Yearly Snowfall Averages for the United Kingdom
The tables below list annual averages for snowfall at cities and towns in the United Kingdom.
You can jump to a separate table for each country: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The numbers are for how many days it snows a year and the amount of snow on the ground. The snowfall totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1961 to 1990.
England
| Days | Place | Inches | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Birmingham | 34.1 | 86.6 |
| 7 | Bournemouth | 6.9 | 17.6 |
| 16 | London | 18.4 | 46.7 |
| 20 | Manchester | 10.3 | 26.1 |
| 6 | Plymouth | 2.6 | 6.7 |
| 15 | Ramsgate | 10.5 | 26.6 |
Wales
| Days | Place | Inches | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Aberporth | 8.2 | 20.8 |
| 12 | Cardiff | 12.8 | 32.4 |
| 7 | Valley, Anglesey | 2.1 | 5.4 |
Scotland
| Days | Place | Inches | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Aberdeen | 45.4 | 115.2 |
| 22 | Edinburgh | 18.3 | 46.4 |
| 30 | Forres | 21.9 | 55.6 |
| 48 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands | 35.6 | 90.5 |
| 22 | Stornoway, Outer Hebrides | 9.4 | 23.9 |
| 11 | Tiree, Inner Hebrides | 2.1 | 5.3 |
Northern Ireland
| Days | Place | Inches | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Belfast | 12.7 | 32.3 |
Reference
World Data Center for Meteorology. Climate of the World.