Belgium in May

Mild; Brussels Jazz Weekend and outdoor terraces; long weekends fill Bruges.

• 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.

• Brussels18° / 9°, 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.

• Labour Day

  1 May

  Offices closed; union rallies.

• Spring holidays

  Ascension and Whit Monday (6 and 17 May 2027)

  Long weekends; coast and Bruges busy.

• Iris Festival check

  Around 8 May · Brussels

  Regional holiday marking the Brussels-Capital Region; some closures and events.

• Zinneke Parade check

  Every second year, spring · Brussels

  A large community parade with costumes and music; road closures on the route.

Crowds · Belgium

Medium

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)

• Brussels

  Mild and green; good month.