Will it be a white Christmas in San Francisco?
San Francisco, California · checked 12:48 pm PDT, Mon Oct 19
Christmas 2026
Forecasts reach about 7 days ahead, so nobody can say yet whether San Francisco 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 Francisco
San Francisco Downtown reported snow depth on only 16 of the 35 Christmas Days from 1991 to 2025 — too few to count. None of those had 1 inch or more on the ground.
NOAA's 1991–2020 normals for San Francisco's station do not include a snow-depth probability for December 25.
These are past Christmases, not a forecast for this year.
Every December 25 from 1991 to 2025
| Year | Snow on the ground | Snow that fell | White by NOAA's measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 inches | no reading | No |
| 2024 | 0 inches | no reading | No |
| 2023 | 0 inches | no reading | No |
| 2022 | 0 inches | no reading | No |
| 2021 | 0 inches | no reading | No |
| 2020 | 0 inches | no reading | No |
| 2019 | 0 inches | no reading | No |
| 2018 | 0 inches | none | No |
| 2017 | 0 inches | none | No |
| 2016 | 0 inches | none | No |
| 2015 | no reading | no reading | unknown |
| 2014 | no reading | no reading | unknown |
| 2013 | no reading | no reading | unknown |
| 2012 | 0 inches | none | No |
| 2011 | 0 inches | none | No |
| 2010 | 0 inches | none | No |
| 2009 | 0 inches | none | No |
| 2008 | 0 inches | none | No |
| 2007 | no reading | no reading | unknown |
| 2006 | no reading | no reading | unknown |
| 2005 | no reading | no reading | unknown |
| 2004 | no reading | no reading | unknown |
| 2003 | no reading | no reading | unknown |
| 2002 | no reading | no reading | unknown |
| 2001 | no reading | no reading | unknown |
| 2000 | no reading | no reading | unknown |
| 1999 | no reading | no reading | unknown |
| 1998 | 0 inches | none | No |
| 1997 | no reading | no reading | unknown |
| 1996 | no reading | no reading | unknown |
| 1995 | no reading | no reading | unknown |
| 1994 | no reading | no reading | unknown |
| 1993 | no reading | no reading | unknown |
| 1992 | no reading | no reading | unknown |
| 1991 | no reading | no reading | unknown |
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 Francisco Downtown (GHCN-Daily station USW00023272, 1 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 Francisco? This week's forecast and first snow dates
Questions
Will it be a white Christmas in San Francisco in 2026?
Forecasts reach about 7 days ahead, so nobody can say yet whether San Francisco 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 Francisco?
NOAA's 1991–2020 normals for San Francisco's station do not include a snow-depth probability for December 25. 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 Francisco?
San Francisco Downtown reported snow depth on only 16 of the 35 Christmas Days from 1991 to 2025 — too few to count. None of those had 1 inch or more on the ground.
Would San Francisco count as white by the UK rule?
This page has no snowfall count for that station.
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