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Will there be snow in Oslo at Christmas?

Recent Christmas Eves at Blindern, the December normal and snow on higher ground.

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Short answer

Snow at Christmas in Oslo is common but not guaranteed: Blindern weather station had snow on the ground on Christmas Eve in four of the six years 2020–2025. December hovers around freezing, with a normal of −1.4 °C, so a mild spell can remove the snow just before the holiday.

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Why

  1. Yr's records for Blindern show a snow depth of 6 cm on 24 December 2021, 9 cm in 2022, 12 cm in 2023 and 2 cm in 2024.
  2. On 24 December 2020 and 2025 the snow depth at Blindern was 0 cm.
  3. The December normal at Blindern is −1.4 °C and 54 mm of precipitation, based on the 1991–2020 period that MET Norway has used since 1 January 2021.

Details

Christmas 2025 shows how fine the margin is: Blindern had 1 cm of snow on 23 December, none on Christmas Eve and 1 cm again on 25 December. December 2025 averaged 2.4 °C, well above the normal. On the same Christmas Eve, Tryvannshøgda, 514 metres above sea level, had 3 cm of snow.

Tip

Follow the Yr forecast in the week before Christmas, and if snow matters to you, check higher ground such as Tryvannshøgda as well as the city centre.

What may differ

The figures are for Blindern, near the city centre. Higher parts of Oslo can have snow when the centre has none, as Tryvannshøgda did on Christmas Eve 2025.

Common misconception

Oslo always has a white Christmas.

What actually happens

It does not. Blindern measured no snow on Christmas Eve in 2020 or 2025, and a December normal of −1.4 °C is close enough to freezing for the snow to melt.

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Sources

Information checked on 15 October 2026.

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