Belgium in August

Brussels Flower Carpet on the Grand-Place in even years (next 2028); Brussels hotels cheap without EU business.

• Flanders, Brussels and the coast · Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp, Brussels, Ostendbest weather

  Mild, cloudy and damp; summers around 22–25 °C with occasional heatwaves. December Christmas markets offset dark afternoons.

• Wallonia and the Ardennes · Namur, Dinant, Durbuy, Liège, Bouillonbest weather

  Colder upland winters with some snow; autumn colours in October; hunts close some forest trails from October to December.

• Brussels23° / 14°, 13 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Assumption

  15 Aug

  Public holiday; Liège's Outremeuse folk festival.

• Meyboom check

  9 August · Brussels

  A centuries-old tradition of planting a tree; small local celebration, minor street closures.

• Flower Carpet on the Grand-Place

  Mid-August, every even-numbered year · Brussels

  The square is covered in begonias and closed to crossing traffic for a weekend; hotels sell out.

Crowds · Belgium

High

Prices · Belgium

Medium

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Rated best or good this month

• Flanders, Brussels and the coast

  Best weather of the year (Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp, Brussels, Ostend)

• Wallonia and the Ardennes

  Best weather of the year (Namur, Dinant, Durbuy, Liège, Bouillon)