Canada White Christmas Odds 2022

Citizens of the Great White North are no strangers to a sprinkling of the white stuff on their streets and sidewalks, and while snow can cause inconvenience, a white Christmas is a magical occasion, so what are the odds of snow in your city this Christmas and how much will fall?

In this CasinoSource article, we list the betting odds of a white Christmas in Canada in 12 of the biggest cities and how many centimeters you can expect. What’s more, Christmas 2022 is the first where online gambling will be legal in Ontario, so it will be easier to place your white Christmas bets!

Meteorologists are predicting cold weather could cover around half of Canada towards the holiday season with Arctic air over the west potentially migrating south of the border where it could meet stormy weather in the United States. This mix could create snow from Canada’s Great Lakes and further east.

What are the Odds of it Snowing on Christmas Day in Canada? 

It’s virtually guaranteed to snow this Christmas Day in Canada but what about different Canadian cities? According to research by CasinoSource experts, there’s a good chance of a covering of snow in Kitchener-Waterloo and London (both 4/5) and Hamilton (8/15), while in Toronto, there’s a 45% (6/5) chance you’ll be building your own snowman on December 25.

Although in Canada’s second most-populated city, Toronto, there’s only 5cm of snow predicted this Christmas, snowflakes can be both beautiful and inconvenient. Former St. Catharines, Ontario resident, Melissa Andrade, who now lives in Portugal, told CasinoSource: “I would have to get up an hour early before work just to dig out my car, and when I left work, I would have to spend another hour digging my car out again if there was a snowstorm. It was super inconvenient. 

“My work wasn’t far from where I lived but sometimes it was so cold and snowing so much, it was too cold to walk or take the bus.

“Snow is so beautiful around Christmas but it’s still an inconvenience. It’s glamorised in movies but they don’t show the hard work and inconvenience that it causes people. It’s beautiful to visit Canada when it snows but when you live there it’s a different story.”

Winnipeg, Quebec City, Edmonton and Ottawa Most Likely to get a White Christmas

Quebec is one of the snowiest big cities in Canada and Cape Madeleine, Quebec, is third on Canada’s record list for the most snowfall in a day, at 122cm. And there’s a 90% (1/10) chance Quebec City will wake up to a snowy scene this Christmas, where residents can expect around 25cm of snow, the largest expected snowfall in Canada.

Elsewhere, and rather unsurprisingly, Winnipeg has a 100% chance of snow on the ground on December 25. Forecasters expect 15cm of snow in Winnipeg. The average total snowfall over winter in Winnipeg is approximately 118cm so a 15cm deposit is substantial.

Where is it Least Likely to Snow in Canada?

Of the cities researched, Vancouver on the Pacific Coast has the smallest chance of snow, at 10% (9/1).

Of course, snow isn’t all fun and games and some Canadians will need to dig out their cars this Christmas if they’re planning to leave home and visit friends and family. 

Vancouver residents shouldn’t have to worry too much about this with a one in 10 chance of snow. Plus, if it does snow in Vancouver, it’s likely to be light with around 3cm of the powder to contend with. 

Also, anyone who doesn’t like snow in Victoria won’t be too disappointed as there’s only set to be 2cm.

Sources

• https://sports.yahoo.com/looming-december-chill-could-boost-020142655.html
• https://www.winnipeg.ca/people-culture/our-city-our-stories/numbers-closer-look-all-snow-winnipeg-winter
• https://www.omnicalculator.com/other/white-christmas
• https://www.snowdaycalculator.com/calculator.php