Probability of a White Christmas

Even those who dislike snow the most can tolerate a white Christmas. The holiday is somehow more magical when there is snow on the ground.

Below is a list of Canadian cities indicating the probability of a white Christmas based on historical data. Environment and Climate Change Canada defines a white Christmas as having snow on the ground of 2 cm or more on Christmas morning at 7 a.m.

The date is for a period of 67 years from 1955-2021

• Brandon 94%

• Barrie 76%

• Buttonville 56%

• Calgary 61%

• Charlottetown 75%

• Edmonton 88%

• Fredericton 72%

• Goose Bay 99%

• Grand Prairie 87%

• Halifax 52%

• Hamilton 60%

• Iqaluit 100%

• Kamloops 52%

• Kelowna 64%

• Kenora 100%

• Kitchener-Waterloo 69%

• Lethbridge 49%

• London 66%

• Medicine Hat 57%

• Moncton 72%

• Montreal 75%

• Ottawa 79%

• Prince George 90%

• Penticton 31%

• Quebec 97%

• Regina 87%

• Saint John 57%

• Sarnia 57%

• Saskatoon 93%

• St. John's 66%

• Sault Ste Marie 90%

• Stephenville 81%

• Sudbury 94%

• Sydney 58%

• Thunder Bay 97%

• Timmins 99%

• Toronto City 45%

• Toronto (GTA) 51%

• Vancouver 9%

• Victoria 12%

• Whitehorse 100%

• Wiarton 79%

• Windsor 43%

• Winnipeg 99%

• Yellowknife 100%

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada