Hamburg, Germany

As it’s located in the northern part of Germany, Hamburg’s climate is a little cooler. Average high temperatures in the mild but somewhat rainy June through September period are in the 23C (mid 70s) range, with cool-ish nights. Winter temps hover around freezing, with January high temperatures just above it and lows just below it. There can be some snow and ice in Hamburg. The climate can be cloudy and rainy, with half or more days in a year having some precipitation. The northern latitude means less daylight in winter, but deliciously long days in summer!

There’s a large selection of hotels in central Hamburg, suiting nearly every taste and budget. For access to some of our favorite Hamburg running routes, we recommend within a km or two of the Elbe river paths, in Altstadt, or near one of the major parks. Anything east of Max-Brauer-Allee and west of the B4 Highway should put you close to decent running.

See Hamburg.com for tips on vacation and business lodging.

STORES

In addition to chain retailers, Hamburg hosts running stores such as Running Green and Runners Point. See the map on our Hamburg home page for locations.

Running Green offers numerous group runs every week. Calendar

GROUP RUNS

There are also several “Lauf-Treffs” or running clubs. See hamburger-lauftreff.de for a list of runs by region.

Running Green, a running store in Hamburg, has an excellent calendar of Hamburg running events and their own group runs.

See Ahotu’s list of upcoming Hamburg races here.