Summary
The likelihood of having snow on Easter is roughly as common as having snow on Christmas, though the data is harder to compare due to the changing date of Easter each year. The UK Met Office reports that March, a month in which Easter sometimes falls, tends to have more snow days than December. This Easter, colder air may bring snow, particularly in parts of Scotland and northern England.
Key Facts
- Easter falls between March 22 and April 25 each year.
- Since 1960, only 23% of Easter Sundays have been in March.
- The UK has seen 19 white Christmases compared to seven white Easter Sundays in the past 30 years.
- March has an average of 4.2 snow days, while December averages 3.9.
- When Easter is in March, it is as likely as a white Christmas to see snow.
- In 1983, the snowiest Easter was recorded when snow fell in Scotland, the Midlands, and south-east England.
- The deepest snow during an Easter weekend was 36 cm in 2010 in Inverness-shire.
- This Easter, snow is expected over Scotland's higher ground and possibly at lower levels in northern regions.
