As travellers look to get away to kickstart the festivities, leading multi-modal travel booking platform Omio has analysed worldwide weather data to reveal the European Christmas markets most likely to see snow this season.
Utilising monthly weather averages across 51 European Christmas market locations, Omio has revealed which markets are most likely to experience temperatures below 2°C and are set for a magical winter wonderland experience this year.
With more than 30 Christmas markets to choose from, festive holidaymakers could experience a white Christmas ahead of the big day in locations all across Europe.
The most magical market to experience this Christmas season is Finland’s ‘Christmas Village’, also known as ‘Santa Claus Village’, located in Rovaniemi, the Lapland region of Finland. Christmas experiences don’t get much more merry than this, with daily visits to the big man himself, Christmas letter writing, restaurants, crafting opportunities, rides, attractions and even the possibility of seeing the Northern Lights! With a teeth-chattering temperature of -8.5°C, snow and festive cheer are both guaranteed in abundance – just be sure to wrap up warm!
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Two more of Finland’s Christmas markets make the top two, alongside ‘Christmas Market at Main Market Square’ located in Kraków, Poland, all with average low temperatures of -2°C. Meandering through the array of food and craft stalls to the sounds of live Christmas carols, all whilst being sprinkled with snow, will have you feeling the festive spirit in no time.
If minus temperatures are just a little bit too cold for you, then there are still plenty of options for a potential white Christmas market experience this year. Prague’s ‘Old Town Square’ market has an average lowest temperature of 2°C, which is the temperature at which snow becomes a possibility. Other options for a slightly less chilly experience include ‘Weihnachtsmarkt at Barfüsserplatz’ in Basel, Switzerland, as well as ‘Christmas Market at East Princes Street Gardens’ in Edinburgh, Scotland.