Originally Posted by
rsh913
However not sure about weather / snow in Hamburg at that time of the year.
Would welcome opinion from those based in northern germany.
I hope you don´t mind an opinion from someone not all the way up north

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Hamburg does hardly see any snow at all. General rule: The farther south the more snowy or hazardous road conditions might get. However, December should be rather safe compared to Jan/Feb.
F.R.