When to go · Antwerp
Antwerp, month by month
The best months for Antwerp: Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (grey and wet); check the Christmas-market weeks if you dislike crowds.6.8 °C / 1.3 °C, 12 rain days44 °F / 34 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (grey and wet); check the Christmas-market weeks if you dislike crowds.7.7 °C / 1.2 °C, 10 rain days46 °F / 34 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchMixedOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across Belgium: Changeable; spring flowers start at the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken in April.11.2 °C / 3 °C, 11 rain days52 °F / 37 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AprilGreatInside Antwerp's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.15.3 °C / 5.2 °C, 10 rain days60 °F / 41 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Antwerp's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.18.9 °C / 9.1 °C, 10 rain days66 °F / 48 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside Antwerp's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.21.6 °C / 12.2 °C, 10 rain days71 °F / 54 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyGoodOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across Belgium: Ghent Festivities, Tomorrowland, the Ommegang and National Day on the 21st.23.6 °C / 14.2 °C, 10 rain days74 °F / 58 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustGoodOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across Belgium: Brussels Flower Carpet on the Grand-Place in even years (next 2028); Brussels hotels cheap without EU business.23.6 °C / 13.7 °C, 10 rain days74 °F / 57 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Antwerp's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.20.1 °C / 10.8 °C, 10 rain days68 °F / 51 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Antwerp's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.15.4 °C / 7.6 °C, 11 rain days60 °F / 46 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (grey and wet); check the Christmas-market weeks if you dislike crowds.10.5 °C / 4.4 °C, 12 rain days51 °F / 40 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (grey and wet); check the Christmas-market weeks if you dislike crowds.7.2 °C / 2 °C, 13 rain days45 °F / 36 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium