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When to go · Belgium

Belgium, month by month

The best months for Belgium: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.

Month by month

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. OctoberMixedAutumn in the Ardennes; rain increases.Flanders, Brussels and the coast: rainy · Wallonia and the Ardennes: fine · Brussels: 15° / 8°, 15 rain daysCrowds: Low
  11. 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
  12. 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.

Weather rating by region and month
RegionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Flanders, Brussels and the coastBruges, Ghent, Antwerp, Brussels, OstendCoolCoolCoolOKBestBestBestBestOKWetWetCool
Wallonia and the ArdennesNamur, Dinant, Durbuy, Liège, BouillonCoolCoolCoolOKBestBestBestBestBestOKCoolCool