White Christmas 2026 in South Carolina: The Odds, Town by Town
South Carolina's best odds of a white Christmas are 8% at Caesars Head, rare, and 0% at the typical station.
South Carolina, at Columbia
1 inch or more bare no report
No white Christmas here in the last 10 years.
Deeper snow: 0% for 3 inches or more, 0% for 5 inches or more.
Your own town in South Carolina:
Photo: “Burns Avenue, Snow - Winter in St. Paul, Minnesota” by Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0
South Carolina at a glance
Snow on the ground, Christmas morningSouth Carolina odds, station by station
The odds of 1, 3 and 5 inches of snow on the ground on December 25, from the 1991 to 2020 NOAA normals, with how many of the last ten Christmases were white where the station reported.
| Station | Elevation | 1 inch+ | 3 inch+ | 5 inch+ | Last 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbiarare | 231 ft | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0 of 10 |
| Greerrare | 940 ft | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0 of 10 |
| Clemson Universityalmost never | 800 ft | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 of 10 |
| Orangeburgalmost never | 185 ft | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 of 10 |
| Saludaalmost never | 480 ft | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 of 10 |
Where the odds are best near South Carolina
The South Carolina stations rarely see snow on the ground at Christmas. The nearest station with real odds is Mount Mitchell, North Carolina, about 141 miles from Columbia, at 43%.
