When to go · Belgium
Belgium, month by month
The best months for Belgium: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedCold and grey; cheap hotels and quiet museums.Flanders, Brussels and the coast: cool · Wallonia and the Ardennes: cool · Brussels: 6° / 1°, 18 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryMixedCarnival: Binche (Shrove Tuesday, UNESCO) and Aalst draw crowds.Flanders, Brussels and the coast: cool · Wallonia and the Ardennes: cool · Brussels: 7° / 1°, 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchMixedChangeable; spring flowers start at the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken in April.Flanders, Brussels and the coast: cool · Wallonia and the Ardennes: cool · Brussels: 11° / 3°, 15 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGoodRoyal Greenhouses of Laeken open for three weeks (late April – May); Hallerbos bluebells mid-April.Flanders, Brussels and the coast: fine · Wallonia and the Ardennes: fine · Brussels: 14° / 5°, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- MayGreatMild; Brussels Jazz Weekend and outdoor terraces; long weekends fill Bruges.Flanders, Brussels and the coast: best weather · Wallonia and the Ardennes: best weather · Brussels: 18° / 9°, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 4 festivals or holidays
- JuneGreatLong days; Brussels Ommegang pageant prep; Bruges busy at weekends.Flanders, Brussels and the coast: best weather · Wallonia and the Ardennes: best weather · Brussels: 21° / 12°, 12 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyGreatGhent Festivities, Tomorrowland, the Ommegang and National Day on the 21st.Flanders, Brussels and the coast: best weather · Wallonia and the Ardennes: best weather · Brussels: 23° / 14°, 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays
- AugustGreatBrussels Flower Carpet on the Grand-Place in even years (next 2028); Brussels hotels cheap without EU business.Flanders, Brussels and the coast: best weather · Wallonia and the Ardennes: best weather · Brussels: 23° / 14°, 13 rain daysCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays
- SeptemberGreatMild, calmer; Heritage Days open private buildings in Brussels and Flanders.Flanders, Brussels and the coast: fine · Wallonia and the Ardennes: best weather · Brussels: 19° / 11°, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberMixedAutumn in the Ardennes; rain increases.Flanders, Brussels and the coast: rainy · Wallonia and the Ardennes: fine · Brussels: 15° / 8°, 15 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberMixedDark and wet; Armistice Day on the 11th at Ypres' Menin Gate.Flanders, Brussels and the coast: rainy · Wallonia and the Ardennes: cool · Brussels: 9° / 4°, 17 rain daysCrowds: Low · 3 festivals or holidays
- DecemberGoodChristmas markets in Brussels (Winter Wonders), Bruges, Ghent and Liège.Flanders, Brussels and the coast: cool · Wallonia and the Ardennes: cool · Brussels: 6° / 2°, 18 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
Weather by region
How each climate zone rates each month.