February on the Via Scandinavica feels firmly wintry. Skies are often grey, with frequent light snow or sleet and occasional colder rain, punctuated by short dry spells. Temperatures hover around freezing most days, with cold snaps that bite and brief thaws that soften the ground. Sunshine is limited, but when it appears the air can feel a touch milder. Overall, expect a damp-cold mix rather than deep, settled snow, with changeable days that can shift quickly between flakes, drizzle, and calm overcast.
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Starting on Fehmarn and along the Baltic, the trail meets changeable winter weather: overcast skies dominate, with frequent light to moderate snowfall that often flips to sleet or cold drizzle, and occasional dry lulls. Pushing south through Neustadt and Lübeck toward the canal towns, conditions stay mixed; some stretches turn milder with rain, then slip back to snow as cooler air returns. Around Lauenburg, heavier bursts are possible, but many days are simply grey and damp. Temperatures sit around freezing to the mid-single digits Celsius, with nights commonly below freezing.
From Lüneburg through the heath and into the Hanover area, it stays mostly cloudy with frequent drizzle and pulses of steadier rain, interspersed with spells of wet snow. South of Hanover toward Bad Gandersheim and Göttingen, the pattern is highly changeable: brief mild surges bring wetter hours, then cooler snaps return snow showers. Dry windows do occur, but low cloud and damp air are common. Temperatures mostly run from near freezing to the high single digits Celsius, with the odd short-lived jump noticeably milder.
Crossing into Thuringia near the Werra, the air turns a touch crisper and the sky often stays overcast. Light snow is frequent, sometimes building to moderate falls, with occasional spells of drizzle or light rain at lower elevations. Clear breaks are brief, and many days feel calm but cold and grey. Temperatures sit mostly just below freezing to the low single digits Celsius, with surfaces alternating between icy and slushy.
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