Europe in the winter?

Question

would you say this is a fun season..

i plan on seeing paris, dublin, and possibly berlin.

i'm thinking january/febuary...

im from california so i don't really know what winter is like..

do you think its a good idea for meee ? :)

Answer 1

here is a tip harldey any snow and to cold lol hahaha

Answer 2

ireland wise doesnt matter what time of the year you go the weather is always bad, there were floods yesterday!

Answer 3

You could wait all year and still get c**p weather - as billy connolly says, there's no such thing as the wrong weather, it's the wrong clothes!

Answer 4

Coming from California to a European mid-winter you will freeze and probably feel thoroughly miserable. We Northern Europeans tend to head South to the Mediterranean and North Africa at this time of the year, if we possibly can.

If you can possibly come at another time of the year, it would certainly be a lot more sensible. Northern Europe in winter tends to be a dark and miserable place.

Answer 5

Wait for March.  The hours of sunlight are really short in the winter and it can be a little dreary.

Answer 6

I've been to Paris in the spring and to be honest, the weather wasn't that great... (although the city is gorgeous!) I live in Europe, England, and really, most European cities (with exception of maybe Turkey, Spain and Portugal) don't have great weather all year round:

Paris - temps/rainfall/averages:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/city_...

Berlin:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/city_...

And Dublin:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/city_...

March is probably going to have much better weather than January or February - unless your looking for snow? Good luck, anyway, in finding your destination :)

(By the way, if your looking for somewhere hotter have you thought about Spain/Portugal? I don't know if you've ever been but these are really nice countries with beautiful weather...or have you considered going in the summer?)

Answer 7

well it will be really cold. i know because i live in europe. but if you dress warmly like the guy said it will be fine. and you never know it might snow and then it will be really pretty. but paris is insanely cold in december.

Answer 8

Jan/Feb would especially cold when u live in California there will be snow and it probably wont be that great of sightseeing unless u plan on skiing or snowboarding. I would wait till at least late april or may. If youve never experienced winter before ur going to be miserable in europe during the winter.