmas Days: snow depth and snowfall on December 25, 1991 to 2025, at San Antonio International Airport (GHCN-Daily station USW00012921, 13 km from the city centre), read through the Regional Climate Centers' ACIS service. Chance: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, daily normal DLY-SNWD-PCTALL-GE001WI for December 25, which NCEI defines as the probability in a 29-day window centred on the date; the same normals are behind NOAA's white Christmas map. Forecast: the National Weather Service API, from December 18. All US government data, public domain.

No bookmaker odds. This site does not predict snow; it repeats the official forecast and the record.

Will it snow in San Antonio? This week's forecast and first snow dates

Questions

Will it be a white Christmas in San Antonio in 2026?

Forecasts reach about 7 days ahead, so nobody can say yet whether San Antonio will see snow on Christmas 2026. From December 18, 2026 this page shows the National Weather Service forecast for Christmas Eve night and Christmas Day.

What are the chances of a white Christmas in San Antonio?

NOAA's 1991–2020 normals give San Antonio a 0.1% chance of at least 1 inch of snow on the ground around December 25 — the figure behind NOAA's white Christmas map. It is the share of days with 1 inch or more on the ground in a 29-day window centred on December 25, so it describes late December, not the day alone.

When was the last white Christmas in San Antonio?

In none of the 31 Christmas Days from 1991 to 2025 with a snow-depth reading at San Antonio International Airport was there 1 inch of snow on the ground.

Would San Antonio count as white by the UK rule?

Not at this station: no snow was recorded falling on December 25 in the 31 years with a snowfall reading from 1991 to 2025.

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