According to the famous song most of us are dreaming of a white Christmas, but the truth is that if you live in the UK then your chances of experiencing one are pretty slim. In fact, it has been over 10 years since the UK had any snow on the 25th of December, which means that although not an impossibility if you’re hoping for snow this Christmas then statistically the chances are pretty slim.

However, the truth is that many people still dream of white Christmas. There is something heart-warming about the thought of experiencing plenty of snow on the big day – we dream of snowball fights, stomps through the snow and even just being able to look out of our windows and see a blanket of snow covering the ground. So, if you want to give yourself the best chance of a white Christmas and you know that the UK is unlikely, where should you be travelling to?

Travelling for a White Christmas

Whilst there are never any guarantees with the weather, if you want to give yourself the best possible chance of experiencing a white Christmas then it makes sense to travel to somewhere that has had plenty of them in the past.

Betway Casino looked at which countries are most likely to have a White Christmas and have compiled a list that looks at how many white Christmas’ different cities have experienced since 2009. So, while they might not necessarily be at the top of tourist hot-spot lists, if you want a white Christmas then you have the best chance by heading off to:

• Moscow – 9 white Christmases since 2009
• Nur-Sultan – 8 white Christmases since 2009
• Tallinn – 8 white Christmases since 2009
• Reykjavik – 7 white Christmases since 2009
• Minsk – 6 white Christmases since 2009
• Ottawa – 6 white Christmases since 2009
• Helsinki– 6 white Christmases since 2009
• Vaduz– 6 white Christmases since 2009
• Vilnius – 5 white Christmases since 2009
• Nuuk – white Christmases since 2009

So, if you are booking a holiday with a white Christmas in mind then it looks like you’re going to be heading to Russia, Kazakhstan, Estonia or Iceland. They’re probably not top of your list for holiday destinations and you’re not going to be doing much sunbathing or cocktail drinking by the pool. That said, a white Christmas can be a truly magical sight and as such if it is something that you want to give yourself the best possible chance of seeing then heading to these destinations is a must.

You might just want to do some research on things to do while you’re there because as ever, there is no guarantee of snow on Christmas Day and you don’t want to be left too disappointed if it doesn’t happen. If you’re sticking to the UK then we’ll still have plenty of cold weather so you could always head to a Christmas event that has plenty of fake snow and things like ice skating, while we hope that 2022 brings us different stats and a better chance of a white Christmas.