Originally Posted by
Aviatrix
I don't remember any recent winters when Northern Germany did NOT have a (usually short) spell of snow and ice. I was there in the first week of January this year and there was ice drifting down the Elbe and the Maschsee in Hannover had been turned into a temporary ice rink. And while main roads normally get cleared fairly quickly after a snowfall it's not much fun driving while it's actually snowing.
So, as I said before, anything is possible.
Usually there is no problem driving on the Autobahn when its snowing. Easy as. As
Flying Lawyer said, there will be only a handful of days per year where traffic on the Autobahn is really affected by snow.
Originally Posted by
FLYGVA
To be on the safe(r) side concerning the roads and the cars, you should consider to book a car with snow / winter tyres.
Can you still book cars without winter tyres?